Cornyn: CA Overturning Ban Will Spark National Push

Republican John Cornyn, our very own Junior Senator, telegraphs what will certainly be a staple of his campaign between now and November:

WASHINGTON – Thursday's California court ruling striking down that state's ban on gay marriage will spark a fresh push to add a nationwide ban to the U.S. Constitution, Texas Sen. John Cornyn said shortly after the ruling was announced.

"It's certainly surprising. Many of us thought that the efforts to overturn the tradition marriage laws would be confined just to Massachusetts," said Mr. Cornyn, a chief backer of a push to enact a constitutional ban, which failed in 2004.

The California Supreme Court issued a 4-3 ruling Thursday that overturned a voter-approved ban on gay marriage, finding that domestic partnerships laws are an inadequate substitute for allowing same-sex couples to enter into formal marriages.

Well, we've seen in Louisiana and Mississippi that Clinton-Fear and Obama-Fear haven't worked in very Republican districts during Congressional special elections. Given those losses for the Republicans, it's not terribly surprising that a vulnerable Senator with losing issues and less than 50% of the vote is dusting off the Culture War Playbook for this election.