The Federal Marriage Amendment would prohibits individual states from recognizing marital status and/or legal benefits from any other unions other than that of a man and woman. 50 Republican conservative senators supported this legislation, but only a handful of liberal Republicans, like John McCain voted "NO" and therefore voted to support the gay agenda.

Same Sex Marriage Resolution

Bill Number: SJ Res. 1 Issue: Social Issues Date: 06/07/2006 Sponsor:Sen Allard, Wayne [CO]

Roll Call Number: 163 Cloture Not Invoked (Senate) How members voted

Senator John S. McCain voted NO. Read statements Senator McCain made in this general time period.

Official Title of Legislation:

S J Res 1: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.

Project Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote on the motion to invoke cloture on a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment defining marriage as consisting of a man and a woman.

NOTE: INVOKING CLOTURE REQUIRES A THREE-FIFTHS MAJORITY OF THE FULL SENATE. IT IS NOT A VOTE ON THE PASSAGE OF THE PIECE OF LEGISLATION, BUT RATHER LIMITS FURTHER DEBATE TO 30 HOURS. CLOTURE IS TYPICALLY USED TO END A FILIBUSTER.

Highlights:

- Prohibits individual states from recognizing marital status and/or legal benefits from any other unions other than that of a man and woman.

Senate Cloture Vote: 06/07/2006: Rejected: 49 - 48. Record Vote Number: 163.
Senate Passage Vote: 06/07/2006: No vote taken.
Last Updated: 06/12/2006:
Additional Sources: The Library of Congress (2006). Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage. (Introduced in Senate)[S.J.RES.1.IS]. Retrieved June 9, 2006, from http://thomas.loc.gov CQ.com (2006). CQ Floor Votes. Same Sex Marriage Ban Constitutional Amendment-Cloture. Retrieved June 9, 2006, from http://www.cq.com (Subscription) For further status information, call the Voter's Research Hotline at 1-888-VOTE-SMART (1-888-868-3762). http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?vote_id=3841&can_id=S0061103

Weekly Bible Verses

Leviticus 20:13
If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

Deuteronomy 23:17-18
There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.

Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God.

2Peter 2:1
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

2Peter 2:2
And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

2Peter 2:3
And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.