What's the difference between the gay marriage bill in 2004 an '06?

[gatorboy]

They did this two years ago and it worked out swimmingly for the right. Now there's a new bill but I have no idea what differentiates the two. If gay marriage was already foiled in 2004, what grounds do they have to bring it up again? I know that the real reason is to get that conservative vote out, but what really makes this bill different? Is it the add-on to ban gay adoption?

And you'd think the voters on the right would be pissed about this by now. Every other year they have to drag their bigoted asses to the polls to vote against gay marriage. You'd think they would wise up by now when they keep having to go out and vote on these things every two years, especially when you consider that their side runs EVERYTHING...

[johnnypneumatic]

1. add an amendment to it to make divorce illegal, if protection of marriage

is the alleged goal

[ktowntennesseedem]

2. This year's bill is even more vital to the American family!!!

Chimp's approval ratings are way below what they were in 2004!!!

(Just ask yourself this: If Iraq was going well, gas prices were half what they are now, and his approval numbers were still lingering in the 50's, do you think anyone would give a rat's ass about gay marriage!?!?)

Hate to think what they'll trot out next if the numbers stay in free-fall.

[mpiamerica]

3. here is the difference

Arlen Spector promised to bring this up in order to get re-elected so he snuck it in today with an unannounced move of the meeting to a very small room that reporters could not fit into and it was passed along party lines 10-8. This got his commitment to push it finished without a lot of ta doo.
They know it will never be passed by enough states to become an actual constitutional amendment but what a great little distraction in another attempt to chip away at their failing approval ratings.

[xchrom]

4. welcome to du mpiamerica.

:applause: