House Majority Leader Boehner Refusing To Let Gay Marriage Ban Die

House Majority Leader John Boehner said Tuesday that despite the doomed fate of a bill being considered in the Senate to ban same-sex marriage, he plans to bring the measure up for a vote in the House next month.

"This is a big issue with lots of our members and, frankly, with lots of Americans," Boehner said. "Bringing this issue to the floor, allowing it to be debated, voted on, I think is a good idea."

The West Chester Republican's statement came after Sen. Jim Bunning, a Southgate Republican, told reporters earlier on Tuesday that the bill has little chance of passing the Senate - or even getting enough votes to merit a debate.

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Though the amendment will fail, Bunning said, that shouldn't stop Congress from pushing the issue, if for nothing else than to make a statement "on what a marriage is and what a marriage is not."

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and can someone please explain how this is "smaller, less intrusive government"?

Oh wait - they only want less intrusive government in the sense of their money. My bad.

Except pandering to the homophobic freaks on the RW fringe.

several polls concerning issues important to Americans, and this one ranks near, or at the bottom of the list. This must be the only thing they can come up with that they think will evoke a positive response from the base.

what a bunch of dumbasses - clearly the only Americans who count are the ones who agree with him.

:rant: