http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/raskin.asp
Paul Smith
Alverno College
Milwaukee
On 3/17/06, Esther Yoder Strahan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dear Tipsters,
I can't say this is fodder specifically for TIPS, but thought I'd share
this with you all.
> >On Wednesday, March 1, 2006, in Annapolis at a hearing on the proposed
> >Constitutional Amendment to prohibit gay marriage, Jamie Raskin,
> >professor of law at AU, was requested to testify.
> >
> >At the end of his testimony, Republican Senator Nancy Jacobs said: "Mr.
> >Raskin, my Bible says marriage is only between a man and a woman. What
> >do you have to say about that?"
> >
> >Raskin replied: "Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed
> >your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You did not
> >place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible."
> >
> >The room erupted with applause.
> >
> >
Jamie is running for state senate in MD. He's got my vote (or would if I
lived there)...
http://www.raskin06.com/
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Esther Yoder Strahan, Ph.D
Chair, Department of Psychology
Heidelberg College
310 East Market Street
Tiffin, Ohio 44883-2462, U.S.A.
Tel. 419-448-2238
Fax 419-448-2236
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