Prof. Carpenter Speaks on WCCO News Radio on Marriage Amendment

Professor Dale Carpenter spoke on WCCO News Radio on the marriage amendment, which goes before voters in November. In one piece, "Family Speaks Out In Support Of Marriage Amendment," Carpenter stated, "If the amendment fails there's no same sex marriage. If the amendment passes, there's no same sex marriage." He says there are hundreds of legal rights given to heterosexual couples that should also be afforded to same sex couples. "Family members are people in your immediate family. Your children and your spouse. And if you can't be married you're not a spouse," he said. In another WCCO piece, "What Happens If The Marriage Amendment Fails?" Carpenter said that because same-sex marriage is already illegal in Minnesota, the amendment is "like a triple bolt on a door that's already shut and locked twice."