Frist plans for June vote on same-sex marriage
CNN reports that Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is planning for a June vote on a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.
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.When the Senate last voted on the issue in July 2004, a procedural motion to consider the ban received 48 votes -- well short of the number needed to send it on to the House of Representatives and then to all 50 states for ratification.
Yeah, so he’s just doing it to be a dick. Super.
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