81.   Opposition parties, human rights groups and non-Muslim minorities bitterly oppose the amendment, saying it will undermine the constitution and damage institutions.

82.   The Clinton administration opposed the amendment, said Wendy Sherman, assistant secretary of state for congressional affairs.

83.   The administration opposes the amendment as unnecessary because it already has sanctions authority.

84.   The priests, led by Archbishop Tarcizius Ziyaye, said they will find ways, including a prayer crusade, to oppose the amendment of the constitution.

85.   The White House opposes the amendment but it is conscious that the idea is a popular one and was initially cautious in its approach.

86.   It must be promulgated by President Aleksander Kwasniewski, who has already made it clear he will not oppose the amendment.

87.   Nunn has said he would oppose the amendment unless it is modified so that the judiciary does not have control over the budgetary process.

88.   Religious parties have opposed any amendment tooth and nail.