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 From: eggman@chicken.egg 
  
 Mountain Goat   wrote in message: 
 news: 
 > On Tue, 07 Jun 2005 12:06:40 -0400, Sundance 
 >  wrote: 
 > 
 > >Liberal Gay Marriage Push Forces Pat O'Brien to Leave Liberal Party to 
 > >Sit as an Independent 
 > > 
 > O'Brien was not 'forced' to do anything. He made a choice that baffles 
 > most people. That SSM is the ONLY important issue facing the country, 
 > nothing else is important. OK I think this is dumb but you don't need 
 > to be smart to be an MP (see the Grewals). 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > >OTTAWA, June 6, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A champion of real marriage in 
 > >the House of Commons has quit the Liberal Party because of the party's 
 > >ramming through of bill C-38, which would force homosexual 'marriage' on 
 > >all provinces.  Pat O'Brien elected to sit as an independent after, he 
 > >says, the Prime Minister broke his promise to him to have fair hearings 
 > >on the gay 'marriage' bill.  Unlike the jump to the Liberals of Belinda 
 > >Stronach which was motivated by a cabinet post, O'Brien's leaving the 
 > >Liberals is based on principle and done with the knowledge that it may 
 > >cost him his political career. 
 > > 
 > >Late last week O'Brien said that it became clear that the Liberal 
 > >government was set to ram through the legislation before the summer 
 > >recess just over two weeks from now.  Today he told reporters that the 
 > >Senate has agreed to sit as long as necessary during the summer to pass 
 > >the bill. 
 > > 
 > >O'Brien said he still believes there is a "slim" chance of stopping the 
 > >legislation without bringing down the government on a non-confidence 
 > >vote. "My objective is not to defeat the government but to slow down and 
 > >ultimately defeat bill C-38," he said. However, O'Brien would not rule 
 > >out voting against the government on confidence vote. 
 > > 
 > >jhw 
 > 
 > Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day. 
 > Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. 
 > 
 > Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die 
 > 
 Why do you even bother replying to this imbecile? 
  
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