News
2006-05-27
Frist again vows
to bring marriage amendment to a vote
Senate to take up
marriage amendment
The U.S. Senate
will debate and vote on a proposed amend
The U.S. Senate
will debate and vote on a proposed amendment to the U.S.
Constitution that would forever ban same-sex marriage,
Senate majority leader Bill Frist again promised this
week. Debate will begin a week from Monday on the
amendment, which would define marriage as the union of a
man and a woman.
Critics of the
move say the amendment does not have the votes to pass and
have accused Senate Republicans of pandering to the
Christian right by holding a vote on it during an
election year. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on
Friday called on Bush Republicans in the Senate to put
aside their partisan agenda and tackle the issues that
matter most to Americans.
"Today, Bush
Republicans kicked off their campaign of dividing the
country instead of addressing the real priorities of
American families," Reid said. "Our country faces
great challenges: record high gas prices, skyrocketing
health care costs, and an intractable war in Iraq. Yet
instead of addressing these issues, Senator Frist has chosen
to put the politics of division ahead of real progress by
pushing for a debate on a divisive amendment that will
write discrimination into the Constitution." (The
Advocate)
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