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I am a lifelong Vermonter,
now a Ph.D. student at the
University of Connecticut,
who is working on research for
a doctoral dissertation on the
passage of civil unions. I
would like to ask for the assis-
tance of OITM and its readers
in my research.

I am interested in interview-
ing anyone willing to talk
about their experiences during
the legislative debates on the
Civil Union law. I am hoping
to be able to put together a
clear picture of the methods
used by activists in lobbying
and testifying. I am also inter-
ested in the reactions of legis-
lators to the activists. No mat-
ter what your level of involve-
ment was, I am interested in
your viewpoint.

Finally, I want to determine

how the activists themselves’

viewed the process and what
the future might hold for
Vermont activists. This project
is primarily intended to dispel
the myth (quickly becoming a
common misconception in
political science) that the pas-
sage of the Civil Union law
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Response

I had to write in after read-
ing Karen Kerin’s article in the
August issue. Miss Kerin
claims the reason people
accusedthe Bush/Cheney tick-
et of stealing the election was
because the Gore/Lieberman
ticket won more popular but
not electoral votes. I can only
assume Miss Kerin believes
this misassessment. We are
enraged because the electoral
votes in Florida were given to
Bush by the Supreme Court in
a partisan decision without
each vote being counted. Most
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appointed by Nixon (in whose
administration» Cheney previ-
ously served), Reagan, or Bush
Sr. Everyone I know has not
gotten over these underhanded
tactics. We do not approve of
the faux-President and his
tlunkies taking steps to destroy’
our environmental and antibal-
listic treaties.

As for Senator Jeffords,
only the most conservative
Republicans could be upset by
his defection. For years he has

‘supported gay rights, a

woman’s right to choose, and
environmental concerns. He
was never a shill of the
Vermont Republican Party and
his switch made him a hero in
the eyes of most Vermonters.
Jeffords stood up for what was
right against an administration
that was selected, not elected.
That seems to be what you,
Miss Kerin, refuse to under-
stand.

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