First lady, vice
president's daughter
talk about gay
marriage
By AP from kristv.com
on the Web, May 14, 2006
WASHINGTON -- The first lady and the
vice president's daughter are among those weighing in on the issue of a
constitutional amendment on gay marriage.
Laura Bush told "Fox News Sunday" that she thinks the American people want a
debate on the issue. But, she said, it requires "a lot of sensitivity" and
shouldn't be used "as a campaign tool."
The proposed amendment would define marriage as the union between a man and a
woman. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist tells C-N-N's "Late Edition" that
the Senate will begin debating the matter early next month.
President Bush supports the amendment, but Vice President Cheney doesn't.
Cheney's daughter, Mary, is a lesbian and has been speaking out against the
marriage amendment as she promotes her new book.
On Fox today, Mary Cheney called the amendment "fundamentally wrong." She
says it would amount to "writing discrimination into the Constitution."
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