On June 7, a preliminary vote on a constitutional amendment to ban same sex marriage failed in the U.S. Senate 49-48. Close call. Six more votes in favor would have pushed the bill to an official vote. The Washington Post did an analysis of the nail biter. Vote totals were broken down by party, state, region, boomer status, gender, and — the most crucial vote-determining factor — astrological sign. Our own Senators Graham and DeMint are Cancer and Virgo signs, respectively.
Both voted “yes” for the amendment. Here is how the heavens broke it down:
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