The Senate at its worst
Senator Frist moved up the debate three days on a Constitutional amendment barring same-sex marriages. The issue is on the floor now. I could not be more disgusted. Rick Santorum just stood up and said there is no more important issue facing the United States today.

To be sure, most every state will avoid same-sex marriages on their own just fine for a very long time, maybe forever. Tennessee, for one, will probably need a legislative turnover of at least 2 generations before it could be considered, and that's only if we can keep the future grandfathers there now from amending the State Constitution.

There is simply no legitimate civic argument on their side. Whether a bonehead like Santorum, or an articulate jerk like Bill Buckley, their only attempt at logic is the same slippery slope fallacy, that somehow acknowledging same-sex commitment opens a floodgate that leads right to state-sanctioned bestiality. It's a bunch of visceral hatred, coupled with election-year theatrics, masquerading as a value.

Other marriage-related amendments that would make more sense than this one:
1. 24-hour waiting period...
2. Disclosure requirement that all felons report their convictions to their mate prior to marriage.

I'm sure there are more.