THE HOUSE HAS DEFEATED A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN GAY MARRIAGE

[Roon]

Breaking on http://abcnews.go.com/?CMP=EMC-1396

[acmavm]

1. Now that does surprise me. That is going to be a hot

topic the closer you get to November.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Amazing! All right!!

[patdem]

3. That means they must appeal to their REIGHT wing constitutants

to go to the polls so that ...next time...

[redqueen]

4. can't help the cynicism...

but i suspect this was done to make sure the issue is still around for them to fire the base up later this year and in 08

[gardenista]

11. You got it.

[pepperbear]

24. EXACTLY! One of these days they'll cry wolf...

and the wolf will be there.

[peacebird]

25. that was my first thought also - the repukes don't WANT abortion or gay

marriage to go away because those issues are red-meat SURE to get their "values" voters to the polls....

[mac56]

26. Absolutely.

They're playing their fundy followers like a Steinway grand.

[cal04]

5. House Rejects Gay Marriage Ban Amendment

(snip)
The 236-187 vote for the proposal to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman was 47 short of the two-thirds majority needed to advance a constitutional amendment. It followed six weeks after the Senate also decisively defeated the amendment, a top priority of social conservatives.

But supporters said the vote will make a difference when people got to the polls in November.

(snip)
Opponents dismissed the proposal as both discriminatory and legislatively irrelevant because of the Senate vote. The measure is "all for the purpose of pandering to a narrow political base." said Rep. Tammy Baldwin, an openly gay Democrat from Wisconsin. "This hateful and unnecessary amendment is unworthy of our great Constitution."

(snip)
``Today is a shameless attempt to divert and distract,'' Ohio Democrat Dennis Kucinich said.

http://www.examiner.com/a-179320~House_Rejects_Gay_Marriage_Ban_Amendment.html

[rodeodance]

13. The 236-187 vote---47 votes short. WHOW

[closeupready]

6. Don't the fundies get tired of being manipulated?

They haven't gotten much, if anything, from GOP control of Congress and the executive branch, despite all the promises.

I mean, at what point are they going to say, "oh, gay marriage again. You know, we don't like gays anymore than you do, but do you guys ever really DO anything for us except talk?"

[AndyA]

8. They all seem to be really slow to catch on and react. I'm shocked at

how long it's taken some of them to realize Bush isn't everything he said he was. He was going to return integrity to The White House, remember? Then he lies to go to war, outs a CIA agent, promotes rampant cronyism, has secret meetings, etc.

There is no integrity in The White House, and some of them are just now beginning to question some of the things that have happened. And these same people are walking around on their own recognizance, without supervision! They're allowed to drive vehicles, operate machinery, and raise children.

There ought to be a law against that. Anyone that stupid is surely a menace to society. :rofl:

[DarkTirade]

18. They still haven't figured out that congress isn't going to get rid of

abortion, why should they be any different when it comes to gay marriage?

[TankLV]

40. I still can't understand how come people don't want happy marriages?!

What's wrong with gay marriage?

Isn't it supposed to be happy and joyous?

[arcane1]

20. if they could think for themselves, they wouldn't be fundies

kinda comes with the territory

[closeupready]

21. Oh, yes. Of course, sorry.

I'm a little slow on the uptake today. :D

[AndyA]

7. This is all a scheme to rile all the right wingers up.

They are surely dead set on legalizing discrimination in this country. As long as it doesn't have any effect on them, of course.

Surely they will all go to hell for violating The Ten Commandments. Do unto others and all that stuff. I'm sure this is not how they would want to be treated.

NAZIS.

[stop the bleeding]

9. yep - it would make more sense to lose now in order to rally the

base for this November

[AndyA]

10. The level of manipulation by government in this country is staggering.

And the level of stupidity among the populace at large is overwhelming!

[gully]

19. Indeed it is a scam to do just that. We need to remind them that THEY

are in charge and the loons who want to keep gays from being represented in congress need to look to Republicans as to why "gay marriage" wasn't banned.

It's definitely election "bigot bait." Let's hope it backfires.

[brooklynite]

12. AP writeup: Gay marriage ban fails in House

WASHINGTON - A proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage was defeated Tuesday in the House of Representatives. The vote was 236 yeas, 187 nays, 1 present and 9 not voting - failing to get the two-thirds majority, or 290, yea votes, needed to approve a resolution to amend the Constitution.

Prior to the vote, supporters of the measure were resigned to another losing effort, but were determined to use the loss to highlight the issue in this fall's elections.

"This vote will serve as an opportunity for each and every member of this body to go on record in support or in opposition to protecting the traditional definition of marriage," said Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Ga., at the opening of the debate on the proposal to define marriage as a union of a man and a woman.

Opponents disparaged the measure as both meaningless - the Senate last month decisively rejected the amendment - and mean-spirited.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13918660/

[rodeodance]

15. Tammy Baldwin--open gay Dem from WI comment:

.....(snip)
Opponents dismissed the proposal as both discriminatory and legislatively irrelevant because of the Senate vote. The measure is "all for the purpose of pandering to a narrow political base." said Rep. Tammy Baldwin, an openly gay Democrat from Wisconsin. "This hateful and unnecessary amendment is unworthy of our great Constitution."

[RobertSeattle]

14. Roll Call here

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll378.xml

Sad that there were more (D) yeas (34) and (R) nays (27)

[Daylin Byak]

17. List of Democrats that voted with the repukes...

John Barrow, Georgia
Marion Berry, Arkansas
Sanford Bishop, Georgia
Dan Boran, Oklahoma
Rick Boucher, Virginia
Allen Boyd, Florida
Ben Chandler, Kentucky
Jim Cooper, Tennessee
Jerry Costello, Illinois
Bud Cramer, Alabama
Henry Cuellar, Texas
Artur Davis, Alabama
Lincoln Davis, Tennessee
Chet Edwards, Texas
Bob Etheridge, North Carolina
Harold Ford Jr., Tennessee
Bart Gordon, Tennessee
Stephanie Herseth, South Dakota
Tim Holden, Pennsylvania
Bill Jefferson, Louisana
Jim Marshall, Georgia
Jim Matheson, Utah
Mike McIntyre, North Carolina
Charlie Melancon, Louisana
Solomon Ortiz, Texas
Collin Peterson, Minnesota
Nick Rahall, West Virginia
Mike Ross, Arkansas
David Scott, Georgia
Ike Skelton, Missouri
John Spratt, South Carolina
John Tanner, Tennessee
Gene Taylor, Mississippi
Bennie Thompson, Mississippi


WOWEE WOWEE conservative democrats from southern and rural districts voyed for this piece of shit bill. I'm not impressed and not surprised at all

[FredScuttle]

22. (Fancy) Harold Ford.....what a surprise

That asshole is supposed to be the future of the party? :puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke:

[mac56]

27. John Barrow?!

Wow. You could knock me over with a feather right now.

[CatholicEdHead]

29. If they did not vote for this they would most likley be kicked out

I know Collin Peterson (MN) and Stephanie Herseth (SD) sure would. Peterson's district is most of west central and northwest Minnesota which can be pretty red in places and South Dakota you can fill in the blanks yourselves with the recent news out of there.

[Telly Savalas]

36. Good to see Dennis Moore (KS-3) isn't on that list.

It would have been a lot easier for him to pander and vote for this nonsense, but he showed some courage and did the right thing.

[Daylin Byak]

38. You read my mind man...

Cause everytime I watch the house where there voting and when I see a Democrat cross over on a party line vote two Democrats always come to mind..Jim Matheson of Utah and Dennis Moore of Kansas.

Way to go Dennis!!

[KingFlorez]

41. I'm not too upset

Since they on the right side of most issues most of the time

[Czolgosz]

16. K & R

[mtnester]

23. Not surprised, they want this fight at the STATE level

thinking it will help their floundering candidates. (They meaning the Repubs)

On edit - too bad they already blew their wad in Ohio in this in 2004...poor Mike DeWhine

[jazzjunkysue]

28. Not even close. 47 short. Sounds good for November.

Now, let's shore up the stem cells veto.

[Monk06]

30. Bush is a short timer and GOP incumbents know it. Bye Bye Chimpy

[City Lights]

31. Color me shocked.

:wow:

:bounce:

[Harry Monroe]

32. Gee I'm so disappointed...

...on this not passing. Those 2 gay guys down my street are such a threat to my own marriage. :sarcasm:

If they really wanted to protect the sanctity of marriage, why not a constitutional amendment outlawing divorce or spousal abuse?? What hypocrites!!

[lumpy]

33. A great deal of care should be taken

when considering amending the Constitution of the US.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

35. especially when it would take away rights

from Americans, instead of guaranteeing them.

[Endangered Specie]

34. Oh God, run for the hills! Its the end of civilization!

:sarcasm:

[2QT2BSTR8]

37. But above all...the greatest triumph out of todays vote is.....

The fact that Bush liked the sweater that his Blair bitch project got for him. Picked out it out for him all personal like....awwww aint that nice and gay???????? :sarcasm:

[saigon68]

39. Blair bitch project ? No its Cowboy's Poodle Project