White House Mum on Amendment Banning Gay Marriage

Wash Post ^ | Tuesday, July 1, 2003; 5:34 PM (EST) | (Reuters)

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House stopped short on Tuesday of endorsing an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to ban same-sex marriages, .....[ snip ]

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, a Tennessee Republican and a close Bush ally in Congress, said on Sunday he "absolutely" supports a constitutional amendment that would define marriage as being between a man and a woman......[ snip ]

The U.S. high court on Thursday struck down state sodomy laws, a decision that ... could open the door to same-sex marriages in the United States.

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I have made some phone calls here in Missouri (my Rep. and my 2 Senators) and I encourage everyone here to do the same.

Ashland, Missouri

[longtermmemmory]

Look for the media to try and spin a propaganda "yawn". The homosexuals are desperatly trying to spin this into nobody cares, nothing to see, go home. This amendment would stop them in their tracks and they know it.

I urge everyone to call and to get letters and emails to the judiciary committees to get this moving. Email Rove and the Whitehouse too.

This is an election winner.

[chachacha]

Hey GOD fearing GW should be furious.

Guess what he decided GOD was wrong and he needs the Queer vote.

[PhiKapMom]

This is the Wash Post -- there will be an announcement at the time they choose. If you think Sen Frist did this without checking with President Bush, then I have a bridge for sale!

[joesnuffy]

Powel must check with as well then?

[PhiKapMom]

Apples and oranges!

[RJCogburn]

Political posturing by Frist.

[RonF]

If this ever gets to the states, I predict it passes the 3/4 mark within 2 years.

[jwalsh07]

Well, they better get unmum, and quick.

[RJCogburn]

If you think Sen Frist did this without checking with President Bush

Then they are both posturing.

[goldstategop]

The President has no role in the constitutional amendment process.

[dogbyte12]

According to the talking heads at least, Rove wants Bush to do nothing publically to encourage this amendment, because it might offend soccer mom's. But they want people like Frist to carry the water to rally the base.

Triangulation. Carl Rove, meet Dick Morris.

[Ken H]

According to the talking heads at least, Rove wants Bush to do nothing publically to encourage this amendment, because it might offend soccer mom's. But they want people like Frist to carry the water to rally the base.

Maybe he'll have VP Cheney push for this Amendment.

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The President has no role in the constitutional amendment process...

and maybe this is why Bush is mum? ....this could be the reason

[RJCogburn]

The President has no role in the constitutional amendment process.

Nevertheless, BushI made a big deal about a flag burning amendment. Also political posturing.

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I never was too keen on the whole "Flag Burning Amendment" - it is an offensive act, but I never felt that an amendment was any solution.

On the other hand, I feel quite strong about this marriage amendment - and all the Talking Heads and political advisors that compare "Marriage Amendment" to the "Flag Burning Amendment" need to have their political-wind-meter checked.

[Ken H]

I think the point of RJC's post was that President Bush II cannot avoid taking sides.

If he basically stays on the sidelines, suporters of the Amendment will view him as being unhelpful.

[Ken H]

supporters

[longtermmemmory]

you may feel strongly but watch for the media heads to have a deafending silence. The homosexuals in the newsroom will try to kill with silence. (ironic no?)

[Antoninus]

It does Dubya little good to take sides at this point. He should be careful not to even appear to oppose this, however, as it could literally sink him in 2004. I'm not kidding.