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By Laura Leslie
RALEIGH, N.C. A bill filed Tuesday in the state House would outlaw same-sex marriage in North Carolina and refuse to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.
According to House Bill 780, the state would declare that the federal government is not legally authorized to regulate marriage. Therefore, the state's 2012 constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage would remain in effect.
The proposal presumes that the state could simply refuse to recognize the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. According to the bill, that ruling "exceeds the authority of the Court relative to the decree of Almighty God that 'a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh' (Genesis 2:24, ESV) and abrogates the clear meaning and understanding of marriage in all societies throughout prior history." 25
The bill's primary sponsor, Rep. Larry Pittman, R-Cabarrus, is a Christian minister. He refused to comment on the legislation he filed.
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Proud Liberal Dem
(24,407 posts)Can't introduce a bill like this and stand behind it when asked about it??? Evil coward.
Odoreida
(1,549 posts)On the contrary, they are angling for a test case to overturn the previous decision.
If it passes it will take a while to get to the Supreme Court. They are betting that by then Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be replaced by a Trump appointee.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)Fuck these evil bastards.
n2doc
(47,953 posts)The only real and true God (because we have pictures of Him!) is the FSM. All others are frauds. And The FSM is just fine with Gay Marriage!
LostOne4Ever
(9,288 posts)LostOne4Ever
(9,288 posts)Eugene
(61,872 posts)https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141752232
1865 does not register with him the same way it does with most Americans.