1.   It is almost impossible to amend the bill and remove the provision at this late stage, lawmakers say.

2.   Lawmakers said they had been strongly lobbied by constituents opposed to the bill.

3.   All this, lawmakers say, could take two to four weeks.

4.   All three lawmakers have said that barring any congressionally required recusal, they would vote in the Senate, if such a vote is held.

5.   Although some lawmakers say the Governor does not have the votes in either house to pass the proposal, his cause cannot be discounted easily.

6.   Already enough lawmakers have said they will vote against the bill if the amendment is adopted, jeopardizing final passage.

7.   Already, some lawmakers say passing the complicated tobacco measure will be difficult, particularly since this is an election year.

8.   Amidst growing efforts to expand the federal hate crimes law, Idaho lawmakers said they were skeptical of the need to change the current policy.

9.   Although it will take considerable movement for legislation to emerge from a conference committee, some lawmakers said they believed a compromise could be reached.

10.   Although the House passed the bill last October, the override vote was delayed until now to make it a campaign issue, said lawmakers.