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Re: Bill would allow mayors to officiate

tytillett — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:35:45 -0400

"Polls show that 70% of North Carolinians support defining marriage as between a man and a woman."

I have no idea where you are getting your numbers from. Below is a link to an article showing that 50.4% of North Carolinians believe there should be no constitutional ban in our state on gay marriage. North Carolina is evolving out of being a red state and and slowly becoming more and more liberal. People in North Carolina are beginning to believe what our very own declaration of independence states, "that all men are created equal." It is time that North Carolina realizes that whether you are gay, straight, bi or whatever, you are a citizen of the United States and deserve the same rights that every other American has. It is about time for North Carolina to join the ranks of MA, CT, IA, ME, and VT and legalize gay marriage and give these individuals equal treatment under the law.

http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/4794291/

Re: Bill would allow mayors to officiate

JRS1988 — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:16:21 -0400

Why is it that the General Assembly does not want the gay marriage amendment put on the ballot in North Carolina? My cynical theory is that Democrats are afraid that if they put the amendment on the ballot in the 2010 midterm elections, conservatives will come out in force to vote for the amendment as well as vote for Republicans on the ballot. Polls show that 70% of North Carolinians support defining marriage as between a man and a woman. The Democrats are scared they will lose their stranglehold on state government. Let the people decide!

Re: What Perdue has signed so far

melted — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:36:07 -0400

I wish the media would take Purdue's picture out of the newspaper. There is not one thing about her that is real - her hair is bleached and her smile is fake and cheezy. She smiles everytime she takes money away from a group of people, knowing it will only hurt their lives. (She does not have brain enough to know she only hurts the state more by doing that.) But then what can you expect from someone who goes merrily on her way spending out the wahzoo needlessly. She is a female Nero watching Rome's counterpart, North Carolina, burn.

Re: 14 bills signed not 37

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:42:51 -0400

Fixed. Thanks!

— RTB

14 bills signed not 37

gercohen — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:35:51 -0400

"* S.B. 90: Confirms appointments of Susan Rabon and Bryan Beatty to the N.C. Utilities Commission."

SB90 (actually SJR90) did not go to the Governor as resolutions do not require gubernatorial signature.

Local bills also do not go to the Governor.

The Governor actually has signed 14 bills, not 37. You listed the 14 in your post.