>From: "Peter McWilliams" >Subject: Boo! I'm a terrorist. >Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 17:24:13 -0800 >X-Mozilla-Status: 8001 >X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 > > >Bauer: Gay Marriage Is Terrorism >By Holly Ramer >Associated Press Writer >Monday, Dec. 27, 1999; 3:11 p.m. EST > >MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Conservative GOP presidential hopeful Gary Bauer on >Monday compared Vermont's Supreme Court decision recognizing gay couples to >an act of terrorist. > >"I think what the Vermont Supreme Court did last week was in some ways worse >than terrorism," Bauer told reporters at his New Hampshire campaign >headquarters. > >Bauer praised federal authorities in Vermont for arresting a women allegedly >linked to a terrorist group, saying, "I think we all celebrate anytime >terrorism is thwarted." > >But the religious activist said he strongly disagreed with the Dec. 20 >Vermont Supreme Court ruling that the state must grant the same protection >to gay couples as it does to married couples. > >Bauer called the decision another example of "a judicial decision that >attacks America's deeply held values," and said he was disappointed his >Republican rivals have not spoken up. > >Accusing the other Republican contenders for the nomination of surrendering >their party's conservative agenda, he urged Texas Gov. George W. Bush and >publisher Steve Forbes "to find their voices on these issues." > >Forbes, however, has spoken out. > >"It was a flagrant example of judicial activism. I believe in traditional >marriage. The court overstepped its bounds. This, if anything, is a matter >for the people to decide, not judges," Forbes said the day of the decision. > >During a campaign trip to Vermont in October, Bush said he opposed >legalizing gay marriage no matter what the court ruled. "My opinion is we >should not have same-gender marriage," he said. "I believe marriage is >between a man and a woman." > >Spokesmen for Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, also said >their candidates objected to the Vermont high court ruling. > >A Canadian woman and a male Algerian companion were arrested Dec. 19 at a >border crossing in Vermont. The woman, Lucia Garafalo, has been allegedly >linked by federal authorities to what they describe as a terrorist group >operating in Europe and Algeria. > >© Copyright 1999 The Associated Press > > >================================================================ > >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: