“We look like Mississippi.” That was the tart response of Gov. Bev Perdue last week to a reporter’s question asking her thoughts about the outcome of the marriage amendment. With no election looming I guess Governor Perdue feels comfortable disaparaging the 1.3 million voters in North Carolina who didn’t buy the scare tactics of Marriage [...]
SBE weighs in on Marriage Amendment
At its meeting last week, the North Carolina State Board of Education took the highly unusual step of passing a resolution opposing the marriage amendment. For a lot of good an obvious reasons which we wouldn’t go into here, the board rarely weighs in on issues like the amendment. Board member John Tate of Charlotte [...]
Marriage Amendment and Civil Rights
Critics of North Carolina’s proposed Marriage Amendment base much of their opposition on the claim that the amendment’s prohibition on same sex marriage and civil unions constitutes unjust discrimination and is a violation of individual civil rights. The claim is as common as it is wrong. Melanie Baker takes on the issue in “What’s at Stake [...]
Marriage Amendment: odds and ends
With May fast approaching expect to hear more news about the marriage amendment. Here are a few snippets… Earlier today Civitas issued a press release which announced support for marriage amendment is holding steady. The monthly poll found, found 61 percent of respondents supported the amendment. This compares with 62 percent in September and January [...]
Marriage Amendment Polling – small minority currently opposing Marriage Amendment
Latest results on marriage amendment polling. Slightly higher numbers for amendment than last several polls. Biggest shift was in unaffiliated voters. They went from a +11% support in January to a +24% in February. Leading the way Una. women went from a +13% in support to a +27% support. Una. men “only” moved 11% more [...]
