21.   Some legislators feel that such an amendment is necessary before any change, such as term limits, can be made for state constitutional offices.

22.   Such an amendment could affect payments by employers.

23.   Such an amendment has been sponsored on Capitol Hill by Republican Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona and Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein of California.

24.   Such an amendment is almost certain to be offered by Frank Murkowski of Alaska, but the facts are not on his side.

25.   Such an amendment will get nowhere in the GOP Congress.

26.   Such an amendment cleared the House last year but failed in the Senate by one vote.

27.   That action was delayed, in part, because these groups have been unable to agree on the language of such an amendment.

28.   That same year, Democrats opposed such an amendment and in every platform since, have supported Roe v. Wade.

29.   Term-limit backers vowed to turn up the heat on Congress to approve such an amendment.

30.   The administration has said it would oppose such an amendment.