The Politics of Gay Marriage

A calculated Senate Bill, an inevitable presidential hot button issue, and in New Hampshire, two controversial full page newspaper ads. Since a Massachusetts Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in the state, the issue has been debated throughout the nation from city forums to state bills to federal legislature. Questions come up as to how marriage should be defined and who should have the power to do it... the courts? the state? or the nation? Today on the Exchange, we?ll see how gay marriage is playing politically in an election year. Laura's guests are Jim Splaine, State Representative living in Portsmouth. Michael Craven, Vice President of Cultural Affairs for the National Coalition for the Protection of Children and Families. Jeff Newman, Vice Chair and Concord City Chair for the New Hampshire Republican State Committee and Scott Earnshaw, a lawyer and head of the New Hampshire Traditional Marriage and Family Institute who was involved in the House and Senate hearings for SB427.