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On Monday, the Senate endorsed final passage of the same-sex marriage bill by voting 61-35 to end the discussion and bring on a religious liberty amendment. Sixty-one senators approved the extension to the Respect for Marriage Act, a House-passed bill that will guarantee same-sex marriage rights. The bill will now include terms relating to religious liberty and conscience rights, as well as specifically excluding polygamous marriage. Individuals or businesses would not be permitted to provide services for marriage or marriage celebrations if it broke their religious beliefs under the statute.

The Senate is expected to pass a procedural hurdle on Wednesday to end a discussion on the Respect for Marriage Act, a House-passed bill that would enshrine same-sex marriage rights into law. The bill now heads to the House for a final vote, which is likely to take place after Thanksgiving. Democrats had promised to pass the gay marriage bill while still having control of both chambers. After the Supreme Court reversed Roe vs. Wade, they had warned that gay marriage and even interracial marriage rights could be in jeopardy. Their warnings came after Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in an opinion that privacy rights such as gay marriage and condomation could be'revisited' after the court ruled that a right to an abortion was overturned.

Proponents of the same-sex marriage bill, which is up for a vote in the Senate in a few weeks, are working overtime to please religious liberation fears, which could thwart the bill, which has won almost 50 House Republicans. To break a filibuster on the Respect for Marriage Act, Democrats must obtain ten Republican votes. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has reverted from a 'yes' to a 'no' this week, leaving them one behind and nowhere near ten percent of the total votes. Sen. Byron: Sen. Neill Davidson used the term "sensuous" to refer to Sen. Bill Clinton. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, has promised to hold a referendum 'in the coming weeks.' The bill received widespread bipartisan support in the House, where it didn't need the vote of a single Republican to pass, but it did win 47 percent, including two members of GOP leadership.