Unfortunately looking "ungodly" to your constituents is generally considered to be a particularly ugly form of political suicide. Some legislators will stand up and fight religious based legislation that has clear negative consequences, such as a law with penalties built into it, but most of 'em wont. THere's also an alarming tendnency these days to "pass laws first and let SCOTUS throw 'em out later."
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Date: 2003-03-29 09:12 am (UTC)