CNN - The Situation Room and Lou Dobbs Tonight - 2006-06-05

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[0:08] Right now, senators are debating one of

[0:10] the hottest of hot button issues, a

[0:12] proposed constitutional amendment to ban

[0:14] same-sex marriage in the United States.

[0:17] Chances of passage are considered slim

[0:19] to none, but many Republicans are keen

[0:21] on making a statement in this

[0:23] congressional election year, including

[0:26] President Bush. With his conservative

[0:28] base shakier than ever, Mr. Bush

[0:30] declared just a short while ago that

[0:32] he's proud to stand with supporters of a

[0:34] gay marriage ban. Our congressional

[0:36] correspondent Dana Bash is standing by.

[0:38] So is our chief national correspondent

[0:40] John King. Let's go to the White House

[0:42] first. Our White House correspondent Ed

[0:44] Henry with the latest. Ed. Wolf.

[0:46] Democrats are charging that the

[0:47] president is trying to divert attention

[0:49] from the bad news in Iraq by turning to

[0:51] a tried andrue social issue that whips

[0:54] up conservatives.

[0:56] President's

[0:57] >> President Bush gave restless

[0:58] conservatives the red meat they've been

[1:00] craving.

[1:01] >> Marriage is the most fundamental

[1:03] institution of civilization

[1:06] >> and it should not be redefined by

[1:08] activist jud.

[1:10] [applause]

[1:15] You are here because you strongly

[1:16] support a constitutional amendment

[1:19] that defines marriage as a union of a

[1:22] man and a woman.

[1:24] and I am proud to stand with you.

[1:26] >> Conservatives are frustrated that people

[1:28] close to the president have been lashing

[1:30] out at the proposed ban on gay marriage.

[1:33] >> Basically, writing discrimination into

[1:35] the Constitution of the United States is

[1:36] fundamentally wrong. While the president

[1:38] has been keeping his pow