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PageS March i, 2004 CAMPUS NEWS raJfrafflta Dialogue Series Presents: ^ Democrat or Republican? * Are you a Democrat or a Republican? Not sure? Then come take a test and see where you stand! *Do you care about the upcoming elections? You should! Join us for this informal discussion. Speaker: Kevin leCoum, PoJitiad Consukunc Wednesday, March 17 @ 6pm, Kresge Sponsored by the Office of Student Activities and Leadership Development. 202 Cate Center Editor in Chief. Tiffany Adams herald@meredith.edu Managing Editor. Margaret Ann Cooney News Editor. Christy Kimball Features Editor. Krista Kearney Layout Editor. Brandi Bowen Business Manager. Xaura Bates Advertising Managers...-/en«o Hottel and Shruti Shah Staff Photographer. Lormarev Jones Faculty Adviser. X>r. Rebecca Duncan Staff Rei>orters. Nina Borum Cicely Clark Lauren Combs Rachel Forshee Katie Hughes Jessica Maurice Jane Langford Keanicia Lucas Autumn Metzger Andrea Neil Amy Kay Nickerson Katie O Neal Mary Robbins Maria^ntore Audrey Tamer The Meredith Herald is pubJished by the College throughout the Academic Year. The paper is funded by the College and through Independent Advertising. The opinions expressed in the editorial columns do not necessarily reflect those of the college administration, feculty, or student bo^. NATIONAL NEWS BRIEFS Gay Marriage Controversy Continues KATIE O’NEAL Staff Writer President Bush has sparked major controversy by placing his support behind a constitutional amendment that will ban same-sex marriages. Bush maintains that same-sex marriages are detrimental to society and to the foim- dation of marriage. Christian conservatives, who have been fighting for years to ban same-sex marriages, are pleased with Bush's decision. Family Research Council, an organization for social conservatives, has announced that they hope the president will commit as much of his time and sup port to passing a constitu tional amendment to ban gay marriages as he did to cutting taxes and dealing with Medicare issues. The amendment Bush is in favor of would bar same- sex couples from receiving the legal contract of mar riage, but would allow state legislatures to decide whether or not the couples could be considered a civil imion and receive certain benefits. Scott McClellan, White House press secre tary, stated that a previous amendment to ban gay mar riages proposed by ,Reg|2SWitative_^^^^ManJ^ Musgrave from Colorado is similar to one Bush is sug gesting. The former propos al, which was termed the Federal Marriage Amendment, would have restricted marriage to one man and one woman, but would have allowed each state the right to grant cou ples a civil imion. Americans seem to be split on the issue of same- sex marriages. In a recent poll conducted by the Washington Post, it was found that 46 percent of par ticipants favored the amend ment, 45 percent opposed it and 9 percent had no opin ion. Democratic candidates have also expressed their views on the amendment. John Kerry has stated that while he believes the union of marriage should serve only a man and a woman, he does not believe a constitu tional amendment is needed to ban same-sex marriages. John Edwards has expressed similar feelings by stating that the govern ment should play no role in marriages. Another interesting per spective is that of Vice President Dick Cheney, whose own daughter is openly • gay. Cheney has stated that he does not believe the federal govern ment should be involved in the area of marriage. It could take years for an amendment banning same- sex marriages to actually become part of the Constitution. In order to be passed, an amendment must have two-thirds vote in the House and in the Senate. It must also be rati fied in 38 states. If passed, this amendment would be the first since the 1919 pro hibition amendment to limit individual rights.
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