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what was that about checks-and-balances?

What does Bush find so incredibly threatening about homosexual marriages? Bush urges amendment on marriage - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics: 'All Americans should be concerned when a president who is in political trouble tries to tamper with the Constitution of the United States at the start of his re-election campaign,' Mr. Kerry said yesterday. Something I didn't previously know, from the article: In 1996, Congress overwhelming passed, and President Clinton signed, the Defense of Marriage Act, which legally defined marriage under federal law as the union between only one man and one woman.

Update: The BBC demonstrates the British gift for subtle understatement: "Bush accused of anti-gay stance"
Update: JP pipes up.

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