Of course. But what struck me was that Republicans let them take the easy way out. If they had to vote on the language of the amendment directly, I wonder how many of the 52 would still have had the courage to vote NO? I think if brought to a direct vote, it would get 67 votes and possibly more. No Senator wants to be on record as being against marriage. Which is as American as apple pie. So I am confident about the future.
On an up-or-down vote on the amendment, R's would probably have lost Smith, Specter, DeWine, Allen, Warner, Hagel, Stevens, and maybe more.