Rhode Island Democrat Jack Reed says his party is drafting an alternative amendment.

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Today, apparently the committee charged with drafting the Democratic Party platform for the convention unanimously approved including support for same-sex marriage, and I wonder if you have any reaction to that.

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And the party has recently encouraged more public involvement in the drafting of some local legislation by holding open hearings.

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In 1946, Alcide De Gasperi, founder of the Christian Democratic Party, recruited the young lawyer to participate in the drafting of Italy's postwar constitution.

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