Gay-marriage amendment fails

Regardless of your personal feelings - it's good that this is not being considered for our Constitution.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&u=/nm/20060607/pl_nm/rights_gays_congress_dc_6

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A constitutional ban on same-sex marriage failed to pass the Senate on Wednesday but Republican leaders planned to take it up in the House, keeping a national spotlight on the divisive issue.

The 49 to 48 vote basically ensures the measure won't get anywhere in the full Congress, thwarting

President Bush and the mostly Republican senators who argued that the Constitution must be amended to prevent judges from striking down existing state bans on gay marriage.