The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

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A constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage was defeated as predicted in the Senate Wednesday, but supporters say new votes for the measure represent progress that gives the GOP's base reason to vote on Election Day.

And senators will have to answer for their positions, one sponsor of the amendment warned.

"People are going to be responsible for this vote," said Sen. Sam Brownback (news, bio, voting record), R-Kan. "We are making progress in America on defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman."

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Rejected... until the next election year, I'm thinking...

This is all an election year ploy for the Repubs to say, 'The guy I'm running against voted FOR same-sex marriage. Is that what we want?'
Bleh.