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qosEffort to Ban Gay Marriage Heads Toward Defeat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A White House-backed drive to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban same-sex marriage headed toward an election-year defeat on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
While two-thirds of the 100-member Senate must approve a constitutional amendment, Republicans scrambled to get a simple majority. And they admitted they did not have the 60 votes needed to survive a procedural vote set for Wednesday. . . .
Not only do I support same-sex marriage, I have been horrified at the attempt to amend the Constitution in order to deny rights to any group.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A White House-backed drive to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban same-sex marriage headed toward an election-year defeat on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
While two-thirds of the 100-member Senate must approve a constitutional amendment, Republicans scrambled to get a simple majority. And they admitted they did not have the 60 votes needed to survive a procedural vote set for Wednesday. . . .
Not only do I support same-sex marriage, I have been horrified at the attempt to amend the Constitution in order to deny rights to any group.
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Date: 2004-07-14 07:50 am (UTC)