Supporters and critics of Amendment One, the measure dubbed the marriage amendment, offer their contrasting arguments during a May 3, 2012, debate sponsored by the Federalist Society and John Locke Foundation. Tami Fitzgerald of the N.C. Values Coalition and Ken Klukowski of the Center for Religious Liberty argue in favor of the amendment. Duke political science professor Michael Munger and American Civil Liberties Union state legal director Katy Parker argue against the amendment. The Federalist Society’s Robert Numbers moderates.
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Corkscrews of the heart: S.C. Amendment 32
Sen. Josh Kimbrell (R-Spartanburg) deserves a lot of credit for proposing Amendment 32 to the South Carolina budget. It requires libraries to forgo purchasing “sexually explicit” materials for children. Senator Kimbrell proposed the amendment after hearing complaints from parents in his district about materials their children saw in public libraries. It isn’t just his district, either,...