Yes, yes, yes!

[ebonlock]

Senate Scuttles Amendment Banning Same-Sex Marriage

The Senate voted today to block a White House-backed constitutional amendment to bar same-sex marriages, dooming its prospects for approval by Congress this year but ensuring it an emotionally-charged role during campaigns this fall.

The vote was 48-50 against bringing up the amendment -- 12 short of the 60 votes needed to limit debate and 19 short of the two-thirds majority that it would take to amend the Constitution.

A little closer than I would've liked to see, but it still puts a big old smile on my face.

Comments

[lil-m-moses.livejournal.com]

A little closer than I would've liked to see

Well, remember that this was just the first step. Even _if_ they'd gotten a 2/3 majority, it still would have had to do the same in the House, and then would have to be ratified by 75% of the States' legislatures.

[ebonlock.livejournal.com]

Well, remember that this was just the first step. Even _if_ they'd gotten a 2/3 majority, it still would have had to do the same in the House, and then would have to be ratified by 75% of the States' legislatures.

I guess I just hoped for some huge landslide of a majority shooting this one down, but I will happily take what I can get.