North Carolina governor to veto opt-out bill for officials opposing gay marriage

[Little Tich]

Source: Yahoo! News / Reuters

RALEIGH, N.C. (Reuters) - North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory said on Thursday he would veto legislation allowing government officials to refuse to perform marriages by citing religious objections.

The measure, passed by the state's Republican-led House of Representatives earlier in the day, would protect those who oppose same-sex weddings from losing their jobs.

The Republican governor said no public officials who swore to defend the Constitution and perform their duties of office should be exempt from upholding their oath.

"I recognize that for many North Carolinians, including myself, opinions on same-sex marriage come from sincerely held religious beliefs that marriage is between a man and a woman," he said. "However, we are a nation and a state of laws."

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/n-c-governor-weigh-opt-measure-officials-opposed-184710864.html

[47of74]

1. In other words....

....money talks and bullshit walks.

He probably seen the pounding Indiana took and figured that signing the bill was committing economic/political suicide. It'll be interesting to see how his teabag base reacts to this.

[Ford_Prefect]

2. He has also been learning that its not fun to Governor when your party is run by dangerous loons.

Apparently McCrory has been rather stung personally by all the public outcry over the absurdist faction running the legislature and the party. He doesn't enjoy being ridiculed over their fanaticism.

Life is tough at the top, they say...

[loudsue]

9. It was the teabagger Koch brothers who put him in office. He WAS dancin'w/ the ones that brung'im.

But even the Koch brothers put money above principle... every time. Republican "principles" are negotiable, obviously.

[littlewolf]

3. do the tea baggers have the votes to over ride the veto ? nt

[libnnc]

4. I'll believe it when he actually pulls out the veto stamp

He could just let it sit there on his desk and do nothing (he's done that with legislation before). He's tricky like that. I don't trust him as far as I can throw him.

[knowledgeispwr]

5. He did!

http://www.wral.com/mccrory-to-veto-same-sex-marriage-opt-out-for-magistrates/14675024/

He actually vetoed this one. The Senate had enough votes to override the veto in the first vote but the House did not.

[Thor_MN]

6. Hey, who gets laws to protect one from losing their their job for refusing to do it?

"I don't wanna" has never protected me from losing a job.

[CRK7376]

7. For once, my state

Governor did something right. Wonders never cease!

[NorthCarolina]

8. I'll admit, this veto came as quite a surprise to me as well. eom