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Old 05-09-2012, 11:57 AM
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Then the unmarried couples should leave NC for a state that supports them. States competing with each other is a great thing for this country. If NC wants to be that kind of state they should lose their gay population.
The research triangle will probably suffer. Few want to raise their kids in a social nest of bigots and haters.

NC already had outlawed gay marriage. That existed before this vote. But now, with this constitutional amendment passed (it's not passed yet, it was a referendum), the fear is the amendment removes current legal protections from all unmarried couples, including heterosexuals. Things like right to visit in hospital, orders of protection against domestic violence, etc.

As 'Zig pointed out, this is entirely about a religious cult forcing their theocratic beliefs on an entire state. It's exactly the "Sharia Law" that these very same theocratic loons fear.
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