] This proposed amendment, regardless of what Bush or its
] backers say, would impose a complete ban, at all levels
] of government, on same-sex marriages. While Bush claims
] it's necessary to handcuff "activist judges", the
] amendment would prevent the will of the people -- in the
] form of state legislatures -- from providing those
] benefits if they so chose.

[ Preposterous. And the best part? The majority of people will support it. Interestingly, the numbers for 18-29 year olds are almost exactly the reverse of the overall numbers. This is an ongoing problem with politics. The young permit the old to set the agenda, meaning we'll have to go back and change it all in 20 years. Granted, the baby-boomer situation is going to put the young at a numerical disadvantage, but still, apathy is not your friend. -k]

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