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- From: buckmr@vccsouth07.its.rpi.edu (Ron Buckmire)
- Subject: Re: Injunction GRANTED Against Amendment 2 !!YAY!!
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- References: <1993Jan19.060403.17304@flood.com> <1993Jan22.121958.24723@wixer.cactus.org>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 00:43:35 GMT
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- lazarus@wixer.cactus.org (Michael Lax) writes:
-
- >The deputy legal director for the People for the American Way was in Austin
- >last night doing a forum on the religious right's effect on American
- >culture. She mentioned CO2 - apparently the interpration of "strict
- >scrutiny" will work until it hits the US Supreme Court, where most of
- >her legal contacts in CO think they will dismiss the call for strict
- >scruity and consequently uphold the amendment. Maybe - and this might
- >take years, by which time the Supreme Court may be more interested in law
- >than in politics.
- Hmmm, that's a depressing view to take... maybe they won't appeal all the way
- to the Supremes if they keep on losing.
-
- >In the meantime, does anyone know what effect this has on anti-discrimin-
- >ation laws already in place and does this effect communities wanting to
- >implement new ones?
-
- Should have the effect of galvanising Queer Activists to try and pass more
- [New Mexico, Rhode Island, Illinois looking reasonable]!
-
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