AP: Senate Not Likely to Pass Gay Marriage Ban

[Eugene]

Senate Not Likely to Pass Gay Marriage Ban


Tuesday June 6, 2006 4:16 PM

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By LAURIE KELLMAN

Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - Election year stunt or legislative rescue for society troubled
by the breakdown of traditional families?

Those close to the Senate's three-day debate over efforts to ban gay marriage are
engaging that argument with all of the passion and volume of people fighting
over legislation that stands a chance of passage.

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Everyone agrees on a few things: The proposed constitutional amendment, which would
define marriage as the union of a man and a woman, has no chance of surviving a test
vote in the Senate on Wednesday, let alone the supermajorities required to pass
Congress.

And there are few straight faces even among those claiming that election-year
politics has nothing to do with the timing.

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Full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5868076,00.html

[emulatorloo]

1. Of course it won't pass -- AND REPUGS DONT WANT IT TO PASS

They just want to haul this nonsense out anytime it looks like they are going to be defeated at the polls.