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Thank you; and here's the documentation I was sent a while ago:

The recent bill:

The Domestic Partners Rights and Responsibility Act of 2003 would guarantee people who register as domestic partners legal and financial benefits ranging from the ability to file joint income taxes to the right to petition courts for child support and alimony.

is AB 205

http://info.sen.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=ab_205&sess=CUR&house=B&site=sen

This is the one where McClintock didn't fight at all and didn't show up to vote -- on the page you can go to the Senate votes and see.

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The other was a bit more disguised, nevertheless it WAS done for the benefits of domestic partners: to allow transer of RE without increased taxes.

All the family groups were against it, the gays were for it and McClintock voted FOR it.

This is SCA 90

http://info.sen.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sca_9&sess=PREV&house=B&site=sen

And within that page you can click on Analysis, Senate floor, here are those supporting and endorsing it:

REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :

Support

Board of Equalization
California Alliance for Pride and Equality
Congress of California Seniors
Gray Panthers
West Hollywood City Council

Opposition

American Family Association
American Family Defense Coalition
Americans for Voluntary School Prayer
Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny
California Taxpayers' Association
Campaign for California Families
Center for Reclaiming America
Christian Coalition of San Diego County
Concerned Women for America
Desert Stream Ministries
Eagle Forum of California
Exodus International, North America
Pro-Family Law Center
United States Justice Foundation

The exact page the endorsement is on is here:

http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/01-02/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sca_9_cfa_20020814_130439_asm_comm.html

AB 205 is a full scale abomination. The vote on passage in the Senate was razor thin? I doubt it. If it were passing by a wide margin, his absence for more important efforts would be justified.

SCA 90 may not be desirable legislation but it is not anywhere near on a par with AB 205. All SCA 205 did, according to your description, is to make Prop 13 applicable to Lance's transfer to Bruce.

How do you suppose the members of the groups opposing SCA 90 lean in the gubernatorial race? I am having more than a little trouble imagining Phyllis Schlafly of Eagle Forum supporting the Schwarzenkennedy.