Gay Marriage Roll Call Vote

[bluedog]

Gay Marriage Roll Call Vote



The 50-48 roll call by which the Senate blocked a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. Supporters of the amendment fell 12 votes short of the 60 they needed to advance the bill.



On this vote, a "yes" vote was a vote to advance the measure and a "no" vote was a vote to stop it.


Voting "yes" were 3 Democrats and 45 Republicans.


Voting "no" were 43 Democrats, 6 Republicans and 1 Independent.


X denotes those not voting.


Democrats Yes


Byrd, W.Va.; Miller, Ga.; Nelson, Neb.


Democrats No


Akaka, Hawaii; Baucus, Mont.; Bayh, Ind.; Biden, Del.; Bingaman, N.M.; Boxer, Calif.; Breaux, La.; Cantwell, Wash.; Carper, Del.; Clinton, N.Y.; Conrad, N.D.; Corzine, N.J.; Daschle, S.D.; Dayton, Minn.; Dodd, Conn.; Dorgan, N.D.; Durbin, Ill.; Feingold, Wis.; Feinstein, Calif.; Graham, Fla.; Harkin, Iowa; Hollings, S.C.; Inouye, Hawaii; Johnson, S.D.; Kennedy, Mass.; Kohl, Wis.; Landrieu, La.; Lautenberg, N.J.; Leahy, Vt.; Levin, Mich.; Lieberman, Conn.; Lincoln, Ark.; Mikulski, Md.; Murray, Wash.; Nelson, Fla.; Pryor, Ark.; Reed, R.I.; Reid, Nev.; Rockefeller, W.Va.; Sarbanes, Md.; Schumer, N.Y.; Stabenow, Mich.; Wyden, Ore.


Democrats Not Voting


Edwards, N.C.; Kerry, Mass.


Republicans Yes


Alexander, Tenn.; Allard, Colo.; Allen, Va.; Bennett, Utah; Bond, Mo.; Brownback, Kan.; Bunning, Ky.; Burns, Mont.; Chambliss, Ga.; Cochran, Miss.; Coleman, Minn.; Cornyn, Texas; Craig, Idaho; Crapo, Idaho; DeWine, Ohio; Dole, N.C.; Domenici, N.M.; Ensign, Nev.; Enzi, Wyo.; Fitzgerald, Ill.; Frist, Tenn.; Graham, S.C.; Grassley, Iowa; Gregg, N.H.; Hagel, Neb.; Hatch, Utah; Hutchison, Texas; Inhofe, Okla.; Kyl, Ariz.; Lott, Miss.; Lugar, Ind.; McConnell, Ky.; Murkowski, Alaska; Nickles, Okla.; Roberts, Kan.; Santorum, Pa.; Sessions, Ala.; Shelby, Ala.; Smith, Ore.; Specter, Pa.; Stevens, Alaska; Talent, Mo.; Thomas, Wyo.; Voinovich, Ohio; Warner, Va.


Republicans No


Campbell, Colo.; Chafee, R.I.; Collins, Maine; McCain, Ariz.; Snowe, Maine; Sununu, N.H.


Others No


Jeffords, Vt.


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[CO Liberal]

1. I'm Shocked Ben Nightmare Campbell Voted "NO"

But then again, he's retiring this year - I guess he could afford to do the right thing and not cowtow to the GOP leadership.

[eleny]

10. Good news today!

But don't you just want to kick him in his ass? The little punk. :spank:

[NewJerseyDem]

12. I'm not that surprised

There were some republicans like Chafee and Collins who support gay rights so they opposed the amendment. There are others that are libertarian so they opposed the amendment which would be like Sununu's opposition. However, Campbell probably mixes both his moderate views on many social issues like abortion and being from the Mountain West, he is probably somewhat libertarian in his thinking. So, that seems like a good combination to oppose the amendment as well as the fact that he is retiring and can do whatever the hell he wants for the next few months. This is a guy that is probably more liberal than his voting record. The only reason he is a republican is that he wanted to be in the majority after the 1994 elections, so some of his votes may be to fit the demands of the republicans. Now, he doesn't have to worry about that.

[eleny]

17. Yes, I know - I'm in Colorado

Reason why he switched was when the Repubs got control of the Senate and he wanted to keep his chairmanship of his committee. So he made a deal with the Rs to keep his chairmanship if he switched horses.

[trof]

2. Sessions & Shelby voted "yes"? I'm SHOCKED,

SHOCKED,I tell you.
That's my boys.
:grr:

[Beaverhausen]

3. Byrd voted yes?

he better have had a good reason.

[dsc]

4. His reason is he hates gays

He has made that abundently clear over the years.

[TeacherCreature]

7. he does not

He just doesn't agree with gay marriage and he sees what is happening. But it is not a huge surprise he voted this way. He is a social conservative. I support gay marriage so I am not pleased with his stance on this. However no one is perfect.

[dsc]

9. He spent a huge amount of time on the Senate floor

denouncing gays when he voted for DOMA in 1996. He claimed his state didn't have any gays in the 1980's as he fought against the Ryan White act. He is a hater of gays and his lousy record on gay issues shows it. He voted against both hate crimes and ENDA (on of around a half dozen in each case). He is about the worst Senator on gay issues irrespective of party.

[NewJerseyDem]

14. Not really

Robert Byrd now supports the hate crimes leglislation, I think. It seems that he has changed his mind on that issue. He still opposes ENDA and supports DOMA and the FMA, but there are a lot of republicans that are much more anti-gay than him. Byrd's support of hate crime legislation put him in the top 2/3 of the Senate in gay rights since about 1/3 oppose those hate crime legislation. I think he has gotten slowly better over the years.

[dsc]

15. a clarification

I meant one of about a dozen Democrats opposing hate crimes and ENDA not a dozen Senators. I realize that was unclear. If he has changed on hate crimes then good for him. I stand behind the idea he has a very lousy record of a Democrat, but in fairness, as a Republican he would be around the middle or slightly better.

[theHandpuppet]

19. I must disagree with you

As much as I respect Sen Byrd for some of his stands (Iraq being one notable example), the man has an abysmal track record when it comes to gay rights and issues. He rates a disgraceful 29% in the Congressional Scorecard of the Human Rights Campaign (see www.hrc.org) Byrd's homophobia has a long track record and the latest battle for gay marriage rights is just one more example of his aggressive homophobia.

[lazarus]

18. we brothers in Byrd's hate, dsc

he hates atheists, too.

I never understood the hero worship of this guy. Yeah, he's done good things, and I'll give him props when he does. That's it.

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

5. only two Democrats not voting. LOL!

I see Ben Campbell and John Sununu voted no, though. Interesting.

[fdr_hst_fan]

6. I see my DE boys

did the right thing!

[floridaguy]

8. Florida puts two in the "no" column

Now, let's make sure we keep Graham's seat next election.

Support your Democratic Senate candidate!

[elperromagico]

11. Arkansas yields two NO votes.

Take THAT!

[Flubadubya]

13. That's my Pryor and Lincoln...

YES! :hug:

[kerrywins]

16. it doidn't pass

yeaa