LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER EDITORIAL AGAINST KY AMENDMENT

Lucky for President Bush he doesn't have to vote in Kentucky. The marriage amendment would trap him into casting a ballot against one of his own beliefs.

Like many people, Bush opposes gay marriage but supports civil unions. "I don't think we should deny people rights to a civil union, a legal arrangement, if that's what a state chooses to do," Bush said in an interview this week on ABC.

"I view the definition of marriage different from legal arrangements that enable people to have rights.''

In Kentucky, unfortunately, the proposed constitutional amendment won't accommodate both of Bush's beliefs. The way the amendment reads, voters who want the constitution to say that marriage is between a man and woman also must vote in favor of blocking any future recognition of civil unions.

And that's not the only problem with the wording. Its denial of "a legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals" is so vague and broad that all unmarried Kentuckians, regardless of sexual orientation, could lose some rights and protections -- or at least have to fight in court to keep them.

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posted by Eve at 5:34 PM VOTE

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