2006-11-10 06:36:58 · 8 answers · asked by Hafeman 5000 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
It's not a Congressional issue. Congress is limited in the types of laws they can pass, based on the enumerated powers doctring. Marriage is not within the scope of Congressional authority. Which means it is a state issue.
The only way that Congress could legally get involved is pass a Constituional Amendment, one way or the other, and that's not likely to succeed in either direction becuase of the current split on the issue.
2006-11-10 06:46:03 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As other have mentioned, this will be a question left up to individual states. There is still DOMA, which declares that no state has to recognize same-sex marriages even if it was recognized in another state.
45% of people in their twenties believe the government should not be involved in licensing marriage. This is taken from Gallup survey for the National Marriage Project, The State of Our Unions 2001. I think that this same sentiment will spread, if anything.
I don’t believe that congress will pass a constitutional amendment in support or against the issue.
2006-11-10 15:58:26 · answer #2 · answered by Sensible_5 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't see why. Many states, including states that have voted overwhelmingly Democrat, like Michigan and Oregon, have approved state constitution amendments to limit marriage to one man and one woman.
And Congress certainly does NOT have any jurisdiction over that.
The only problem would be if they block all of Bush's judicial nominees unless they're raving liberals who seek to rewrite the Constitution from the bench. Then we're ALL in trouble.
2006-11-10 14:55:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
doubtful. On election day 8 of 9 states passed constitutional bans on gay marriage. I think something like 20 states so far have specifically banned gay marriage. Of course, a few federal judges could overturn the will of the people as they have so many times before.
2006-11-10 14:40:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anthony M 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There won't be a constitutional amendment banning it. What will continue to happen is the states will deal with the issue on their own.
2006-11-10 14:56:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many those elected have claimed to be conservatives and against gay marriage and abortion. Hopefully they will not throw off their cloak and show to be real liberals.
2006-11-10 15:07:10 · answer #6 · answered by mr conservative 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
States, where the people are allowed to vote, are still overwhelmingly rejecting it.
2006-11-10 14:53:23 · answer #7 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe
2006-11-10 14:38:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋