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Frist plans June vote on gay marriage
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Feb 14, 2006 12:06pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Media | TV News - CNN |
| News Date | Tuesday, February 14, 2006 12:20:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | 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.
Achieving that goal, however, has been complicated by the fact that six Republicans -- including Sen. John McCain of Arizona -- voted against the ban in 2004.
President Bush has expressed support for a constitutional ban on gay marriage. |
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