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/uly2.2Û04-jMSt 17 YOUR BENTON COUNTY & SALEM FAMILY REAL ESTATE CONNECTION the amendment. Bob that avoids such a dis Barr and I see eye to play of weakness. eye that this amend Social conservatives ment would undermine continue to assert that our Constitution.” politics is not involved Patrick Guerriero, in scheduling a vote on executive director of the amendment imme Log Cabin Republicans, diately prior to the added: “Not one more Democratic National dime of taxpayer money Convention, but few should be wasted debat observers buy that ing a discriminatory argument, claiming it’s amendment that its all about politics. sponsors already admit One concern is has no chance of pass whether Sen. John ing. It is an abuse of the Kerry of Massachusetts, constitutional process the presumed Demo and a disservice to the cratic nominee for American people to ig president, will be pre nore the important busi sent to vote on the ness pending before the amendment or conve Senate in order to play niently will be on the politics with our nation’s campaign trail. founding document.” There also is a Senate Republican growing fear an ong leaders have said they gay advocates that will schedule a vote on Democratic Leader the amendment in Tom Daschle will mid-July, although it is renege on his stated not clear what lan opposition to the guage will be put to a amendment and vote —Patrick Leahy vote. The confusion is for it because of a tight in part because the re-election campaign leadership is bypassing a vote in the Judiciary in South Dakota. If he caves in to right-wing Committee to clarify the situation. pressure, then several other Democrats are Two Republican members of the committee likely to follow. JF1 have stated their opposition to the amend B ob R oehr Ì5 a free-lance reporter based in ment, so it is likely that the leadership would Washington, D.C. lose that vote. They have chosen a strategy "This debate is not about preserving the sqnctity of marriage, it is about preserving a Republican White House and Senate" M oney T alks Analysis shows little impact of same-sex marriage on federal budget I support GALA choruses! Congratulations Newlyweds! CLARK HOUSE Sales Associate ecognizing same-sex marriages would actually reduce federal I JL expenditures by a small amount, less than $1 billion a year in the $2.4 trillion budget. That was the surprising conclusion of “The Potential Bud getary Impact of Recognizing Same-Sex Mar riages,” an analysis performed by the Con gressional Budget Office. Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, requested the analysis. It was released June 21. “In some cases, recognizing same-sex mar riages would increase outlays and revenues; in other cases, it would have the opposite effect,” the analysis said. It assumed that same-sex marriage was recognized in all 50 states and by the federal government and that half of the 1.2 million adults identified in the 2000 census as living in same-sex households would marry. “On balance, legalization of same-sex mar riages would have only a small impact on fed eral tax revenues, CBO estimates,” the analy sis said. “Revenues would be slightly higher; by less than $400 million a year.... 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Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., raised that bugaboo during a House hearing May 13 when he ticked off a list of federal benefits and said extending those to same-sex couples will “just break the bank..,. It will cost billions of dollars." The report should lay that line of accusa tions to rest. But because right-wing opposi tion to same-sex marriage is based on feith and not reason, don’t hold your breath. JR of Jay Margrey & Associates Prudential Canterai« Itealty 760-323-5000 x 145 johnbutler36@verizon. net Send a gift of pride! Subscriptions to make great gifts! 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