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Bush to push for passage of Constitutional ban on gay marriage
(Washington-AP) June 5, 2006 - Gay marriage will be front and center in Congress and at the White House Monday.
The Senate begins debate on a constitutional amendment that would bar same-sex marriage, a proposal that President Bush will endorse at an event.
The amendment would define marriage as solely between a man and a woman, and the president says it would defend an institution under attack.
Opponents say the amendment would enshrine discrimination in the US constitution, denying homosexuals the rights due other Americans. They also say it's a purely political move designed to appeal to the Republicans' conservative base in advance of the midterm elections.
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist says the amendment is needed because the institution of marriage "is under attack" by courts that have legalized same-sex unions.
The proposal needs to pass the Senate and the House with a two-thirds vote.
It would then have to be ratified by at least 38 state legislatures.
But it appears to have little chance of passage in the Senate
(Washington-AP) June 5, 2006 - Gay marriage will be front and center in Congress and at the White House Monday.
The Senate begins debate on a constitutional amendment that would bar same-sex marriage, a proposal that President Bush will endorse at an event.
The amendment would define marriage as solely between a man and a woman, and the president says it would defend an institution under attack.
Opponents say the amendment would enshrine discrimination in the US constitution, denying homosexuals the rights due other Americans. They also say it's a purely political move designed to appeal to the Republicans' conservative base in advance of the midterm elections.
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist says the amendment is needed because the institution of marriage "is under attack" by courts that have legalized same-sex unions.
The proposal needs to pass the Senate and the House with a two-thirds vote.
It would then have to be ratified by at least 38 state legislatures.
But it appears to have little chance of passage in the Senate
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