Geeez, what a redneck state! Wait, don’t we have the same amendment, here in Virginia? I guess I had better walk back those words real fast. Ok Ok, just kidding! We wouldn’t want to impugn our own Old Dominion.
N.C. defined marriage as being between one man and one woman. According to News-press.com:
Both sides spent a combined $3 million on their campaigns.
North Carolina law already bans gay marriage, like nine other states, but an amendment would effectively slam the door shut on same-sex marriages. The amendment also goes beyond state law by voiding other types of domestic unions from carrying legal status, which opponents warn could disrupt protection orders for unmarried couples.