On the Federal Marriage Amendment, "the statements made by so many senators to explain their votes were discouraging, frequently insulting, and denied many Americans the respect we are due," writes Matt Foreman, head of the left-liberal National Gay & Lesbian Task Force. He continues:
"Not a single senator stood up and said he or she was voting against the amendment because marriage is a fundamental right that same-sex couples should enjoy under the Constitution. If the Senate actually reflected and articulated the views of the American public, at least one-third of them would have actually argued for marriage equality and the basic rights of all Americans."
Actually, I'm told that Ted Kennedy and Mark Dayton of Minnesota
were the two (count 'em) senators who did say supportive things
about gay marriage.
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