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Gay marriage ban short of votes in Senate
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Jun 05, 2006 11:13am |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Monday, June 5, 2006 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | WASHINGTON - President Bush and congressional Republicans are aiming the political spotlight this week on efforts to ban gay marriage, with events at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue — all for a constitutional amendment with scant chance of passage but wide appeal among social conservatives.
"Ages of experience have taught us that the commitment of a husband and wife to love and to serve one another promotes the welfare of children and the stability of society," Bush said in his weekly radio address. "Government, by recognizing and protecting marriage, serves the interests of all."
The president was to make further remarks Monday in favor of the amendment as the Senate opened three days of debate. Neither chamber, though, is likely to pass the amendment by the two-thirds majority required to send it to the states — three quarters of which would then have to approve it.
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