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Effects From page 1 "A big change would be the rape law. Men would be protected from homosexual rape. As it stands now, men are only protected bv snHnmu _ . * laws. The punishment for this offense is much less than for rape. The law would read that people can't be raped" if ERA is ratified, Bumette said. Weidman said that this was true and that many homosexual groups have indicated support for the ERA. HOWEVER, THE ERA South ti 1 * ^aruiinu puDiication states "The ERA will have no direct effect on homosexuality." The Congressional Record states "if state legislature makes a judgement that it is wrong for a man to marry a man, then it must RWI fir kB / mam VOTE FOR A , | Tues.-Thurs. | SPECIAL | FREE WINE I with your dinner | | (Bring this coupon) I You are cora for Mediter cocktails in vnurself tn r ~r V ? ~ dinners. We 11 p.m. Res* you a unique 1572 Su Me * say that it is wrong for a woman to marry a woman." (118 Cong. Rec. S4389, March 21, 1972). The statement was submitted to the record by the League of Women Voters. The state's legislature's statutes will be diminished, if ERA is ratified, Gressette said. ERA "needs to be handled and controlled by the state. It's a matter for those states to pass upon where it's needed," he said. He said he did not think it was needed in South Carolina. He said he fears that the federal govern mem win iaKe away some of the state's rights for self government if the amendment is ratified. However, The ERA South Carolina publication states "ratification of the ERA would iurr sum Ml TRRA1 Organized USC Flying Club A Member of the Student Lea A past member of the Stu< commission A Junior at USC majoring in VOTE TUI l&fn I nUK9U LEADER AND AN lEiyTO* 1 I ! v ! ?IL^ i PS8! { KM**, ___^ELV Ruoov*^ Or. -J J W/y invited to dine with us t ranean Dining at its Fin our Fireplace Lounge and me of our authentic Italian are open Tuesday-Saturda ervations are suggested. VP dining experience. nnyside Drive, 78 diterranean Dining at its Fines! allow each state to make its own laws on marriage, divorce, etc., as long as the law did not discriminate on the grounds of sex." PHYLLIS SCHAFLY, National rhairmnn nf ?tnn PD A 'i? W? UbV|/ Uivn , OC11U 111 Lilt? public hearing on March 22, "We should have discrimination. In some areas we should be treated equally but in other areas it is a grievous act to do so. There is nothing ERA will do for women. It will not give us any rights we do not have but will take away many rights we now have." Dickie Baxter, of Aiken, S.C., said she wants the amendment ratified because she has "worked for 35 years and saw sompnnp the pay for the work I did. Because I am a women, I was denied MWALT R IUMR ders Committee lent Allocations FINANCE SUMWALT 'AY, APRIL 7 ORGANIZER ?ovm * 6i? y?0%REfi(TO> / it Sorrento est. Have then treat or French y, 6 p.m.e promise P-7508 t promotions." Baxter represents Business and Professional Women's Club of South Carolina as a state lobbyist for ERA. She was a wpAtn applied for a job as a technical writer because "I was doing the work already and someone else signed for it. Lots of times my bosses couldn't answer questions, but I could. They just signed. I was denied promotion because I was a women. I'd like to see some of those signers be forced out of jobs and dig ditches." All debaters can agree on is that ERA wouldn't be a cure-all. "Changes will be gradual even though states would have two years to comply. This would not be a blanket cure for equality problems," Weidman said. ? I * I / t i I ? I \ ' I I I ( im o o o o WILD u r JF ,? canvas D IT7C K bacjs ! riicco ii u aiie? i I IWUOC % Video Tape Prese RV Taj April 4-7 2nd FLOOR Loui Burnett? ? < ? i ' : : . ' i i i , . 1 I , 1 : ? V-" agnnai\ "for Cormier t Bnci. earth? shoe I 3.0^0 define st. -(-i wo nni J - I '>?' Columbia > S.C. - 3803 CIoqS eSpadrilleS earth0 sandals baqs c3r\ct vwoc\n more . Kf nVj UJiTRTnij ^ Xv>c. Jniversity Union Committee nts A \r\ /I/ /ART pe 6:00-10:00 SMOKING nge