Sources are telling me that the United States Senate just announced that the first vote today will be called at 10am. The Senate Judiciary markup of the Federal Marriage Amendment (aka "Marriage Protection Act") is currently scheduled immediately after the first vote is called. Note that votes do not always happen precisely on time.

The committee will meet in the Capitol President's Room, which is right off the Senate floor. It is not accessible to the public and is very small. There are not even enough seats for the Senators to sit. I'm told there will be Senators who object to proceeding under this scenario. Unclear if Senator Specter will insist on the markup.

Take Action Now! If you read this, do not stop at simply being informed. Be outraged and take action immediately. Don't know how? Use the link below to send a a message to your Senators... don't worry you don't even need to write anything if you don't want to. It's already taken care of thanks to the Human Rights Campaign.

Click here to take action!

-GS

This entry was posted on Thursday, May 18, 2006 at 7:45 AM. Want to discuss? Leave a comment below.