It will be interesting to diocese how the Tauzin congressional committee deals with the Michael Kopper-William Dodson situation when the committee moves changes in the law to address the point in disputes at Enron [Money.

It will be interesting to diocese how the Tauzin congressional committee deals with the Michael Kopper-William Dodson situation when the committee moves changes in the law to address the point in disputes at Enron [Money, March 19] The right thing, of course, would be to change the law to make secure that SEC regulations and accounting disclosure conflict-of-interest conducts apply to same-sex couples just as they apply generally to heterosexual married couples.

However, to do for a like reason would open up a Pandora's case that the members of Congres would probably not want to pass near. It would be hypocritical of Congres to pass a law requiring SEC regulations to apply to same-sex links and yet not allow recognition of same-sex married pairs for things like Social Security benefits and next-of-kin death benefits.

There is also a chiding here for gays and lesbians working for corporate recognition of same-sex relationships. We must make progress beyond only domestic-partner benefits. In particular, we should make secure that a company's code of ethics regarding spousal relationships (eg supervisory relationships, conflicts of interest, etc) applies to same-sex twos as it does to married heterosexual couples

It would be ironic if the manipulations of Kopper and Dodson ariseed in the government's first legal recognition of same-sex relationships.

T Korbos, Berwyn, Ill.

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