Today, the Senate voted not to bring up the Constitutional amendment to bar recognition of gay marriages. On the procedural vote, 45 Republicans and 3 Democrats (Zell Miller, Georgia; Ben Nelson, Nebraska; and Robert Byrd, West Virginia) voted to end debate and vote on such an amendment. 43 Democrats, 6 Republicans (Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, Maine; John Sununu, New Hampshire; Lincoln Chaffee, Rhode Island; Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Colorado; and John McCain, Arizona) and 1 Independent (James Jeffords, Vermont) voted not to bring the amendment to a vote on the Senate floor. Senators John Kerry and John Edwards did not vote on the procedural motion.