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Feb. 28th, 2004 01:26 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
libertangoFrom the Seattle Times comes this nugget, in an AP wire story:
" "I will say that I'm not supportive of amending the Constitution on this issue," said (Congressman David) Dreier, a co-chairman of Bush's campaign in California in 2000. "I believe that this should go through the courts, and I think that we're at a point where it's not necessary."
This is huge. Dreier has been one of Bush's biggest cheerleaders, as they allude. He's also chairman of the House rules committee. Every single bill that hits the floor of the House has to be passed by the Rules committee, to fix the rules of debate on the bill. Along with Ways and Means (the tax committee), those are the two most important committees in the House.
So, Tom Delay has already been quoted as hesitant. Dreier is against. And on the Senate side, more than 34 Senators are already on-the-record as opposed.
Stranger things have happened, but this looks very positive.
(I went hunting for the direct quote after reading an indirect reference in this transcript that![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
rubylou points to. I recognized Dreier's name because he's the Congressman for the district that includes Pomona College, my alma mater.)
" "I will say that I'm not supportive of amending the Constitution on this issue," said (Congressman David) Dreier, a co-chairman of Bush's campaign in California in 2000. "I believe that this should go through the courts, and I think that we're at a point where it's not necessary."
This is huge. Dreier has been one of Bush's biggest cheerleaders, as they allude. He's also chairman of the House rules committee. Every single bill that hits the floor of the House has to be passed by the Rules committee, to fix the rules of debate on the bill. Along with Ways and Means (the tax committee), those are the two most important committees in the House.
So, Tom Delay has already been quoted as hesitant. Dreier is against. And on the Senate side, more than 34 Senators are already on-the-record as opposed.
Stranger things have happened, but this looks very positive.
(I went hunting for the direct quote after reading an indirect reference in this transcript that
rubylou points to. I recognized Dreier's name because he's the Congressman for the district that includes Pomona College, my alma mater.)
