Friday, October 01, 2004
US Marriage Amendment fails
The US House of Representatives today failed to muster the two-thirds' majority needed to pass a proposed constitutional amendment backed by President Bush to ban same-sex marriage. The largely party-line vote in the Republican-led House was 227-186, 49 votes short of what was required for approval. In July, Democratic-led foes blocked a similar measure in the 100-member Senate.
Polls show most Americans oppose gay marriage but are split on whether a constitutional amendment is needed.
President Bush supported the amendment because of his and many Americans concern at the way activist judges are creating new law or wild interpretations of the Constitution in order to allow homosexuals to marry.
The US House of Representatives today failed to muster the two-thirds' majority needed to pass a proposed constitutional amendment backed by President Bush to ban same-sex marriage. The largely party-line vote in the Republican-led House was 227-186, 49 votes short of what was required for approval. In July, Democratic-led foes blocked a similar measure in the 100-member Senate.
Polls show most Americans oppose gay marriage but are split on whether a constitutional amendment is needed.
President Bush supported the amendment because of his and many Americans concern at the way activist judges are creating new law or wild interpretations of the Constitution in order to allow homosexuals to marry.
