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To: PROLIFE who wrote (564807)	4/15/2004 11:42:28 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 769670

Re: 12% of Americans think it's ok to cheat on taxes "residuals of the legacy of the clinton regime....." >>> Utter nonsense! >>> It's a natural outgrowth of the corrupt nature of our massively over-complicated and loophole-ridden mess of a tax code --- perhaps the world's worst. >>> When people know they are getting screwed, a certain percentage of them have a tendency to want to screw back....

To: PROLIFE who wrote (564807)	4/15/2004 11:43:42 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Spain's New Government to Legalize Gay Marriage By REUTERS April 15, 2004 Filed at 10:27 a.m. ET nytimes.com MADRID (Reuters) - Spain will legalize homosexual marriages and grant equal rights to gay couples, incoming Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said Thursday. The move is likely to stir controversy in one of Europe's most Catholic countries as the Vatican condemns same-sex unions and homosexuality was banned under Spanish dictator Francisco Franco. Spain's Catholic bishops have already spoken out strongly against the adoption of children by homosexual couples. ``The moment has finally arrived to end once and for all the intolerable discrimination which many Spaniards suffer because of their sexual preferences,'' Zapatero told parliament during a debate which will end with a vote to confirm him in office. ``Homosexuals and transsexuals deserve the same public consideration as heterosexuals,'' he said. ``As a result we will modify the Civil Code to recognize their equal right to marriage with the resulting effects over inheritance, labor rights and social security protection.'' Nine other European Union countries already have some provision for recognizing those in committed same-sex relationships. Last month, Britain said it would give legal recognition to gay partnerships. Homosexuality was banned during Franco's 1939-1975 dictatorship. Spain's liberal 1978 constitution outlawed sexual discrimination and homosexuality was legalized shortly afterwards. In the United States, the fight over gay marriage has become an election-year issue after officials in several states used ambiguities in the law to begin marrying gay couples. President Bush is backing an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to ban same-sex marriages. Zapatero, whose Socialist party swept to a surprise victory in general elections last month just three days after train bombs which killed 191 people, made legalizing gay unions one of his campaign pledges. Copyright 2004 Reuters Lt