HE AND HIS MIGHT HAVE TO GO.

The New York Assembly voted unanimously for the first passage of a change to the state constitution to make its language gender neutral. In order for this amendment to become law, it must pass again during the legislative session and then be placed before the state's voters for ratification. The measure, sponsored by Assemblywoman Sandra Galef and Senator Patricia McGee, would change about 170 masculine references in the 46-page constitution. "This is the first step, at least, for those women in government who have to swear their allegiance to a document that doesn't even include them," said Barbara Barloletti of the state chapter of the League of Women Voters. Robert Schulz, chairman of the We the People Foundation for Constitutional Education, disagrees. "Frankly, this rises to the level of frivolity and fiction of political correctness," he said, "It's a waste of time and tax money." Other states that have seriously looked at changing their constitutional language include Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesot a, Nebraska and New Hampshire.