NC Democrats Oppose Marriage

North Carolina bill S13 is a bill that would Constitutionally define a marriage:

Marriage is the union of one man and one woman at one time. This is the only marriage that shall be recognized as valid in this State. The uniting of two persons of the same sex or the uniting of more than two persons of any sex in a marriage, civil union, domestic partnership, or other similar relationship within or outside of this State shall not be valid or recognized in this State. This Constitution shall not be construed to require that marital status or the rights, privileges, benefits, or other legal incidents of marriage be conferred upon unmarried individuals or groups.

It would ask that the voters of the state get to vote and either approve or disapprove the above statement. That's all it would do. The bill would not create any laws, it would just ask that the voters of the state get to decide if those lines be placed in the North Carolina Constitution. The bill has 17 co-sponsors (34% of the Senate).

However, the Democrats (who have controlled the NC Senate for OVER 100 years) don't want the voters to even have the chance to add those lines to the Constitution. It is likely that the amendment would pass in NC. So the Democrats do not want to allow that.

In an open representative republic, bills such as the above bill would be introduced to the floor of the chamber and the members would vote on whether or not the bill should be passed. In the Senate, since the Democrats have a majority, it would be a simple matter for them to put the bill out there and vote it down.

But then the voters would actually see and realize that the Democrats are OPPOSED to marriage between one man and one woman. And the Democrats cannot be honest about their positions, because they'd lose elections if they were.

So instead, the Democrats resort to underhanded and dirty tactics (like they always do in the NC government). The bill has been assigned to the "Ways and Means" committee. The Ways and Means Senate committee last met June 21st, 2001! That's correct, the committe hasn't met in almost SIX YEARS.

But that's how the Democrats in NC work. They absolutely cannot be on the record about their opposition to marriage -- instead they have to use dirty tricks to put bills they don't like in places where they "disappear." Then the Democrats can destroy anything they don't like without letting people see their up or down votes on the matter.

Good ol Boy politics -- it's how government works in North Carolina. No representation for you, you're too stupid.

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