I believe the States already have that right. I am noteven touching in this amendment the part of the bill that does it. This amendment says, if the State of Hawaii by any reason whatsoever decides to allow gaymarriage, we, the Federal Government, will treat marriages that Hawaii validates the same aswe treat others. The answer is, that will be sanctioning gay marriage, as if the FederalGovernment sanctions, what, many divorces and remarriages. We have no-fault divorces.
People walk out for no good reason.
That is an unfortunate trend. We ought to try and changeit. But scapegoating gay men and lesbians for the failure of marriages in this society is very goodpolitics but very terrible social analysis. That is what we are talking about. I am simply saying here, I do not know of another State that is even close to Hawaii in doingthis.