Senate Debates Same-Sex Marriage Ban

While we engage in a battle to prevent the ban of civil unions and marriage for same-sex couples in the state of Wisconsin, the U.S. Senate has begun debating a national ban of same-sex marriage, setting the blogosphere in action. Many of the blogs linked on our page have posted about the debate. Here are some highlights:

• President Bush spoke yesterday for over nine minutes about the need to pass this legislation. Fair Wisconsin’s No on the Amendment Blog and Gay Rights Watch both have the video (here and here).


• Gay Spirtuality and Culture has an entry about yesterday’s Atlantic Journal-Constitution, which featured a story with a headline indicating that a ban of same-sex marriage is one of President Bush’s top priorities.


• Wisconsin’s own Tom Scharbach offers his own analysis of the debate on Purple Scarf, suggesting that it is a ploy by Republicans to gain support during the upcoming election cycle.


• Finally, the New York Times reports on yesterday’s debate on the ban and that the debate will continue today in the Senate. Thankfully, they also report that the Senate probably doesn’t have enough votes to pass the legislation.