House leader: Ban on gay marriage will fail

[Khephra]

House leader: Ban on gay marriage will fail


Hearst Newspapers
September 29, 2004


WASHINGTON -- House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, acknowledged Tuesday that the proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage would fail to win House passage Thursday.

But he insisted that he would go forward with a vote on the amendment anyway.

"The American people need to know where their representatives stand" on the issue, DeLay told a news conference.

DeLay acknowledged that past House votes on gay marriage issues show it is unlikely that the proposed amendment could receive the necessary two-thirds support.

http://www.indystar.com/articles/0/182429-5940-010.html

[lazarus]

1. In other words

We're determined to waste time on this for purely political purposes, using it as a wedge, when we should be worried about things like national security.

Nice to know the grownups are in charge, eh?

[Catfight]

4. don't forget a huge was of tax dollars. Fire Tom Delay, step one!

[GP6971]

2. They will vote

on the gay marriage amendment even though they don't have enough votes. I guess we didn't need to know where the representatives stood on the ASW.

[RobertDevereaux]

3. DeLay? Isn't that fucker in jail yet???!!!