US Senate Vote Against the Marriage Amendment (Roll Call--names, all of that)

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[familyop]

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 108^th Congress - 2^nd Session

as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the SenateVote Summary

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. J. Res. 40 )
Vote Number:	155	Vote Date:	July 14, 2004, 12:13 PM
Required For Majority:	3/5	Vote Result:	Cloture Motion Rejected

Vote Counts:	YEAs	48
	NAYs	50
	Not Voting	2

Vote Summary

By Senator Name

By Vote Position

By Home State

Alphabetical by Senator Name

Akaka (D-HI), Nay Alexander (R-TN), Yea Allard (R-CO), Yea Allen (R-VA), Yea Baucus (D-MT), Nay Bayh (D-IN), Nay Bennett (R-UT), Yea Biden (D-DE), Nay Bingaman (D-NM), Nay Bond (R-MO), Yea Boxer (D-CA), Nay Breaux (D-LA), Nay Brownback (R-KS), Yea Bunning (R-KY), Yea Burns (R-MT), Yea Byrd (D-WV), Yea Campbell (R-CO), Nay Cantwell (D-WA), Nay Carper (D-DE), Nay Chafee (R-RI), Nay Chambliss (R-GA), Yea Clinton (D-NY), Nay Cochran (R-MS), Yea Coleman (R-MN), Yea Collins (R-ME), Nay Conrad (D-ND), Nay Cornyn (R-TX), Yea Corzine (D-NJ), Nay Craig (R-ID), Yea Crapo (R-ID), Yea Daschle (D-SD), Nay Dayton (D-MN), Nay DeWine (R-OH), Yea Dodd (D-CT), Nay

Dole (R-NC), Yea Domenici (R-NM), Yea Dorgan (D-ND), Nay Durbin (D-IL), Nay Edwards (D-NC), Not Voting Ensign (R-NV), Yea Enzi (R-WY), Yea Feingold (D-WI), Nay Feinstein (D-CA), Nay Fitzgerald (R-IL), Yea Frist (R-TN), Yea Graham (D-FL), Nay Graham (R-SC), Yea Grassley (R-IA), Yea Gregg (R-NH), Yea Hagel (R-NE), Yea Harkin (D-IA), Nay Hatch (R-UT), Yea Hollings (D-SC), Nay Hutchison (R-TX), Yea Inhofe (R-OK), Yea Inouye (D-HI), Nay Jeffords (I-VT), Nay Johnson (D-SD), Nay Kennedy (D-MA), Nay Kerry (D-MA), Not Voting Kohl (D-WI), Nay Kyl (R-AZ), Yea Landrieu (D-LA), Nay Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay Leahy (D-VT), Nay Levin (D-MI), Nay Lieberman (D-CT), Nay Lincoln (D-AR), Nay

Lott (R-MS), Yea Lugar (R-IN), Yea McCain (R-AZ), Nay McConnell (R-KY), Yea Mikulski (D-MD), Nay Miller (D-GA), Yea Murkowski (R-AK), Yea Murray (D-WA), Nay Nelson (D-FL), Nay Nelson (D-NE), Yea Nickles (R-OK), Yea Pryor (D-AR), Nay Reed (D-RI), Nay Reid (D-NV), Nay Roberts (R-KS), Yea Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay Santorum (R-PA), Yea Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay Schumer (D-NY), Nay Sessions (R-AL), Yea Shelby (R-AL), Yea Smith (R-OR), Yea Snowe (R-ME), Nay Specter (R-PA), Yea Stabenow (D-MI), Nay Stevens (R-AK), Yea Sununu (R-NH), Nay Talent (R-MO), Yea Thomas (R-WY), Yea Voinovich (R-OH), Yea Warner (R-VA), Yea Wyden (D-OR), Nay

Vote Summary

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By Vote Position

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Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---48
Alexander (R-TN) Allard (R-CO) Allen (R-VA) Bennett (R-UT) Bond (R-MO) Brownback (R-KS) Bunning (R-KY) Burns (R-MT) Byrd (D-WV) Chambliss (R-GA) Cochran (R-MS) Coleman (R-MN) Cornyn (R-TX) Craig (R-ID) Crapo (R-ID) DeWine (R-OH)	Dole (R-NC) Domenici (R-NM) Ensign (R-NV) Enzi (R-WY) Fitzgerald (R-IL) Frist (R-TN) Graham (R-SC) Grassley (R-IA) Gregg (R-NH) Hagel (R-NE) Hatch (R-UT) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Kyl (R-AZ) Lott (R-MS) Lugar (R-IN)	McConnell (R-KY) Miller (D-GA) Murkowski (R-AK) Nelson (D-NE) Nickles (R-OK) Roberts (R-KS) Santorum (R-PA) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Smith (R-OR) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Talent (R-MO) Thomas (R-WY) Voinovich (R-OH) Warner (R-VA)

NAYs ---50
Akaka (D-HI) Baucus (D-MT) Bayh (D-IN) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Boxer (D-CA) Breaux (D-LA) Campbell (R-CO) Cantwell (D-WA) Carper (D-DE) Chafee (R-RI) Clinton (D-NY) Collins (R-ME) Conrad (D-ND) Corzine (D-NJ) Daschle (D-SD) Dayton (D-MN)	Dodd (D-CT) Dorgan (D-ND) Durbin (D-IL) Feingold (D-WI) Feinstein (D-CA) Graham (D-FL) Harkin (D-IA) Hollings (D-SC) Inouye (D-HI) Jeffords (I-VT) Johnson (D-SD) Kennedy (D-MA) Kohl (D-WI) Landrieu (D-LA) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI)	Lieberman (D-CT) Lincoln (D-AR) McCain (R-AZ) Mikulski (D-MD) Murray (D-WA) Nelson (D-FL) Pryor (D-AR) Reed (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Rockefeller (D-WV) Sarbanes (D-MD) Schumer (D-NY) Snowe (R-ME) Stabenow (D-MI) Sununu (R-NH) Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 2
Edwards (D-NC)	Kerry (D-MA)

Vote Summary

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By Vote Position

By Home State

Grouped by Home State

Alabama:	Sessions (R-AL), Yea	Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Alaska:	Murkowski (R-AK), Yea	Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Arizona:	Kyl (R-AZ), Yea	McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Arkansas:	Lincoln (D-AR), Nay	Pryor (D-AR), Nay
California:	Boxer (D-CA), Nay	Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Colorado:	Allard (R-CO), Yea	Campbell (R-CO), Nay
Connecticut:	Dodd (D-CT), Nay	Lieberman (D-CT), Nay
Delaware:	Biden (D-DE), Nay	Carper (D-DE), Nay
Florida:	Graham (D-FL), Nay	Nelson (D-FL), Nay
Georgia:	Chambliss (R-GA), Yea	Miller (D-GA), Yea
Hawaii:	Akaka (D-HI), Nay	Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Idaho:	Craig (R-ID), Yea	Crapo (R-ID), Yea
Illinois:	Durbin (D-IL), Nay	Fitzgerald (R-IL), Yea
Indiana:	Bayh (D-IN), Nay	Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Iowa:	Grassley (R-IA), Yea	Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Kansas:	Brownback (R-KS), Yea	Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Kentucky:	Bunning (R-KY), Yea	McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Louisiana:	Breaux (D-LA), Nay	Landrieu (D-LA), Nay
Maine:	Collins (R-ME), Nay	Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Maryland:	Mikulski (D-MD), Nay	Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Massachusetts:	Kennedy (D-MA), Nay	Kerry (D-MA), Not Voting
Michigan:	Levin (D-MI), Nay	Stabenow (D-MI), Nay
Minnesota:	Coleman (R-MN), Yea	Dayton (D-MN), Nay
Mississippi:	Cochran (R-MS), Yea	Lott (R-MS), Yea
Missouri:	Bond (R-MO), Yea	Talent (R-MO), Yea
Montana:	Baucus (D-MT), Nay	Burns (R-MT), Yea
Nebraska:	Hagel (R-NE), Yea	Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Nevada:	Ensign (R-NV), Yea	Reid (D-NV), Nay
New Hampshire:	Gregg (R-NH), Yea	Sununu (R-NH), Nay
New Jersey:	Corzine (D-NJ), Nay	Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
New Mexico:	Bingaman (D-NM), Nay	Domenici (R-NM), Yea
New York:	Clinton (D-NY), Nay	Schumer (D-NY), Nay
North Carolina:	Dole (R-NC), Yea	Edwards (D-NC), Not Voting
North Dakota:	Conrad (D-ND), Nay	Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Ohio:	DeWine (R-OH), Yea	Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
Oklahoma:	Inhofe (R-OK), Yea	Nickles (R-OK), Yea
Oregon:	Smith (R-OR), Yea	Wyden (D-OR), Nay
Pennsylvania:	Santorum (R-PA), Yea	Specter (R-PA), Yea
Rhode Island:	Chafee (R-RI), Nay	Reed (D-RI), Nay
South Carolina:	Graham (R-SC), Yea	Hollings (D-SC), Nay
South Dakota:	Daschle (D-SD), Nay	Johnson (D-SD), Nay
Tennessee:	Alexander (R-TN), Yea	Frist (R-TN), Yea
Texas:	Cornyn (R-TX), Yea	Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Utah:	Bennett (R-UT), Yea	Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Vermont:	Jeffords (I-VT), Nay	Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Virginia:	Allen (R-VA), Yea	Warner (R-VA), Yea
Washington:	Cantwell (D-WA), Nay	Murray (D-WA), Nay
West Virginia:	Byrd (D-WV), Yea	Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Wisconsin:	Feingold (D-WI), Nay	Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Wyoming:	Enzi (R-WY), Yea	Thomas (R-WY), Yea

Vote Summary

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[Melas]

Actually, it's neither. Almost all legislation is based on some form of morality. That's not an issue. What I oppose is the micromanagement of individual behavior.

I want governent to have a clear and compelling case to remove a decision from an individual, and legislate the outcome. I greatly fear a nanny state that intrudes upon every facet of my life with what's 'good' for me.

[familyop]

"WOW! Great post. I wish it had of passed. Maybe they will try again."

Thank you! We will! I'll continue organizing the alienated dads to help, also. ...time to get to writing on the piece against liberaltarianism now. [Hint: see socialist "gradualism" or "incrementalism."]

;-)

[Melas]

The you can't legislate morality camp is no more misinformed than the camp that wants to legislate every aspect of morality.

[Wolfstar]

A two-thirds vote in each house of Congress is needed to pass a constitutional amendment (or two-thirds of the 50 state legislatures need to call for a constitutional convention). Once passed by the Congress or a constitutional convention, a proposed amendment goes out to the states for ratification. It takes passage in three-fourths of the states to ratify.

In the senate, you need 60 votes to reach the required two-thirds, a nearly impossible hurdle in modern times.

[familyop]

"If this marriage issue is so important as people claim then the voters in the Red States must punish the Demos who voted against this!!! I guess South Dakota will be the test!!!"

That's the best answer I've seen here!

Don't allow the liberaltarians to trick us away from the polls with their demoralization propaganda! We could very well see some Democrat senators leaving their offices to make way for morally conservative Republicans now.

There were only six Republicans among the traitors against family, and I know that at least one of them is about to be replaced by a moral conservative.

Passing the Marriage Amendment in the Senate the next time around is a real possibility.

And as Little Jeremiah just wrote in another thread, "Let's Roll!"

[jwalsh07]

Do you belive that morality is not legislated?

[familyop]

"In the senate, you need 60 votes to reach the required two-thirds, a nearly impossible hurdle in modern times."

You must not have seen what recently happened in Oregon and other states. It's very likely that some of the Democrats will lose their seats now as a result of their votes against the Amendment.

[buccaneer81]

Wow! Specter voted yea. He must be afraid of us.

[buccaneer81]

Hanoi got to him.

[Wolfstar]

It's very likely that some of the Democrats will lose their seats now as a result of their votes against the Amendment.

I sure hope this comes to pass, but will believe it when I see it.

[deport]

Sununu and Judd on the vote........

N.H. Senators Split On Same-Sex Marriage Amendment

Sununu Votes With Democrats To Kill Debate

POSTED: 3:19 pm EDT July 14, 2004

New Hampshire's Republican senators were on opposite sides Wednesday in a vote that defeated a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.

Sen. John Sununu was one of six Republicans who joined 43 Democrats and one independent opposed to keeping the measure alive. Sen. Judd Gregg was one of 45 Republicans and three Democrats, and the only New Englander, who voted to keep it going, falling 12 votes short of the 60 needed to continue.

Supporters of the amendment conceded in advance they would fail to win the support needed to advance the measure.

Gregg had no further comment beyond a statement Tuesday saying he will support "language which would define marriage as between one man and one woman," a spokeswoman said. He initially said an amendment was "premature."

"Defining marriage is a power that should be left to the states," Sununu said in a statement following the vote. "Moreover, no state should be forced to recognize a marriage that is not within its own laws, Constitution, and legal precedents.

"Naturally, there exist concerns about what activist courts might do to undermine these rights and the Defense of Marriage Act, signed by President Clinton in 1996," Sununu added. "But it is premature to amend the Constitution based upon a hypothetical scenario. Furthermore, the language proposed in the Senate would take the responsibility for defining marriage away from the states -- an approach which contradicts the intent of the Defense of Marriage Act."

At issue in the Senate was an amendment providing that marriage within the United States "shall consist only of a man and a woman."

A second sentence said that neither the federal nor any state constitution "shall be construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon any union other than the union of a man and a woman." Some critics argue that the effect of that provision would be to ban civil unions, and its inclusion in the amendment complicated efforts by GOP leaders to gain support from wavering Republicans.

President George W. Bush had urged Congress last February to approve a constitutional amendment, saying it was needed to stop judges from changing the definition of the "most enduring human institution."

"I believe marriage should be recognized as a legal union between a man and a woman," Sununu said. "If activist judges attempt to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act or force states to recognize non-traditional marriages endorsed by other states, I will support legislation that returns this power to the people as the framers of the Constitution so clearly intended."

[buccaneer81]

Ha! All those Know-Nothings care about is that they belong to a union and their parents voted demorat. They've been subverted by the Church (BTW I AM Catholic) and the public schools.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

The part that is disturbing is the fact that there shall be no political consequences visited upon those who rejected the amendment. If the topic is crime and vice those in the executive, legislative and judicial branches will vote to uphold, crime and vice! Further, all manner of big words shall be used to support their position i.e. justice, rights, equality, dignity etc. etc. We are on our own.

[familyop]

Heh, heh. The vote was really very much along party lines.

Here's a list of the Democrats who voted in favor of the Marriage Amendment.

Byrd (D-WV)
Miller (D-GA)
Nelson (D-NE)

And here's the list of Democrats to be defeated.

Akaka (D-HI) Baucus (D-MT) Bayh (D-IN) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Boxer (D-CA) Breaux (D-LA) Campbell (R-CO) Cantwell (D-WA) Carper (D-DE) Chafee (R-RI) Clinton (D-NY) Collins (R-ME) Conrad (D-ND) Corzine (D-NJ) Daschle (D-SD) Dayton (D-MN)

Dodd (D-CT) Dorgan (D-ND) Durbin (D-IL) Feingold (D-WI) Feinstein (D-CA) Graham (D-FL) Harkin (D-IA) Hollings (D-SC) Inouye (D-HI) Jeffords (I-VT) Johnson (D-SD) Kennedy (D-MA) Kohl (D-WI) Landrieu (D-LA) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI)

Lieberman (D-CT) Lincoln (D-AR) McCain (R-AZ) Mikulski (D-MD) Murray (D-WA) Nelson (D-FL) Pryor (D-AR) Reed (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Rockefeller (D-WV) Sarbanes (D-MD) Schumer (D-NY) Snowe (R-ME) Stabenow (D-MI) Sununu (R-NH) Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 2
Edwards (D-NC)	Kerry (D-MA)

[Melas]

Not all morality is legislated. You couldn't build warehouses to hold the law books fast enough if you attempted to codify every aspect of moral behavior.

[asmith92008]

Can yo give an example of what you consider not micromanaging your life and what is micromanaging your life?

[icebats22]

Sununu is anything but a RINO. Sununu was the only one who had the balls to stand up to the big government republicans and vote against the Medicare Prescription drug debacle. 95% rating from the ACU. Sununu is a great conservative. He is young, and has quite a future ahead of him.

[Reagan79]

Arkansas and Louisiana Senators are definitely not representing their constiuency. Definitely needs to be made a major issues there.

[asmith92008]

Not all morality is legislated but all legislation is based on morality. A society's laws are the morals it decides to bind itself with. Surely you don't think that marriage, the most fundamental building block of our society, should not be codified?

[Melas]

Actually, no, I think marriage should be privatized. Marriage is a personal matter, and often a religious matter. I think it would be better of if government didn't recognize the institution at all.