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To: D. Long who wrote (36441)	3/26/2004 4:49:53 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793955

These numbers continue to hold solid. Bad news for the Dems. 63% NIX GAY NUPS By ALY SUJO NY Post March 26, 2004 -- Nearly two out of three Americans oppose gay marriage, and a majority is against civil unions, according to a poll released yesterday. But most also disapprove of President Bush's proposal to amend the Constitution to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman, according to the survey by Quinnipiac University. Gay marriage became a hot-button election-year issue after thousands of gay and lesbian couples were married in San Francisco, New Paltz and elsewhere. The poll of 1,865 registered voters nationwide revealed that 63 percent of Americans are against gay marriage, while 31 percent favor marriage for same-sex couples. "Americans don't like gay marriage 2-1," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "But by almost the same margin, they oppose . . . Bush's call to amend the Constitution." Americans also opposed allowing same-sex civil unions, 53 percent to 40 percent, the poll found. Despite the strong margin against same-sex marriage, gay-rights advocates said they were encouraged by the numbers. "That's an astonishing improvement," said the Rev. Dawn Sangrey, a Unitarian minister who recently married 13 gay couples in New Paltz. "Things have changed dramatically in the past few years. There's a widespread acceptance of homosexuality. People of good will are willing to say, 'Yes, gay people can exist.' " Sangrey pleaded not guilty this week to illegally officiating at same-sex weddings. Thousands of homosexual and lesbian couples across the nation have gotten hitched since the Massachusetts Supreme Court OK'd gay marriage last fall. Bush has denounced such nuptials as undermining the institution of marriage, and proposed a constitutional amendment that would effectively ban gay nuptials. His Democratic opponent, Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, is also against fully fledged gay marriage, but supports civil unions. Tom Stiles, of the Christian-based New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms, took note of the poll's findings and said his group would continue to push a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and woman. "The country is very divided over the issue," Stiles said. "There's been a radical change in America in the past 30 years. The media, educators and homosexual activists have persuaded Americans that what they do is normal. We disagree." The new poll found voters opposed amending the Constitution, 51 percent to 41 percent. The latest poll came as two lesbian police officers, a 65-year-old professor and two medical doctors filed a lawsuit in Oregon arguing that the state had violated their rights by not validating their marriages. NEW YORK POST

To: D. Long who wrote (36441)	3/26/2004 12:05:06 PM
From: Neeka	Respond to of 793955

If there isn't enough revenue coming in from the roll back of Bush's tax cut, and cutting the loopholes in the tax code doesn't cover it, he can always just raid the SS fund and the military budget. Always worked in the past. Kerry’s Health Care Plan Would Cost The Federal Government $895 Billion Over 10 Years And Still Would Not Cover All Currently Uninsured Individuals. Kerry Voted For Higher Taxes On Social Security Benefits At Least Eight Times: Twice For Clinton’s Tax Hike On Social Security Benefits. (H.R. 2264, CQ Vote #190: Passed 50-49: R 0-43; D 49-6, With Vice President Al Gore Casting The Tie-Breaking Vote, 6/25/93, Kerry Voted Yea; H.R. 2264, CQ Vote #247: Adopted 51-50: R 0-44; D 50-6, With Vice President Al Gore Casting The Tie-Breaking Vote, 8/6/93, Kerry Voted Yea) Three Times To Keep Hike In Clinton Plan. (S.Con.Res. 18, CQ Vote #57: Motion Agreed To 52-47: R 0-43; D 52-4, 3/24/93, Kerry Voted Yea; S.Con.Res. 18, CQ Vote #59: Motion Agreed To 55-44: R 0-43; D 55-1, 3/24/93, Kerry Voted Yea; S. 1134, CQ Vote #169: Motion Agreed To 51-46: R 1-41; D 50-5, 6/24/93, Kerry Voted Yea) Three Times Against Repealing 1993 Increase. (S. Con. Res. 57, CQ Vote #142: Adopted 50-48: R 49-4; D 1-44, 5/22/96, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 8, CQ Vote #188: Adopted 58-41: R 54-1; D 4-40, 7/13/00, Kerry Voted Nay; S. Con. Res. 23, CQ Vote #94: Rejected 48-51: R 48-3; D 0-47; I 0-1, 3/25/03, Kerry Voted Nay) They haven't even covered his voting record on the military. M