The proposed amendment to define marriage in the Constitution failed in the Senate today (hardly surprising to anyone). It needed sixty votes to achieve cloture, and only got 49. Forty-eight senators voted in opposition. I’ll update this with a link to the roll call when it’s available.
Now, Senate, get back to work on some important issues.
Update: The roll call is here. Democrats Byrd and Nelson (NE) voted in favor of cloture; Republicans Chafee, Collins, Gregg, McCain, Snowe, Specter, and Sununu voted against. Senators Dodd, Hagel and Rockefeller did not vote.