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To: John Carragher who wrote (54045)	7/13/2004 8:35:36 AM
From: MrLucky	Respond to of 793843

Republicans are trying to "drive a division into the voters of America . . . one more wedge issue at a very difficult time to be used politically in elections." The issue should be left to states, she added" This is the same woman who couldn't say enough bad things about the administration's recent Hispanic candidate for the Appellate bench. Divisive? Yes, I would say so. She needs to look in the mirror.

To: John Carragher who wrote (54045)	7/13/2004 10:33:11 AM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 793843

I thought if approved in senate it goes to public to vote on issure .. so she says we do not want the public to vote? No. She's simply saying, best I can tell, that it has no chance of passing the senate--some estimates are as few as 40 senators will vote for it and it requires 67--so why bother. It's clearly meant for campaigning purposes. My quarrel with Feinstein's position is that this happens all the time in election years. If I were her, I would vote against it and talk about other things.

To: John Carragher who wrote (54045)	7/14/2004 12:50:34 AM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793843

The issue should be left to states, she added The whole issue at hand is that it isn't being allowed to be left to the states. It is being decided by the courts, in spite of the legislatures. What happens when a gay couple married in Mass. goes back to Wyoming (for example) and sues for recognition of the license? It is not guaranteed that the court would rule on the side of the will of the people of the state of Wyoming, via the legislature. If that were not the concern, a Constitutional Amendment would be moot. Derek