[longtermmemmory]

Democrats believe the homosexual marriage issue is a winner if they attack it from the ammendment angle.

Every single person who I ahve explained to (in person not here on FR) does understand why an amendment is the only viable guaranteed way to protect marriage.

Of course I can add my legal training as help but kerry/backwards are going to lie and say this is still a states rights issue.

[Congressman Billybob]

Because the Senate has already killed the Marriage Amendment, that is off the table. The arrow remaining in the quivver is the Bill that has aready passed the House to strip the federal courts of jurisdiction over "marriage" cases.

This effort CAN be understood. It says, simply, that FEDERAL courts cannot and will not mess with the definition of marriage in YOUR state. If YOUR courts still defend it, it will remain. So I think that in its present posture the issue will benefit Bush. (I thoroughly agree with you that it's danged near impossible to explain the constituional side of the issue to normal humans.)

John / Billybob