We are not a single-issue party. Sometimes you don't make the grade. It's like crime and punishment. They feel that the bill would pass, if it were allowed for a public vote. But that will not be easy, and advocates believe Gov. Pataki is going to have to lean on the Senate leader for a simple vote.
Discussions are ongoing.
Staff is talking to staff. But it will not happen until the end of the session. All you can do is rely on conversations and patterns that are different. Maybe a good Tarot card reader can tell us whether a hate crimes bill will ever be passed in Albany. Inc. All rights reserved.