I am very much relieved that the Federal Marriage Ammendment did not pass. I was suspecting it wouldn't pass, but you never know...

I did not expect it to be defeated by such a large margin, though. While it does make the Republicans look divided, behind the times, and as puppets of the religious right, I don't know what will happen in the next election. Maybe the religious right will show up to vote in greater numbers and keep Bush in office. Or hopefully, the rest of the country will wise up and kick him out. :-)

I have just been thinking that many of the senators who opposed the Ammendment did so because the Defense of Marriage Act was already in place. If it is ever declared inconstitutional, you bet they will try to alter the constitution again. But I'm not going to worry about this for now. I'll deal with events as they come. For now, I will relax and enjoy the victory.

Let me end with this: the longer gay marriages are allowed to happen, the more people will get used to them, and the higher the chances they will continue to take place. You know, I wanted to marry a man ever since the day I came out. Maybe I will be able to do so one day.