There you have it. I thought the debate was Thursday, but it was today. From Bloomberg.com:
The U.S. Senate blocked an attempt to amend the Constitution to ban same-sex marriage, dealing a defeat to President George W. Bush, who made his support for the measure part of his re-election campaign. [He did? News to me.]
Senators voted 50-48 on a preliminary motion to cut off debate and permit a final roll call on the amendment, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman. The Republican-led effort needed 60 votes to shut off debate.
“I’m not of the view that we’re wasting words here,” said Senator Gordon Smith, an Oregon Republican who supports a constitutional amendment. He said today’s vote is “chapter one” in a longer debate that could last years.
When a commenter asked what the debate was supposed to accomplish, I expressed something similar to Smith’s remarks. The “same-sex marriage” issue definitely will be a perennial one.
It’s a game of chicken. One side will eventually give in. Given the abundant evidence of cultural rot, I can guess which side it will be.
That is, if the Supreme Court doesn’t discover a constitutional right to “marry” inanimate objects, first. Think it can’t happen?
