ban nixed

The Senate couldn't rally the votes. Bill Frist:

“For thousands of years, marriage — the union between a man and a woman — has been recognized as an essential cornerstone of society. Forty-five states across the country, both red and blue, have acted to protect traditional marriage, but that hasn’t stopped same-sex marriage activists from taking their campaigns to the courts, where overreaching liberal judges have consistently set aside the will of the people.

"We must continue fighting to ensure the Constitution is amended by the will of the people rather than by judicial activism.”

No word on whether Frist would support the other form of marriage recognized as a social cornerstone for thousands of years.