The Marriage Protection Amendment, the latest election cycle gambit from a struggling majority party, was defeated in the Senate today by a vote of 49-48, missing the 2/3 majority required to approve the amendment. This is great, but unsurprising news.
For the record, seven Republicans voted against the amendment: Sens. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island, Susan Collins of Maine, Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, John McCain of Arizona, Olympia Snowe of Maine, Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania and John Sununu of New Hampshire.
Two Democrats voted for the amendment: Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Robert Byrd of West Virginia.
Three senators did not vote: Democrats Christopher Dodd of Connecticut and John Rockefeller of West Virginia, and Republican Chuck Hagel of Nebraska.
Proponents of the draconian amendment vow to keep up the fight (next election cycle perhaps?), quixotically attempting to cement anti-gay language into the most sacred American document, all in order to appease people like this:
Alright, I guess that's a low blow. It felt good though.
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