GOP to force Federal Marriage Amendment vote in 2006

[kpete]

GOP to force Federal Marriage Amendment vote in 2006
Melissa McEwan
Published: January 27, 2006


A Republican effort to ban gay marriage nationwide will be returned to the Senate floor in 2006, RAW STORY has learned.

The Marriage Protection Amendment was originally introduced by Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO) in 2003, and leveraged as a wedge issue by the GOP during the 2004 election cycle as a way of mobilizing its base to vote against same-sex marriage.

Senator Wayne Allard (R-CO), a co-sponsor of the 2005 joint resolution, has confirmed that Senate Majority leader Bill Frist (R- TN) will attempt to bring the controversial legislation to the floor this year for a full vote.


"Senator Bill Frist has indicated he will try to bring the Marriage Protection Amendment to a full vote again this year," Allard spokeswoman Angela de Rocha told RAW STORY. "Senator Allard believes that a constitutional amendment is the best way to make it crystal clear that marriage is between a man and a woman."

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Republicans_will_try_to_bring_Federal_0127.html

[bertha katzenengel]

1. GOP to lose the rest of its marbles and even more seats in 2006.

:eyes:

[TheFarseer]

2. There goes about 7 senate seats and 35 reps

Damn repubs and their wedge issues

[triguy46]

13. Can we realistically be that optimistic?

Do you have specific seats/districts in mind that could make this shift? Oh how I'd like this.

[TheFarseer]

16. Uh, I meant losing about that many, not gaining

Why do you think they are doing this? So dumbass fundies will come out of the woodwork to support gay bashing no matter what else the republicans bring to the table. Which districts do I have in mind? Basically any congressman in a state that voted for bush. Of course I am being overly pessimistic with my first post, but this could really hurt all the momentum we've built and railroad the discussion back into that narrow twisted view of "family values" that seems to overshadow whatever irreversible damage they are doing to the country. Why anyone would care so much about someone they will never meet getting married is just beyond me but these freaks are out there by the million.

[fairandunbalanced]

3. they forgot

what about the marriage of all these huge corporations? I mean im not sure what gender they perfer but I think the whole SBC and ATT thing may spell gay marriage. :)

[EFerrari]

17. Welcome to DU, fair.

:hi:

[BOSSHOG]

4. COUNTERPROPOSAL

Dems should float a constitutional amendment to BAN DIVORCE. How could Jesus loving christians object to such a proposal?

Also, if the neanderthals march forward, I urge all homosexuals in this country to start pouring the tea into harbors coast to coast. Equal rights for some, I think not. Taxation without representation is a valid issue in this dustup.

And Senator Allard you are a fucking moron; and that is crystal clear.

Not too many years ago "conservatives" hate homosexuals because of their alleged hedonistic lifestyle. Now they want to settle down and get married and "conservatives" hate them more intensely.

[ps1074]

9. That's exactly what I am saying for 2 years now

You want to protect the sanctity of marriage? Great, no problem! Ban gay marriages and ban all divorces. Period!

[cali]

5. 100% Pure Pander

they don't have the numbers.

[July]

6. Is it an election year?

Why, yes, it is!

Let's talk about gays, abortion, and the Pledge of Allegiance. Or any other hot-button issue that costs no money and separates people whose lives are negatively affected by Republicans from their common sense.

[Squatch]

7. I didn't realize the gov't was in the business of denying rights

to a SELECT group of citizens. So much for equal protection under the law.

[Telly Savalas]

8. Can we start a pool on how many rightwing knuckledraggers

in the Democratic Party will vote for this initiative?

[SpiralHawk]

10. I guess that means Republican male prostitute Jeff Gannon

won't be able to marry his secret lover in the Bush White House.

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

11. State's rights? What happened to the talking point "State's Rights"???

:eyes:

[gatorboy]

14. That was before the it looked so grim for them....

Now they're gonna out every trick in the book to stay in office.

[gatorboy]

12. That's a pretty sleazy but usefull tactic...

They know that alot of Republican voters would otherwise be sitting this election out because of the scandals taking place.

But putting this on the ballots will bring the Christian Right out in droves...And hey while they're there, they might as well vote that Repugs back in! :puke:

[AtomicKitten]

15. I think there are two possible reasons for this:

1) This is a so-called wedge issue, one that the Rs dust off and roll out every election cycle. They never intend to actually do it because it's worth its weight in gold. If they try and fail, they win. If they just talk about it, they win. The fundies are militant in their fervor over this issue and roll out the opposition vote.

2) The Rs are concerned they're going to eat it in 2006 and want to get this done.


I favor the first scenario with regard to plausibility.

[EFerrari]

18. Thanks, Catkiller. If you push this, we will bring the biggest march

to Capitol Hill that this country has ever seen.

Go for it.

[Arkansas Granny]

19. Can anyone explain to me the RW theory that gay marriage

is a threat to the American family? I have tried, unsuccessfully, to wrap my brain around this and can't think of any way that this could be true. If any two people who love each other, regardless of gender or sexual identity, want to form a union with each other, how does that pose a threat to "conventional" marriage or the American family? I just don't understand their position on this.

[Initech]

20. Will the good people of TN please vote that asshole Frist out of office??

PLEASE???

[Lefty48197]

21. Just another distraction to keep the heat off of their other crimes.

.

[Raydawg1234]

22. Marriage Protection? How bout protecting marriage from divorce!

[emdee]

23. It is an election year....

NOW it's time to dangle the carrots again. Those same old tired dangling carrots that are never eaten by the horse. They are slimy and old because as soon as an election is over, they are thrown back into the closet - waiting for the '08 so they can be dangled once more. When will those who keep falling for the dangling carrot notice that they never get a taste, just a whiff until the votes are placed?

emdee