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AMENDMENT
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not up to the ability to make the deci
sion," he said.
Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., who is
also seeking the nomination, said, "I
don't personally support gay marriage
myself. My position has always been
that it's for the states to decide."
Cheryl Jacque, president of the Hu
man Rights Campaign, a gay and les
bian group, said the proposed
amendment runs counter to the spirit
of other constitutional amendments
that expanded, rather than restricted,
individual rights.
"To use the Constitution to dis
criminate against our families is un
American, shameful and divisive,"
Jacque said.
In his announcement, Bush
blamed "activist judges," among oth
ers, for overriding the will of the peo
ple. He acknowledged that the 1996
Defense of Marriage Act already pro
vides many of the protections he
seeks — such as allowing states to
refuse to recognize same-sex mar
riages approved by other states — but
he said more permanent protection is
needed.
"There is no assurance that the De
fense of Marriage Act will not itself
be struck down by activist courts,"
Bush said. "In that event, every state
would be forced to recognize any re
lationship that judges in Boston or
officials in San Francisco choose to
call a marriage."
A constitutional amendment re
quires approval of two-thirds of both
the House and Senate, and then must
be ratified by the legislatures of 38
states. That portends years of struggle
over a marriage amendment.
Another option is convening a con
stitutional convention, but that is ex
tremely unlikely.
The president's decision to back a
marriage amendment after months of
resisting pressure from conservative
groups to do so guarantees that the is
sue — and the broader issue of gay
rights — will factor prominently in
the upcoming campaign.
The issue of gay marriage is not go
ing to replace the economy or the war
in Iraq as a top voter concern, experts
said. But it is a crucial issue for social
conservatives whose energetic support
Bush needs in November.
The Gallup Organization found in
a recent poll that about 60 percent of
Americans oppose legalizing same
sex marriage, but less than half of
them want to see the Constitution
amended to ban such marriages. The
poll also showed that while the issue
overall is important to Republicans, it
is of much less concern to Democrats
and independents.
Currently, no states recognize
same-sex marriage, although the
Massachusetts court ruling would re
quire that state to begin issuing mar
riage licenses to homosexual couples
starting May 17.
Vermont has legalized "civil
unions" that confer state-level bene
fits and responsibilities to same-sex
couples. Thirty-eight states have laws
explicitly banning same-sex marriage.
(cj 2004, Chicago Tribune.
Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune
Information Services. Chicago Tribune
correspondent Jeff Zeleny contributed
to this report from Youngstown, Ohio.
JUSTICES
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Strawn said knowledge of student
government was the most important
factor for him in selecting the ap
pointees.
"The thing you probably look for
the most is an understanding of the
rules of the (ASUO) Green Tape Note
book and ASUO Constitution,"
Strawn said. "Beyond that, you look
for someone with a sort of level-head
ed decision-making process."
Derrick, co-chairman of the Univer
sity's College Democrats, said he was
excited about his appointment to the
court.
"It feels great," he said. "I'm look
ing forward to my confirmation hear
ing (Wednesday) night, and if I'm ap
pointed I'm looking forward to
getting to work."
Melton said she doesn't anticipate
any problems with the confirmation
hearing. Strawn said he hasn't heard
of any opposition to the nominees,
but he gave no guarantees of easy ap
provals.
"I really hate predicting stuff like
that," he said.
Contact the campus/
federal politics reporter
atchuckslothower@dailyemerald.com.
TRIAL
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with "discovery," a list of evidence
and witnesses. Both attorneys agreed
to reschedule the trial so the prose
cution could interview witnesses.
Eugene Municipal Court Associate
Judge Mary Jane Mori said Morales'
next court appearance will be in front
of a jury; however, a jury trial could
be bypassed if either a plea agree
ment is reached or the prosecutor
drops the charges.
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n't comment on the case.
Officers from the Eugene Police De
partment cited Morales for allegedly
assaulting University senior Erica
Hass early on the morning of Sept. 12
near Taylor's Bar and Grill, at 894 East
13 th Ave.
Morales pleaded innocent to the
charges on Oct. 22.
During the investigation, Hass told
an officer that Morales ran at her
screaming shoved her down, dragged
her by her ankle for 15 to 20 feet and
smashed her cell phone.
Morales told police that Hass fell
because she was drunk, and her cell
phone was destroyed because she
threw it at him and he threw it back.
Morales could face as much as a
$500 fine and/or 100 days in jail if
found guilty of assault and a $2,500
fine and/or 100 days in jail if found
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CORRECTIONS
In "Rally protests pending policy
change" (ODE, Feb. 24), Praxis' quote
should have read: "Let us each use
whatever means we have available to
us to ensure that this destruction does
not happen, because our liberation is
tied up with theirs."
In "Parking fix is a swerve in the
right direction" (ODE, Feb. 24), DPS
was misidentified as EPD in regard to
which agency checks parking permits.
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In "Colorado situation provides
problems" (ODE, Feb. 24), the word
"alleged" was left out when discussing
an alleged rape.
In "KWVA renovates despite fund
ing issues" (ODE, Feb. 24), KWVA DJ
Peter Weinberger, who appeared in the
accompanying picture, was misidenti
fied in the photo caption.
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