Idaho senate passes gay marriage amendment proposal

[IDemo]

http://www.idahostatesman.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060215/FRONTPAGE/60215006

Edition Date: 02-15-2006

Five Idaho senators switched their votes from last year and the Senate endorsed a proposed amendment to the Idaho Constitution to ban gay marriage.

The proposal will be on the November ballot, where it will need a simple majority to pass.

After about three years of lobbying and two hours of debate, the 35-member Senate finally endorsed the proposal with the two-thirds majority needed to place the amendment on the ballot.

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Gay marriage already is against the law in Idaho. This proposal would change the constitution, which supporters say is needed in case a court ever rules against Idaho’s law.

[EvolveOrConvolve]

1. You think the bigots in this state

are going to vote for the amendment? I'd guess yes.

What a bunch of bigoted, idiot fucktards. :mad:

[IDemo]

2. Sadly, yes, I think it will pass with a 2/3 or greater majority

Thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster that our Idaho elected representatives haven't troubled themselves with insignificant issues such as education, the environment, or Kempthorne's pie-in-the-sky highway proposal.

[Major Hogwash]

3. We need to challenge this in Federal court.

As soon as possible.

[Major Hogwash]

4. Did any of those 5 Senators run for re-election?

I can't access that article, so I can't check for myself, but I think only 1 of them ran for re-election this year.

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[loveable liberal]

6. even if it passes it will not survive an ACLU lawsuit.

Especially if Obama wins and the Supreme Court is reconfigured.