Traditional marriage group seeks a few liberal allies
By Amy Fagan
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
April 18, 2006

The Alliance for Marriage (AFM) is assembling broad left-right coalitions, including many black and Hispanic pastors, in several key states to convince senators to support a constitutional amendment against homosexual "marriage," which is set for a June vote in the Senate.

The House is also expected to vote this year on the contentious amendment, and both sides are already lobbying members.

The amendment -- which defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman -- failed in both chambers in 2004, losing 50-48 in the Senate. This year, Matt Daniels, AFM president, said his side has picked up at least four new Senate votes and perhaps more, which would still leave the amendment well shy of the 67 senators, or two-thirds majority, needed to pass the measure.
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