Liza
> From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
> Reply-To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
> Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 16:55:05 -0400
> To: lbo-talk <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org>
> Subject: [lbo-talk] Bush defends heteronormativity
>
> [man this is going to be a dismal, stupid campaign]
>
> Bush Speaks Out Against Gay Marriage
>
> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush (news - web sites) said on
> Saturday that allowing gay marriage would undermine families, as he
> played to his conservative base by pushing a constitutional amendment
> to ban same-sex unions.
>
> Bush made the highly charged issue of gay marriage the focus of his
> weekly radio address the day after the U.S. Senate opened debate on
> the proposed gay-marriage ban, which seemed certain to fail.
>
> "A great deal is at stake in this matter," Bush said. "For ages, in
> every culture, human beings have understood that traditional marriage
> is critical to the well-being of families. ... And changing the
> definition of traditional marriage will undermine the family
> structure."
>
> It was the second time this week the Republican president raised the
> subject of gay marriage as his campaign tried to focus on social
> issues, including the abortion debate.
>
> Although Bush announced his support in February for a constitutional
> amendment to ban gay marriage, he has rarely mentioned it until the
> last few days.
>
> Bush's presumptive Democratic rival, John Kerry (news - web sites),
> opposes a constitutional ban, saying the issue of whether to allow
> gay marriage should be left up to the states.
>
> The constitutional amendment would need approval by two-thirds of the
> Senate and House of Representatives and then would have to be
> ratified by 38 states. Even supporters admit they do not have the
> support of half of the 100 senators.
>
>
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