Posted on 07/17/2006 12:06:51 PM PDT by DBeers
Washington D.C. (AHN) - House Republicans are going ahead to vote on a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. The vote is scheduled for Tuesday as part of a week in which House GOP leaders plan to focus on what they call their "American values agenda."
In one of his weekly radio addresses, President Bush said changing the Constitution is necessary because "activist judges and some local officials have made an aggressive attempt to redefine marriage in recent years.
Last month, the Senate was short of the 11 of the 60 votes needed to advance the proposal to a yes-or-no decision.
Although the vote was close, opponents of same-sex marriage considered it a success.
Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council told the Associated Press, "The more this issue is discussed, the more people understand the threat" (posed by activist courts).
Perkins said the votes in Congress enable the majority of Americans who oppose gay marriage "to look and see if the people in Washington represent them and stand on the same side."
Massachusetts is currently the only state that allows same-sex couples to marry, but the state's high court ruled this month that a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriages in future can be put on the ballot.
Thank you for your 2 cents DBeers, I know what when you come on and insult me, I must be on the right track. When people like me, thomaswest and LunaticFringe suggest that the time of the President and Congress are not best spent pursuing a dead Marriage Amendment, you call us leftists and imply we are more at home at DU rather than attempt a coherent argument. You may find trivial hot button issues to be the most important thing in the world, but on the most important issues, border security and balancing the budget, Bush has been an abysmal failure.
Very clumsy non-sequitur. Addresses nothing that I posted, and is wrong besides.
Nobody is going to amend our Constitution for frivolous reasons arising from the self-serving agendas of mullahs, imams, priests, preachers.
"House Republicans To Vote On Amendment Banning Gay Marriage"
Should read "House Republicans To Vote On Amendment TO PROTECT Marriage" (real marriage)
I do believe you have it! But then, what else does the House have to do other than 13 appropriations bill, Summer recess, immigration reform, summer recess, energy, summer recess, etc. Well, they always have time to pander for a few votes.
We have another winner here! Some people get it.
This is the only issue DBeers cares about. Search his posts. There is nothing more important than keeping the gays in the closet.
Why, is "real marriage" in danger somewhere? I know mine isn't.
DINGDINGDING!!! Winner.
"FREEDOM for all white male conservative protestant Christian heteros!!"
Another Republican trick to distract conservative voters from the Republican Party's support for amnesty and open borders.
HEADS UP,
This is on CSPAN Now.
Rep. Baldwin (D) from Wisconsin is literally spouting every homosexual talking point LIE about the federal marriage amendment.
She is ignoring the discrimination against polygamists.
She is admitting the FMA will shut down the debate.
http://www.c-span.org
live streaming.
Democrats are obsessed with this being about homosexuals.
So James Moran supports polygamists because he thinks the Marriage Amendment has the word "sodomite" or "homosexual" in it.
Democrats are DEAD wrong on the law and legal issues.
ONE judge can overide any law.
Democrat Cleaver is just getting it wrong jumping through hoops to say the FMA tells churchs to outlaw homosexual marriage.
ATTENTION DEMOCRATS: This is about law, there is no "religion" test in marriage. ALL marriages under the law are "civil marriages".
The man is a nut job!
Lincoln Davis is going into fix a whole bunch of homosexual talking points.
Demcorcats are just plain stupid. It seems the democrats have played all the hate mongering. He is talking the absurdity of outlawing divorce, and outlawing adultery.
Davis is obviously pandering. He is confused, the FMA has NOTHING to do with religion.
HELLO DAVIS, the reason for the vote is for you to stand up and SHOW CONCLUSIVLY you stand proudly with the democrat party that the democrat party stands for one person play with the genitals of a member of the sames sex.
This is a light on the cockroach democrats.
Democrats ignoring the Full Faith and Credit Clause.
This vote is great because it exposes all the democrats in outside of barney frank who are closet homosexual supporters.
motion passed on voice vote.
Not all members present. Democrats in hiding...
Ping me next time you attempt to disparage me. Your passive pro-homosexual postings are transparently obvious as usual.
Your pro-homosexual pandering grows tiresome...
When you post something substantive and not a bigoted generalization attemting to disparage conservatives then ping me. Meanwhile -as long as you serve the leftists causes on topics I see your posting you will be opposed...
Bravo Sierra! These guys have a lot of nerve to try selling this nonsense after their miserable failures at shoring up real American values of limited government, protecting the borders, etc.
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