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Dr. Royal I fully share your reaction of depression in respect to the NY vote. The only exception I take with the column is the criticism of Michelle Bachman in respect to "gay marriage" (actually a misnomer as traditional marriage does not discriminate against gays in any way - a discussion for another day). Actually she is the only prominent person that I have seen that has stood steadfast to her religious precepts. Her statement that the 10th Amendment reserves the definition of marriage to the States is indisputably correct. Mrs. Bachman did not simply proffer the standard answer of simply ignoring the clear meaning of the Constitution and reading into it a right to define marriage for the States that does not exist. That is nefarious and how we ended up with Roe v Wade and the millions of slaughtered babies. Mrs. Bachman went further than her correct statement about the 10th Amendment. She said, w/ no hint of apology or embarrassment, that she supports a Constitutional amendment to define marriage as exclusively between a man and a woman. This is absolutely the proper way to handle the problem at the Federal level. Dealing with it any other way is to legitimize Roe v Wade type rulings. Michelle Bachman has showed all too rare courage and we should recognize this courage and give her our full support. James Tyma - James Tyma