[mrobison]

Where's the petition I can sign?

[conservativefromGa]

wow a republican with balls never seen that before

[rintense]

This is going to be one ugly summer.

[Semper Paratus]

How can this possibly be a losing issue for republicans?
Force the dim presidential candidates to take a stand that 75% of Americans support.

If this amendment is in play next summer I will tape the entire dim convention.

[HairOfTheDog]

I don't even want my legislature discussing sodomy, let alone an ammendment about it. I am sick to death of the gay issue and it's opposite and equally annoying anti argument.

[BenLurkin]

How about some action on dismantling half of the Federal Government. That's what we really need.

And no, I do not favor gay marriage. It is just that conservative politicians constantly spin their wheels on fringe issues while our nation slides furhter and further into Fabian Socialism.

[Flyer]

a proposed constitutional amendment to ban homosexual marriage

Prudence indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes

[Sofa King]

I've got a better solution: just get rid of all government control over marriage. Marriage no longer has any meaning in our society other than for the people who view it as a religious institution, so I say de-legalize marriage and let the church handle it.

[Brilliant]

What point is there in that? The Supreme Court will simply invalidate it. They are not bound by the Constitution. It's their opinion that is important, as far as they are concerned.

A better move would be to appoint justices who would simply announce that from now on, gay marriage is unconstitutional. That's how we amend the Constitution in the 21st Century.

[Gigantor]

"Where's the petition I can sign?"

Cerainly *not* on the west side of Manhattan today where during my drive home from work, they were having the largest freak show I've ever seen - some type of post-Gay Pride Parade get together.

What a bunch of loons.

[Antoninus]

I have no doubt that such an amendment will pass. Now we just have to make it happen!!

Federal Marriage Amendment, NOW!

[MarkT]

This is a total waste of time and energy - folks, the constitution is a very serious document and should not be cluttered with every popular idea that comes along (even good ideas qua ideas). The simple approach is to appoint justices who do not see a conumdrum within a penumbra with every case but rather a clear reading of the founding fathers' document.

[fiftymegaton]

YES!!

[jackbill]

Let's get it on.

[demlosers]

Fine with me.

[redbaiter]

The Left is all too effective at trivializing the Constitution, let's not give them any help.

[mdittmar]

This is mute,the SCOTUS has made the decision on the Constitutionality of this issue,any new law will be overturned.

You could say we got screwed up the a$$.

yuck,yuck.

[MinuteGal]

Sen. Frist is perfectly safe in saying he supports a constitutional amendment because it's an event that will never happen. His rhetoric sounds good to despairing conservatives, however.

The senator should more realistically concentrate on breaking the liberals' judicial appointments roadblock but this looks like it isn't going to happen either. He's too much a dainty man at a time we need terminators in the Senate Republican leadership.

Leni

[Action-America]

Yet another law (even an amendment) is not the answer.  Rather than making laws to punish those who are sick, we need to cure the disease.

Think about it.

The reason that every species has a built in desire to have sex with the opposite sex is to insure procreation.  For that reason, such a sex drive is natural.  If a species had a desire to have sex with the same sex, it would lead to extinction of that species.  Therefore, such a desire is as unnatural as being born blind or developing cancer.  It's clear that just like blindness or cancer, homosexuality is an unnatural and unhealthy state, for which we need to find a cure.

It may be a mental illness or it may be a physical disease.  It may be a birth defect or it may be an acquired disease.  But whatever it's cause, homosexuality is a sickness that needs to be cured.

If we just punish the sickness, the only thing that we accomplish is to drive the sickness underground, where it cannot be treated.  On the other hand, if we cure the disease, there will soon be no offending act to punish.

It would seem that rather than continuing to punish those who have that disease, for years on end, it would be far more preferable to find a cure for the disease and be done with it, once and for all.

 

[PatrioticAmerican]

I'd vote for it.

[rs79bm]

It's only logical that it should be banned. I support Frist in this measure.