It seems George W. Bush has ranked homosexuals right up there with brown-skinned people as clear and present dangers to the American way of life. So much so that he wants to change the constitution.
If this amendment goes to the states and is rejected handily, that would be the most amazing leap for homosexual rights ever. The moment it failed, 8 million conservatives would crap their pants simultaneously while sitting in church praying for gays to burn in hell. Now that's beauty.
Now, the bad news....
I have a feeling that he might be able to get 3/4 of the states to ratify this idiotic idea.
Gay culture can, and often does, make even the most open-minded people uncomfortable. Even if they privately don't care if gay people get the right to marry, I doubt they'd be willing to fight for it.I don't think there are enough and loud enough voices from the center to stop a campaign like this.
Maybe I'm being pessimistic.