05-10-2012, 12:21 PM
I think the timing was exquisite. The convention is going to humiliate that state in an interesting way. The last time they had a constitutional amendment, it was to deny black people the right to vote.
North Carolina law already banned gay marriage. The amendment voters passed Tuesday night by about 61 percent of voters effectively will seal the door on same-sex marriages and potentially have other effects farther down the road.
“Same-sex marriage was illegal today (since 1971); it’s illegal tomorrow,” said John Dinan, a political science professor at Wake Forest University who writes an annual review of state constitutional amendments. “There were no same-sex civil unions recognized in North Carolina today. Those will not be recognized tomorrow. The bottom line is there’s not a lot of change because of this amendment.”
North Carolina law already banned gay marriage. The amendment voters passed Tuesday night by about 61 percent of voters effectively will seal the door on same-sex marriages and potentially have other effects farther down the road.
“Same-sex marriage was illegal today (since 1971); it’s illegal tomorrow,” said John Dinan, a political science professor at Wake Forest University who writes an annual review of state constitutional amendments. “There were no same-sex civil unions recognized in North Carolina today. Those will not be recognized tomorrow. The bottom line is there’s not a lot of change because of this amendment.”