GOP Vows to Push Gay-Marriage Amendment

[GreenPartyVoter]

WASHINGTON (AP) - Bracing for defeat on one of President Bush's campaign-season priorities, Republicans vow that not even a Senate setback will halt their drive to enact a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.

"I don't think it's going away after this vote," Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., said Tuesday on the eve of a test vote. "I think the issue will remain alive," he added, virtually conceding the amendment would fall short of the 60 votes needed to advance.

Whatever its future in Congress, there were signs that supporters of the amendment intended to use it in the campaign already unfolding.

"The institution of marriage is under fire from extremist groups in Washington, politicians, even judges who have made it clear that they are willing to run over any state law defining marriage," Republican senatorial candidate John Thune says in a radio commercial airing in South Dakota. "They have done it in Massachusetts and they can do it here," adds Thune, who is challenging Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle for his seat.

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20040714/D83QJVLG0.html

[Blue-Jay]

1. I really hate these assholes.

It will NEVER pass! They're only harping on it to gain house/senate seats. They will campaign/push poll on the fact that <fill in the blank deemocrat> is a "queer-lover", in hopes to gain the bigot-vote. These motherfuckers have no shame, and make me wish that I believed in hell.

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Yep. You are so right.

[Neecy]

8. it's a two-fer for them

Not only does it throw some red meat to their fundie base, but what I think this is *really* about is peeling away Christian conservatives in the hispanic and African-American community from the Democratic base.

Sadly, from the dog and pony show we saw yesterday afternoon during the Marriage Alliance news conference, they may have succeeded.

[Bertha Venation]

3. this is the article that prompted my letter to Santorum

The guy is so full of shit it boggles the mind.

(see other thread)

[cheezus]

4. what? gay-marriage amendment? what???

they're going to amend the constitution such that all marriages must be gay? wha?????

[Endangered Specie]

5. A constitutional amendment Outlawing Republicains forever...

(as Raygun would say) we begin bombing in 5 minutes.

[xchrom]

6. just when i thought i could not loathe

republicans more!
i cannot express how this makes me feel -- there are no words.

[terrya]

7. Sessions is a nasty piece of work. Not surprising.

Yes, they'll bring it back again. They want to re-fight the cultural war again.