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It’s rare I get to say I said something prescient, so allow me the opportunity to highlight that fact. In light of the Senate’s rejection of a proposed gay marriage amendment, back in December I posted on “Why the Constitution will not ban gay marriage.” The key sections: For a constitutional amendment to pass, you ...
It's rare I get to say I said something prescient, so allow me the opportunity to highlight that fact. In light of the Senate's rejection of a proposed gay marriage amendment, back in December I posted on "Why the Constitution will not ban gay marriage." The key sections:
It’s rare I get to say I said something prescient, so allow me the opportunity to highlight that fact. In light of the Senate’s rejection of a proposed gay marriage amendment, back in December I posted on “Why the Constitution will not ban gay marriage.” The key sections:
For a constitutional amendment to pass, you need the both houses of Congress to approve the measure by a two-thirds majority, and then have three-quarters of the state legislatures approve it within a specified time period. It’s an extraordinarily difficult and cumbersome process, with lots of veto points to stymie progress…. Another thing — public opinion is fickle. Indeed, the attitudes about gay marriage have been extremely volatile over the past year…. I don’t doubt that this will be a political issue for the 2004 election, just like flag burning was an issue in 1988. I also don’t doubt that as a constitutional amendment, this won’t fly.
Naturally, Andrew Sullivan has more.
Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast. Twitter: @dandrezner
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