Frist plans June vote on gay marriage

[insleeforprez]

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Monday he plans a vote in early June on a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, a move likely to fail but sure to spark a fiery election-year debate.

Frist, a Tennessee Republican, told CNN he's planning the vote for the week of June 5 because he wants to deal with the issue "as early as possible" before the Senate calendar fills up in a busy election year.

Frist said he doesn't know how many votes the ban will receive, but Republican and Democratic aides privately acknowledged the vote will probably fall far short of the 67-vote supermajority needed to advance a constitutional amendment."

<http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/13/gay.marriage/>

Curious timing, don't you think?

[davidinalameda]

1. I'm surprised it's not scheduled for the end of October

so the vote will be fresh in the minds of their voters

[Gman]

2. If they ever succeed in accomplishing these idiotic ideas

they take away a get out the vote issue. That's the only thing this is about is get out the vote for the GOP and mainly nutcase fundies.

[saltpoint]

3. The phrase "pandering asshole" pops to mind almost immediately.

Frist is a mess. He's just a mess.

[cboy4]

4. I've gotta figure out how to make "wedge issue mutherfucking bastards"

fit as a personalized license plate.

Yes, yes......lets vote on the same sex marriage issue.....hurry, hurry, the gays are taking over the world.

They wont be happy until they convert all of our children. :wtf: :mad: :spank:

I know, I'm preaching to the choir

Hold on, I need to throw something at that Bill Frist bitch :argh:

[jackpan1260]

5. Yawn. Lets just ignore this crap. eom