House voting now on that "defense of marriage" thing

[MaineDem]

It's passing...
Good lord!!!

[bowens43]

1. It won't pass in the Senate. It won't even come up for a vote

[MaineDem]

2. The only saving grace

I'm wondering now who the Dems are who voted for this.

[MuseRider]

4. 25 of them so far! n/t

[asjr]

11. By God I want names. This is a travesty! I have been talking

about a dictatorship. I believe it is here if this does pass. We have been sold down the river. The Senate has always had better sense so I hope this goes nowhere. Everyone in this country should be up in arms about the House denying rights to another class of citizen. I have said it before and I will say it again, if the hetero males in the House think they can save their own marriages by denying others they are really in a heap of trouble.

[realisticphish]

8. im not sure how often the ACLU

updates their voting record page, but that would be a good place to watch for it


:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[NewJerseyDem]

13. The House webpage will update soon

It updates pretty quickly now so the vote should be up there soon and I will monitor it to post it when I find the vote.

All I know is that Amo Houghton (R-NY) and Jim Leach (R-IA) are two Republicans that voted no because they spoke against it on the House floor. I don't know who else did but I think 27 Democrats voted yes and 17 Republicans voted no.

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. Tell me our our Maine reps knew enough not to vote for that thing.

[MaineDem]

5. I assume Allen voted no but Michaud...? (nt)

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. Hope not, he is my rep. Seems fairly solid most of the time.

[MaineDem]

15. Mike voted no

I just spoke with his office.

[SaveElmer]

6. The House is now like the old Soviet Parliament

It is merely a rubber stamp for the leader of the party.

[Razoor]

9. it passed

good lord. what have we become? please let the senate knock it down.
:mad:

[nostamj]

10. I listened to a lot of the "debate"

House repukes are the sickest pack of cretins...

The Dems gave some great speeches but the repubs... sickening batch of goosestepping nazis

[MuseRider]

12. It was vile.

This is the first time I really listened and I am stunned that such hateful people hold so much power. Also, I have yet to make any damned sense out of their arguments.

[ibegurpard]

14. What is VERY upsetting to me

is NOT that they are trying to keep the anti-gay marriage thing alive; it's that they are trying to LIMIT the powers of the courts. That is what should send chills down everyone's spine. In typical Republican fashion, when they can't win they try to cheat or change the rules. It's a travesty that there are a number of Democrats who can't see past the gay marriage issue to recognize how dangerous this is.

[in_cog_ni_to]

17. Except

they want to stop the Leftist, Bleeding Heart LIBERAL ACTIVIST judges....ONLY. :grr: Next up....the Senate is going to try to change the fillibuster rule. That's coming up after their 6 week vacation. I hate republicans.

[liveoaktx]

16. Roll Call Vote

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2004/roll410.xml

I assume the italics means they're Dems