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10.17.2008 1:22pm EDT
(Tallahassee, Fla.) A group attempting to constitutionally ban gay marriage in Florida began an advertising campaign today that warned gay activists were trying to scare voters.
The ad campaign, called “One Thing,” says that Amendment 2 only defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman. “That’s it,” it says. “No one loses benefits.” Those against Amendment 2 say it may allow discrimination against unmarried heterosexual couples.One of the tv ads features Alveda King, a conservative niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who says “Everyone’s civil rights are safe” under Amendment 2.
More on Amendment 2 here.
Michael Kenny, deputy campaign manager for the Say No 2 campaign, said announced the group would be running its own ads next week. He told the News-Press that there is no way of knowing how courts might interpret amendment language that bans any arrangement that is “the substantial equivalent” of a man-woman unit.
“An amendment worded like this has far-reaching consequences,” he said. “It’s bad for our families, bad for the business community, bad for the universities and entire education system and has even been proved harmful to victims of domestic violence.”
