[litany_of_lies]

This has no chance of getting the 2/3 of all votes needed, and even if it does, it has absolutely no chance of getting ratified by 38 states.

Here are 15 states that will not ratify (only 13 needed): ME, MA, VT, NY, NJ, CA, MD, DE, CT, RI, WA, OR, MN, WI, HI.

Frist needs to put a sock in it. The battle against gay marriage is over (no, I'm not happy with the result). The only question now is whether to take the issuance of all marriage licenses away from the state, since the state has completely failed to defend traditional marriage.

[Rebellans]

This has no chance of getting the 2/3 of all votes needed, and even if it does, it has absolutely no chance of getting ratified by 38 states. Here are 15 states that will not ratify (only 13 needed): ME, MA, VT, NY, NJ, CA, MD, DE, CT, RI, WA, OR, MN, WI, HI.

Huh? Even liberal Californians passed (by a hefty margin) an amendment to their state constitution defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman. Several other states which you mentioned have passed similar amendments. Why do you say they would not ratify a federal amendment? The public support is there; we just need to present the issue to the voters and let them decide.