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Drug fine increase also considered Gay rights bill sparks legislative discussion By GREG WASSON Of the Emerald Gay rights isn’t the sexy issue it once was, but it’s still a matter of discussion at the Legislature. A number of bills pertinent to gay rights have been in troduced, but the most com prehensive is HB 2704, spon sored by about a half-dozen legislators, including Rep. Mar gie Hendriksen, D-Eugene. “This is a comprehensive ap proach in which civil rights laws relating to real estate, em ployment and public ac comodations are amended to include sexual orientation.” Hendriksen repeats the oft stated contention that the bill is simply a matter of fair play. Student resurrects University ACLU By ANN PORTAL Of the Emerald In response to the “new wave of conservatism” in Washing ton, D C., the American Civil Liberties Union is being resur rected at the University after two years of dormancy. Student organizer Steve Schneider says he hopes to meet the threat of a repression of civil rights at the federal level by reviving the campus branch of the organization. “What's happening in Wa shington is going to transcend what’s going to happen in the state," Schneider predicts. “All the civil rights we’ve been fighting for during the last several decades are in danger.” Schneider says the campus ACLU will have a dual purpose — providing students with infor mation on basic civil liberty issues and staying informed on ACLU activities in Washington. Schneider, a University his tory student and OSPIRG member, already has held three organizational meetings. About 12 students have signed up, he says. Schneider plans to hold a membership drive during spring term and says he thinks many students are looking for an or ganization to address civil rights issues. The University branch will not be an independent chapter but instead will operate in conjunc tion with the Lane County chapter, located in the base ment of the Wesley Center, Schneider says. IFC funding will be requested to support a campus office that would allow the ACLU to be "vi sible on campus" and "provide available access to students," he says. Schneider, who plans to remain active in OSPIRG until June, says the ACLU office won’t duplicate services offered by OSPIRG. OSPIRG is mainly a research group, but the ACLU concentrates on defending civil liberties, he says. The liberties that ACLU lawyers have fought to preserve include sexual equality, racial justice, religious freedom, the freedom to control one’s own body, the constitutional rights of students and the right to privacy. The ACLU currently is battling increased surveillance by the CIA and FBI, Schneider says. “It’s really crazy what’s going on. 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And, Hendriksen is totally dismayed that voters in places like Eugene have referred and abolished such legislation. “That’s always a possibility. There have been other places where legislation of this type has enacted and not been reversed. If a majority of the people understand these laws and the issues, and understand that this is merely protecting the rights of other Oregonians, it should pass.” However, if Rep. Peg Jolin, D-Cottage Grove, is any indica tion, not everybody under stands that. "I have no objection to what somebody does in their own privacy,” says Jolin. "However, whenever we deal with this sub ject matter legislatively, we are dealing with special privileges. In the process, we take away other people’s rights.” Asked to enumerate what rights she's talking about, Jolin points to the landlord-tenant relationship. This type of legis lation, she contends, gives un welcome tenants a shield to hide behind when the landlord attempts to evict them for legi timate reasons. The House Judiciary Commit tee has been examining gay rights bills as well as drug-relat ed legislation, like the proposal introduced by Rep. Grattan Ke rans, D-Eugene, at the request of Lane County District Attorney Pat Horton. The proposal raises the fines for certain drug violations. Hor ton explains that the bill is necessary because of current enforcement realities. "With the prison overcrowd ing, drug violaters aren’t doing time.” Horton says the situation calls for the present fines, currently limited to $2,500, to be in creased dramatically. The head of the committee, Rep. Tom Mason, D-Portland, calls Horton’s inclusion of mar ijuana unrealistic. "I don't think it’s applicable to the present social situation. This Legislature and this legis lator are not about to legalize marijuana. But we are going to pass laws which reflect socie ty’s changing values. 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