Comments on: Why They Will Fail http://www.republicoft.com/2006/06/04/why-they-will-fail/ Black. Gay. Father. Vegetarian. Buddhist. Liberal. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:47:01 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Doug http://www.republicoft.com/2006/06/04/why-they-will-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Doug Mon, 05 Jun 2006 14:31:38 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/2006/06/04/why-they-will-fail/#comment-31 "I'm willing to bed a lot of other people . . . " Lets just assume that was a non-Freudian slip :o) “I’m willing to bed a lot of other people . . . ” Lets just assume that was a non-Freudian slip :o )

]]> By: AlanSmithee http://www.republicoft.com/2006/06/04/why-they-will-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-30 AlanSmithee Mon, 05 Jun 2006 12:45:44 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/2006/06/04/why-they-will-fail/#comment-30 The impetus behind the FMA is the republican's fundamentalist base. Fundamentalists <strong>demand</strong> representation from their lawmakers. This is the important point - Republican senators know that if they do not represent their base - the fundamentalists <em>will not vote for them</em>. This is why fundamentalists have clout in the republican party and the LGBT community doesn't have clout in the democrat party. The impetus behind the FMA is the republican’s fundamentalist base. Fundamentalists demand representation from their lawmakers. This is the important point – Republican senators know that if they do not represent their base – the fundamentalists will not vote for them.

This is why fundamentalists have clout in the republican party and the LGBT community doesn’t have clout in the democrat party.

]]> By: John M Shaw http://www.republicoft.com/2006/06/04/why-they-will-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-29 John M Shaw Mon, 05 Jun 2006 02:30:52 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/2006/06/04/why-they-will-fail/#comment-29 They will "fail" in the long run. But please note the timing of the proposed amendment. The Republicans are running a bit scared about the 2006 election. This is just a ploy ot galvanize the Reoublican base. Frist et. al. know the amendment dose snot have the required votes in the Senate. But they want the Democrats (and perhaps some Republican moderates) to go on record with a formal recorded vote on the hot-button issue. This vote will then be used in the "swift boat" style of attack-ad politics during the 2006 election. They will “fail” in the long run. But please note the timing of the proposed amendment. The Republicans are running a bit scared about the 2006 election. This is just a ploy ot galvanize the Reoublican base. Frist et. al. know the amendment dose snot have the required votes in the Senate. But they want the Democrats (and perhaps some Republican moderates) to go on record with a formal recorded vote on the hot-button issue. This vote will then be used in the “swift boat” style of attack-ad politics during the 2006 election.

]]> By: Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator http://www.republicoft.com/2006/06/04/why-they-will-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator Mon, 05 Jun 2006 01:02:56 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/2006/06/04/why-they-will-fail/#comment-28 <strong>Bush Backs Amendment Banning Gay Marriage</strong> Bush to promote constitutional amendment banning gay marriage on Monday, day before Senate's vote Bush Backs Amendment Banning Gay Marriage

Bush to promote constitutional amendment banning gay marriage on Monday, day before Senate’s vote

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