I wasn't worried, it was all a big distraction for Liberals as old Ted said: Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts, said the split resulted partly from the fact that the Judiciary Committee was bypassed to bring the proposal directly to the floor.
"Trying to write discrimination into the Constitution is bad enough," he said. "But throwing the Senate's rules out the window and proceeding with a discriminatory amendment that the majority of Americans don't want and a majority of senators don't support - solely for the purpose of trying to score points in a presidential election campaign - demeans this institution and all who have served in it."
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Date: 14 Jul 2004 10:31 (UTC)Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts, said the split resulted partly from the fact that the Judiciary Committee was bypassed to bring the proposal directly to the floor.
"Trying to write discrimination into the Constitution is bad enough," he said. "But throwing the Senate's rules out the window and proceeding with a discriminatory amendment that the majority of Americans don't want and a majority of senators don't support - solely for the purpose of trying to score points in a presidential election campaign - demeans this institution and all who have served in it."
Now maybe we can focus on more pressing matters.