<%@ page contentType="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" language="java" import="java.sql.*" errorPage="" %> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html><!-- InstanceBegin template="/Templates/section_opinion.dwt.jsp" codeOutsideHTMLIsLocked="false" --> <head> <!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="doctitle" --> <title>Collegian • Section • </title> <!-- InstanceEndEditable --> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <link href="../../../../../stylesheets/collegianstyle.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> <link href="../../../../../stylesheets/links.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> <!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="head" --><!-- InstanceEndEditable --> </head> <body> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="575"> <!-- fwtable fwsrc="thecollegian.png" fwbase="thecollegian.jpg" fwstyle="Dreamweaver" fwdocid = "742308039" fwnested="0" --> <tr> <td colspan="3"><a href="../../../../../default.html"><img name="banner_main" src="../../../../../images/banner/banner_main.jpg" width="575" height="58" border="0" alt="The Collegian"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10" valign="top"></td> <td width="343" valign="bottom"><p class="date"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="date" --><a href="default.html">3/5/04• Vol. 128, No. 18</a><!-- InstanceEndEditable --></p></td> <td width="222" valign="top"><a href="../../../../../default.html"><img name="banner_rtcorner" src="../../../../../images/banner/banner_rtcorner.jpg" width="222" height="17" border="0" alt=""></a></td> </tr> </table> <table width="575" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="topnav"> <tr> <td id="topnav"><p><a href="../../../../../default.html">Home</a> <!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="sections" --><jsp:include page="../../../../nav/opinion.jsp" flush="true" /><!-- InstanceEndEditable --> <a href="../../../../../gallery">Gallery</a> <a href="../../../../../advertise">Advertise</a> <a href="../../../../../archive">Archive</a> <a href="../../../../../aboutus">About Us</a></p> </td></tr> </table> <table width="575" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="storyText"> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td width="158"> <table width="150" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" id="storiesnav"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" id="storiesnav"> <a href="default.jsp">Opinion</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="sectionheadlines" --><a href="amendment.jsp">Bush's amendment violates historical precedents</a><!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="storybody" --> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3"> <tr align="left" valign="top" class="storyText"> <td width="50%"><h1><font size="5" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><a href="amendment.jsp">Bush's amendment violates historical precedents</a></font></h1> <p class="byline"> </p> <p class="byline">The Lipstick Liberal</p> <p class="byline">By Virginia Cabrera</p> <p class="storyText">On Feb. 24, President Bush declared his position in a raging battle over gay marriage. The compassionate conservative announced his support for the Federal Marriage Amendment, which would limit marriage to a union between a man and a woman. His announcement, which responds to events in Massachusetts and San Francisco, reflects many of the irrational fears and fallacies behind anti-gay marriage arguments.</p> <p class="storyText"><a href="amendment.jsp"><b>More>></b></a></p></td> <td width="50%"><p> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> </tr> </table> <table width="575" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="footer"> <tr align="center"> <td colspan="2"> </td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td id="footer" colspan="2"><p><a href="javascript:history.go(-1);">Back</a> <a href="../../../../../aboutus/disclaimer.html"> Disclaimer</a> <a href="../../../../../aboutus/policy.html">Policy</a></p> </td></tr> </table> </body> <!-- InstanceEnd --></html>