Sliverofhope
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Tue Jul-06-04 08:39 PM
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FMA Senate vote next week (Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment) |
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Edited on Tue Jul-06-04 08:43 PM by Sliverofhope
Is it true the Federal Marriage Amendment is up for a vote next week? Has cloture been reached?
Edit: Yes, yes it is.
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Tue Jul-06-04 08:41 PM
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1. i'm repying to see if it is indeed, if so, I need to call McCain again |
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Tue Jul-06-04 11:42 PM
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Tue Jul-06-04 08:42 PM
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Tue Jul-06-04 08:44 PM
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3. got messages from NOW and some other org |
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I sent to my senators and George Allen has already responded that he will vote for it.. and thinks it is necessary.
I wrote back that our founding fathers would be appalled to have discrimination written into our constitution. And first it is gays, who is next on the list.
And that I was sorry he was the elected representative...
And that god would judge them....
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Sick. Writing discrimination into the constituition (no one to run against them last november...there was no one else to vote for.. no dem on the ticket)
I find it useless to write them, but every once in awhile I still do, and I always get canned answer back that they will do the RW bidding. It is so frustrating.
Virginia seems government wise to be for haters for sure.
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Tue Jul-06-04 08:50 PM
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I'm in Texas, and in Tom DeLay's district no less. I figure the only worse place I could be is in Marilyn Musgrave's.
Donate to Stan Matsunaka if you'd like to see her replaced.
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Tue Jul-06-04 09:28 PM
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Tue Jul-06-04 11:46 PM
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7. cloture would be irrelevent in this case |
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Since this is a Constitutional Amendment it needs 2/3 of the Senate to vote for it (67 people). Cloture only needs 60 votes. Thus there is no need to filibuster this vote.
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Tue Jul-06-04 11:47 PM
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Wed Jul-07-04 04:53 PM
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