[jwalsh07]

I'm not trying to impugn, I'm attempting to enlighten.

The California Senate voted to approve AB205 by a margin of 23-14 on August 28, 2003. On August 28,2003 Tom McClintock had a town hall meeting where he made his opposition to AB205 known once again.

On August 23, 2003 in a candidate questionaire published in California papers McClintock was the only candidate who said he would veto AB205.

Those are the facts of the matter.

[Amelia]

The California Senate voted to approve AB205 by a margin of 23-14 on August 28, 2003. On August 28,2003 Tom McClintock had a town hall meeting where he made his opposition to AB205 known once again.

I'm still confused. The bill would have passed anyway, obviously, but if McClintock was so opposed to it, why wasn't he there to vote his convictions - just as a matter of principle?