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- From: viejones@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Michael A. Jones)
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- Subject: Re: one Senator's opinion (was Re: Actionary Activism (NY))
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- Date: 28 Jan 93 02:23:00 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan26.225740.9334@midway.uchicago.edu>, jcav@midway.uchicago.edu writes...
- >In article <1993Jan26.200803.4231@news.columbia.edu> jsb16@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Jennifer S Broekman) writes:
- >>If it's time to act (instead of react), how shall we start? Obviously NY
- >>State needs a nondiscrimination law covering orientation. We need to visit
- >>Sen. Moynihan and Sen. D'Amato while we're in DC. Is anyone organizing
- > ^^^ ^^^^^^^
- >The radio played part of one of D'Amato's Senate floor speeches. Here's a
- >paraphrase:
- >
- > Private life is not an issue. Job performance is the only issue. I
- > know my position is a controversial one. I support allowing
- > homosexuals to join the military.
- >
- >The commentator said that D'Amato is the only Republican Senator to have come
- >out in favor of President Clinton's position. The commentator also said that
- >Senate Majority Leader Mitchell has told Clinton that he can only guarantee
- >30 _Democratic_ senatorial votes in favor of lifting the ban. On the other
- >hand, the position in the House was said to be more favorable, with Speaker
- >Foley strongly supporting Clinton, and the fact of the huge "freshman class"
- >making it likely that there would be lots of good votes.
- >
-
- Imagine that! D'Amato and I agree about something. Anyone know whether
- Moynihan has had anything to say about all this?
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- Mike
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