Measure to Ban Same Sex Marriage defeated in Senate
The vote was 48 for, and 50 against. 60 yes votes were needed to advance to the House of Representatives. Six Republicans "crossed over" and voted "No".
This is definitely a blow to Bush, and the religious right in general, but it's not that big of a deal. They didn't even pass the first step to making an amendment. I'm just glad there won't be discrimination in the US Constitution anytime soon.
Some stupid Senator whose name I forget, but that's important, had this to say: "No one here wants to discriminate against gays and lesbians. We just want to protect an age old institution." (he wrongly assumes you can do one without doing the other.
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/fc?cid=3...s_and_Lesbians