Amendment One polls give edge to North Carolina gay marriage ban
Source: Washington Post
The latest polling in North Carolina suggests the state’s voters will choose to ban same-sex unions via referendum today, even as popular opinion nationwide trends in support of gay marriage.
North Carolina already bans gay marriage by statute. Amendment One goes beyond confining marriage to heterosexual couples; it amends the constitution to also makes marriage between a man and a woman “the only domestic legal union” recognized in the state.
Opponents argue that the ban will endanger legal benefits for unmarried couples, gay and straight, as well as protections for victims of domestic violence. Retiring Gov. Bev Perdue (D) called the vote on Amendment One “our Rosa Parks moment” in an interview with NBC’s Chuck Todd on Tuesday.
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President Obama, who supports civil unions but not gay marriage, has stayed out of this fight — and he canceled a scheduled trip to the state today. Although his Administration opposes the amendment, the president himself has been quiet on the subject, frustrating some of his North Carolina supporters.
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