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Bush won't push for gay marriage ban in Senate
WASHINGTON (AFP) - President George W. Bush (news - web sites) will not actively seek to ban gay marriage in the United States during his second term in office -- a stance certain to anger the social conservatives who helped re-elect him.
In an interview, The Washington Post daily asked Bush if he would aggressively lobby senators during his second term in office to pass an amendment outlawing marriage in all 50 states.
"I do believe it's necessary," Bush said. But he went on to imply that pursuing it in the US Senate, which must approve a constitutional amendment by 67 of its 100 votes, would be futile.
Many Senators think the Defense of Marriage Act, an existing law that allows states not to recognize gay marriages enacted in other states, is sufficient, according to Bush.
"The point is, is that Senators have made it clear that so long as DOMA is deemed constitutional, nothing will happen. I'd take that admonition seriously," Bush told the Post.
Bush voiced active support for a gay marriage ban during the 2004 presidential campaign, whipping up support from social conservatives including Evangelical Christians who turned out in droves to re-elect him.
Immediately after his election victory his top political strategist said the president would "absolutely" continue his fight on the politically and socially divisive issue.
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This is the kind of crap from this guy I'm worried about. Of course I think banning gay marriage is ridiculous, but a really big part of why Bush was elected was his crazy extreme stance on this issue. Saying he was against it wasn't enough, he had to go as far as saying he would amend the constitution. The Religious Right ate it up. Now, he admits (though anyone smart enough already knew this) that it wouldn't pass the Senate anyway, so there's no point.
He's going to get the Religious Right awful damned ticked at him. Immigration, Palestine, gay marriage, etc ... AND these nutters know how much political power they have now. Throw in a heavy dose of nationalism in the air and you've got the makings of a frightening rise of power more extreme and more fundamentalist than Bush can dream of.
What might be the chances that Pat Robertson or someone like him will run in '08?
WASHINGTON (AFP) - President George W. Bush (news - web sites) will not actively seek to ban gay marriage in the United States during his second term in office -- a stance certain to anger the social conservatives who helped re-elect him.
In an interview, The Washington Post daily asked Bush if he would aggressively lobby senators during his second term in office to pass an amendment outlawing marriage in all 50 states.
"I do believe it's necessary," Bush said. But he went on to imply that pursuing it in the US Senate, which must approve a constitutional amendment by 67 of its 100 votes, would be futile.
Many Senators think the Defense of Marriage Act, an existing law that allows states not to recognize gay marriages enacted in other states, is sufficient, according to Bush.
"The point is, is that Senators have made it clear that so long as DOMA is deemed constitutional, nothing will happen. I'd take that admonition seriously," Bush told the Post.
Bush voiced active support for a gay marriage ban during the 2004 presidential campaign, whipping up support from social conservatives including Evangelical Christians who turned out in droves to re-elect him.
Immediately after his election victory his top political strategist said the president would "absolutely" continue his fight on the politically and socially divisive issue.
www.yahoo.com
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This is the kind of crap from this guy I'm worried about. Of course I think banning gay marriage is ridiculous, but a really big part of why Bush was elected was his crazy extreme stance on this issue. Saying he was against it wasn't enough, he had to go as far as saying he would amend the constitution. The Religious Right ate it up. Now, he admits (though anyone smart enough already knew this) that it wouldn't pass the Senate anyway, so there's no point.
He's going to get the Religious Right awful damned ticked at him. Immigration, Palestine, gay marriage, etc ... AND these nutters know how much political power they have now. Throw in a heavy dose of nationalism in the air and you've got the makings of a frightening rise of power more extreme and more fundamentalist than Bush can dream of.
What might be the chances that Pat Robertson or someone like him will run in '08?
