North Carolina and Gay Marriage

[Tim]

Ah, gotta love unintended consequences.

I don't see how it possibly could have been unintended... actually it seemed quite deliberate

 

[Accountable]

I don't see how it possibly could have been unintended... actually it seemed quite deliberate

By the people that wrote it, not necessarily by the people that voted for it.

 

[Leananshee]

Yes, civil unions were recognizes in NC. There are 10's of thousands of current civil unions in NC and only about 10% of them are same sex couples. The other 90% were civil unions with a man and a woman. Even these will no longer be recognized in NC now because of amendment one. These couples will no longer have a lot of the same privileges that married couples have, like visiting their partners in the hospital, being on their partners benefits, tax benefits, etc. This list is actually quite extensive

This will all go away because of amendment one...

Perhaps on the local level, not on the state level. Carrboro, I know was one town that had them, but they emphasized that the recognition was only by the town when they were put into place. And unless your benefits are from the state, that depends on the company benefit policy whether they're affected. People can still designate health care power of attorney to whomever they want. I certainly did not agree with the passage of this amendment or its consequences, but they are not as completely catastrophic as you're saying. The focus should be, should have been all along, at least recognizing civil union on the state level.

 

[Johnfromokc]

 

[Mercury]

LMAO! Thanks to Red for posting this video in another thread ... BUT THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


[video=youtube;9KLMYaF_Xa8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9KLMYaF_Xa8[/video]

 

[Johnfromokc]

 

[Jezzebelle]

love it!

 

[Minor Axis]

I've never liked public displays of affection (beyond hugs, hand holding, and a brief kiss) especially between those of the same gender. Don't construe this as me being against gay marriage.

 

[CityGirl]

 

[Francis]

I've never liked public displays of affection (beyond hugs, hand holding, and a brief kiss) especially between those of the same gender. Don't construe this as me being against gay marriage.

I think anyone that shows an over high amount of affection, by this I mean Over The Top, should get a room no matter who they are..

If you can feel someone else's tonsils, you need to get a room.. :24:

 

[Johnfromokc]

 

[Johnfromokc]

LOL - some of this shit is sooooo funny :24:

 

[Joe the meek]

The sad fact is that North Carolina isn't the only state who has voters who feel the way they do.