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Title: US House rejects Bush-backed bid to ban gay marriage
Post by: LostInTime on July 18, 2006, 01:55:09 PM

Article (http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2006-07-18T182222Z_01_N18433098_RTRIDST_0_RIGHTS-GAY.XML)

The vote to approve the measure backed by President George W. Bush was 236-187, 46 votes short of what was needed. Most Republican lawmakers voted for it and most Democrats against.

Title: Re: US House rejects Bush-backed bid to ban gay marriage
Post by: stephanie_craxford on July 18, 2006, 02:36:22 PM

Thank goodness for that.

Steph

Title: Re: US House rejects Bush-backed bid to ban gay marriage
Post by: Luc on July 18, 2006, 04:31:11 PM

Awesome! I'll never understand why many straight people think it's a threat to the human race if they just allow same-sex couples to marry.

Rafe

Title: Re: US House rejects Bush-backed bid to ban gay marriage
Post by: Melissa on July 18, 2006, 04:45:39 PM

Cool. The amendment went from bush-backed to bushwhacked. :D

Melissa

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