21.   However, most amendments passed with only a simple majority and may not win the required two-thirds majority for final approval.

22.   However, he said there is a good chance his amendment will pass on the House floor.

23.   If the amendments pass, it is up to Gov. Lawton Chiles, long a friend of the Everglades, to veto them.

24.   If the constitutional amendment passed and Cuomo were still governor, he could presumably use his powers of commutation to prevent anyone from being put to death.

25.   If this amendment passes, any candidate barred from raising soft money for a political party would simply raise it for a paper organization.

26.   If the amendment had passed, states would be required to make adequate yearly progress in boosting student achievement to receive funding.

27.   In a sign of the political sensitivity of the issue, the amendment passed the Senate by voice vote without a single word of debate or opposition.

28.   It was clear the amendments would not pass.

29.   Leaders of both parties insisted that they had not taken head counts of their members and had no idea whether the amendment would pass or fail.

30.   Many Democrats say they believe that enough Republicans want the amendment to pass that Bruno will, in fact, be forced to trade for their votes.