Berger defends bill title

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on March 26, 2009 - 10:04am.
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Phil BergerIt's clear which bill title Democrats dislike the most.

In speaking with legislators this week, the bill most cited by Democrats as misleading or vague is the "Defense of Marriage" bill.

That bill calls for holding a referendum on banning gay marriage in the state constitution.

Sen. Phil Berger, the Senate Republican leader, couldn't disagree more.

"It's about defending traditional marriage, which is the only type of marriage we've had up to this point," he told Dome.

His least favorite bill title is a federal one: The Employee Free Choice Act. That bill would expand the ways that companies can be unionized.

Still, Berger said he didn't think titles are that big of a deal.

"I think some people in a particular case might spend some time on the title for marketing purposes," he said. "But I don't know that a huge amount of effort goes into it."

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Re: Berger defends bill title

Submitted by robdarich on March 26, 2009 - 5:09pm.

Some people are fixated on defense of marriage - it's easy to figure out why: all you need to know is that it's like the spe m whale having a tiny throat...

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Since when?

Submitted by cornbread on March 26, 2009 - 10:41am.

"It's about defending traditional marriage, which is the only type of marriage we've had up to this point," he told Dome.

Is this studied lawyer and Minority Leader of the Senate talking about the sainted Ronald Reagan who had multiple wives (Nancy wasn't his first) or a more traditional marraige like King David and his eight or more wives?

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