Amendment battle shifts to House

[William769]

Supporters of an amendment to the U.S. Constitution banning states from marrying gay couples are now pinning hopes on the House after the Senate failed to approve the ban on gay marriage in a procedural vote.

Gay rights groups took the Senate’s vote on June 7 as a victory in their effort to kill the anti-gay measure. Supporters insisted they achieved a modest gain in “momentum” for the amendment.

By a vote of 49 to 48, senators June 7 defeated a cloture motion to end debate and move the proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage forward for a direct vote. The motion needed 60 votes to pass.

Had it passed, supporters still needed 67 votes to pass the amendment itself under the two-thirds majority vote needed to pass a constitutional amendment. The 49 votes in support of a vote on the actual amendment represented a pick up of one from two years ago, where the Senate rejected the same motion by a margin of 48 to 50.

http://www.washblade.com/2006/6-8/news/national/battle.cfm

Please correct me if I am wrong, but if by some miracle this does pass in the House, it still has togo back to the Senate where it is surly to failfor the 3rd time. This is nothing but political grandstanding in it's worst form.

[cagoldensun5050]

1. Like they are really

going to be able to muster 290 votes. Like in the Senate, they would have to rally every single Republican PLUS hope that some conservative Dems break their way. Not a snowball's chance in hell!