Senate gay marriage ban 'to fail'

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Gay marriage compared to box-turtle
marriage in Senate, Daily Show replies

Gay marriage compared to box-turtle
marriage in Senate, Daily Show replies 07/19/2004 02:52 AM
In a fit of astonishing lunacy, Texas Senator John Cornyn tried to explain the need to ban gay marriage in the context of the social harm that would accrue from allowing men to marry box turtles ("It does not affect your daily life very much if your neighbor marries a box turtle, but that does not mean it is right...Now you must raise you children up in a world where that union of man and box turtle is on the same legal footing as man and wife"). Jon Stewart's Daily Show segment on this statement is nothing short of brilliant. Let's hope it gets enough airplay to cost Cornyn the election (and possibly get him institutionalized somewhere...). Realplayer link (via Vertical Hold)

Gay Marriage Ban Divides Senate GOP (AP)

Gay Marriage Ban Divides Senate GOP (AP) 07/13/2004 05:02 PM
AP - Short on votes and beset by internal divisions, Senate Republicans struggled Tuesday to salvage a respectable defeat for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, an issue that President Bush pushed toward the top of the election-year agenda.

CNN.com - Same-sex marriage Senate
battle over, war is not - Jul 14, 2004

CNN.com - Same-sex marriage Senate
battle over, war is not - Jul 14, 2004 07/15/2004 10:13 PM

Senate scuttles gay marriage amendment

Senate scuttles gay marriage amendment 07/14/2004 01:41 PM

Senate to Debate Marriage Amendment (AP)

Senate to Debate Marriage Amendment (AP) 07/09/2004 08:22 AM
AP - The Senate wades into an election-year debate Friday over whether to write into the Constitution that "marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman."

Senate Resumes Debate on Gay Marriage
Ban (AP)

Senate Resumes Debate on Gay Marriage
Ban (AP) 07/12/2004 02:12 PM
AP - The Senate resumes debate Monday on a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. A vote, likely to be held Wednesday, would put lawmakers on the spot in an election year as they seek to balance backing traditional marriage and gay rights.

Senate Opens Debate on Gay Marriage Ban
(AP)

Senate Opens Debate on Gay Marriage Ban
(AP) 07/09/2004 04:58 PM
AP - Senate Republicans opened debate Friday on a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, highlighting their differences with Democrats on the emotionally charged matter.

Senate Scuttles Gay Marriage Amendment
(AP)

Senate Scuttles Gay Marriage Amendment
(AP) 07/14/2004 08:54 PM
AP - The Senate scuttled a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage on Wednesday, handing a defeat to President Bush yet assuring the issue renewed prominence in the fall campaign for the White House and control of Congress.

Amendment to ban same-sex marriage
blocked in Senate (USATODAY.com)

Amendment to ban same-sex marriage
blocked in Senate (USATODAY.com) 07/15/2004 05:31 AM
USATODAY.com - The Senate blocked a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage Wednesday, splitting 48-50 on a procedural vote that probably ends any chance of action on the issue this election year.

CNN.com - Senate rejects move to
ban same-sex marriage - Jul 14, 2004

CNN.com - Senate rejects move to
ban same-sex marriage - Jul 14, 2004 07/15/2004 05:09 AM
CNN.com - Marriage amendment expected to die in Senate - Jul 14, 2004 .. Same-sex marriage opponents vow to fight on .. didn’t even come up for a vote .. Thank God

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Mass. senate votes to repeal marriage
law

Mass. senate votes to repeal marriage
law 05/19/2004 07:13 PM

Gay Marriage Ban Headed for Senate
Defeat (washingtonpost.com)

Gay Marriage Ban Headed for Senate
Defeat (washingtonpost.com) 07/13/2004 10:21 PM
washingtonpost.com - A proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage was headed for defeat in the Senate today, doomed by nearly solid Democratic opposition, sharp divisions within Republican ranks and a lack of consensus among voters over how best to deal with the issue.

Senate Opens Debate on Same-Sex Marriage
(Reuters)

Senate Opens Debate on Same-Sex Marriage
(Reuters) 07/09/2004 01:41 PM
Reuters - Proponents packed passion but lacked votes on Friday as they began debate in the Senate on a proposed constitutional amendment backed by the White House to ban same-sex marriage.

the Senate blocked the proposal for a
constitutional amendment to ban gay
marriage,

the Senate blocked the proposal for a
constitutional amendment to ban gay
marriage, 07/16/2004 03:42 AM
the failure of the FMA to clear a procedural vote

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"Senate Scuttles Amendment Banning
Same-Sex Marriage (washingt..."

"Senate Scuttles Amendment Banning
Same-Sex Marriage (washingt..." 07/15/2004 03:48 PM

Senate Vote Blocks Effort to Ban
Gay-Marriage in Constitution

Senate Vote Blocks Effort to Ban
Gay-Marriage in Constitution 07/14/2004 01:50 PM
The loss effectively ended a drive to move the proposal through the Senate before the November elections.

Senate Scuttles Amendment Banning
Same-Sex Marriage (washingtonpost.com)

Senate Scuttles Amendment Banning
Same-Sex Marriage (washingtonpost.com) 07/14/2004 08:59 PM
Senate Scuttles Amendment Banning Same-Sex Marriage .. according to the WaPo .. officially dead

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FOXNews.com - Politics - Marriage Debate
Builds Steam in Senate

FOXNews.com - Politics - Marriage Debate
Builds Steam in Senate 07/13/2004 08:23 AM
defining marriage .. Fox News

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Reading from the Bible on the floor of
the Senate on Tuesday, Sen. Orrin Hatch
endorsed a federal judicial nominee who
wrote that wives should have a
subordinate role in marriage, with the
Utah Republican emphasizing
“millions and millions of peopl

Reading from the Bible on the floor of
the Senate on Tuesday, Sen. Orrin Hatch
endorsed a federal judicial nominee who
wrote that wives should have a
subordinate role in marriage, with the
Utah Republican emphasizing
“millions and millions of peopl 07/09/2004 04:52 AM

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Prenuptial Jitters - Did gay marriage
destroy heterosexual marriage in
Scandinavia? By M.V. Lee Badgett

Prenuptial Jitters - Did gay marriage
destroy heterosexual marriage in
Scandinavia? By M.V. Lee Badgett 05/23/2004 01:53 AM
Did gay marriage destroy straight marriage in Scandanavia? .. Scandinavian countries .. are completely bogus .. The other piece .. current Slate .. piece

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What I'd say about gay marriage

What I'd say about gay marriage 07/13/2004 10:08 AM
If I were John Kerry, here's what I'd say about the gay marriage amendment in a debate: There he goes again. George Bush — the uniter, not the divider — is using this issue as a wedge to drive Americans apart by making this complex question of morality, religion, states rights, and love into a simple yes-no, "you're either with us or against us." Americans are smarter than that, Mr. President. We can handle tough questions in all their complexity. And, frankly, it's a failure of leadership and of vision that you can only see things in black and...

What gay marriage says about men

What gay marriage says about men 04/13/2005 11:08 AM
Barney Frank says he knows.

Love and Marriage

Love and Marriage 01/07/2004 04:23 PM

Made it back from Mexico City this afternoon.  The only unhappy event during the trip was finishing reading the massive Pe loponnesian War and failing to find a good English bookstore.  I ended up settling for an Agatha Christie novel: Lord Edgware Dies (1933).  A married Peruvian woman sitting next to me disagreed with this discourse by Hercule Poirot, bachelor detective:

"Often I have observed that it is a great misfortune for a man to have a wife who loves him.  She creates the scenes of jealousy, she makes him look ridiculous, she insists on having all his time and attention.  Ah!  non!  it is not the bed of roses."

And combining the earlier themes of MIT students and ghetto humor, this just in from a 6.171 student...

"Yo Mama so stupid, she took a rigid body mechanics class because she wanted to meet hot guys."

(We will leave this contributor anonymous so that the MIT administration does not begin disciplinary proceedings...)

Gay marriage satire

Gay marriage satire 07/27/2004 01:18 PM
The Fafblog continues its reign as the funniest political satire blog on the Net with today's post about gay marriage in the form of a mock-interview with the Family Research Council's Dr. James Dobson:

[JD]: The legality of gay marriage sent out powerful shockwaves of destructive gay energy throughout hetereosexuality. Without an amendment to the constitution specifically barring homosexuals from obtaining marriage rights, this destructive Gay Force rampaged throughout the Traditional Family Nexus, corrupting it and turning thousands of upright, decent, missionary-position-loving straight couples into deranged, out-of-control mutant gay perverts.

FB: This is horrible! What in your scientific opinion as a doctor can we do to stop this?

JD: Well, humanity's only hope at this point lies in the Marriage Protection Act, which would strip federal courts of the ability to review the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act. That way if the draconian anti-gay laws we need turn out to be unconstitutional, we'll never know, because the courts won't be able to stop them.

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Fafbl0g on gay marriage

Fafbl0g on gay marriage 05/26/2004 09:11 AM
On Fafblog, a very funny fake interview with James Dobson, leader of the anti-gay-marriage nutbars "Focus on the Family":

FAFBLOG: So! How's the Family?

JAMES DOBSON: The Family is in deadly danger, Fafnir.

FB: Danger? Oh no! I like families!

JD: Yes, danger from the homosexual agenda which has been trying for decades to destroy it.

FB: I never knew homosexuals had an agenda! I just thought they were ordinary people who were easily stereotyped as lovers of musical theater.

JD: So they and the gay-controlled Hollywood elite would have you believe. But the Forces of Gay are now closer than ever to destroying the divine institution of the civil marriage certificate, and with it, the family itself.

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MO on the gay marriage debate

MO on the gay marriage debate 08/02/2004 05:19 PM

Islamicate on gay marriage

Islamicate on gay marriage 06/11/2004 08:08 AM
Islamicate writes interestingly about gay marriage: Separate marriage from legal unions, written within the context of Hobbes vs. Rosseau....

Love 'n' Marriage Day in MA - May 17!

Love 'n' Marriage Day in MA - May 17! 05/03/2004 08:10 AM
May 17 is the first day same-sex marriages are allowed in Massachusetts. Anyone else feel like celebrating together? How about this? We show up en masse at our local town halls. We each come with a bouquet of flowers or two. As the couples leave, we each give one flower to each couple. Other ideas?...

Gay marriage: What the court didn't do

Gay marriage: What the court didn't do 08/12/2004 03:20 PM
Gay marriage seems to have fallen flat as Republican wedge issue this year -- with the war continuing and the economy stumbling, it's hard for swing voters to get all hot and bothered about matrimony -- but you can expect it to be campaign fodder again today.

Gay Marriage in Scandinavia

Gay Marriage in Scandinavia 05/20/2004 07:00 PM
Sc andinavia has had gay marriage for years, and surprise surprise, the institution has not collapsed. It's amazing how rarely Americans take advantage of these sorts of international comparisons...

PC can take your marriage off line

PC can take your marriage off line 01/18/2004 10:23 AM
The Mercury Jan 18 2004 2:06PM GMT

Marriage proposal

Marriage proposal 09/06/2004 12:08 AM

Good luck, Molly :)

Fuzzy Marriage

Fuzzy Marriage 08/12/2004 04:40 PM

Best wishes to Feedster's Scott Johnson, who just announced his engagement.

legalize marriage?

legalize marriage? 12/18/2003 01:09 PM
POLL: should gays be able to marry? The American Family Association wants to know what you think - should gays be able to marry? They plan to tell Congress about the results. Let them hear from you.

your opinions on same sex marriage

your opinions on same sex marriage 12/20/2003 03:59 AM
go vote

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Aborting my marriage

Aborting my marriage 08/19/2004 10:13 AM
My big fear was we wouldn't be biologically able to have a child. It turned out we were emotionally unable to do so.

VP would back ban on gay marriage

VP would back ban on gay marriage 01/11/2004 03:49 AM
VP would back ban on gay marriage Best guess: Bush won't try for an amendment so as not to lose potential votes for his party. But this does say something about the man next in line--if not already first--for the presidency.

Can this marriage be saved?

Can this marriage be saved? 04/22/2004 02:35 AM
USA Today Apr 22 2004 6:16AM GMT

Marriage is love

Marriage is love 02/15/2004 05:23 AM

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