Saturday’s N&O published my guest column on defending marriage here in North Carolina. The column pointed out that North Carolina is the only state in the southern United States that still does not have a Defense of Marriage Act on the record despite public pressure and bipartisan support in the General Assembly. While some 30 states across the nation have defended marriage as between one man and one woman, North Carolina residents have yet to be allowed to vote on this issue. It can be presumed that the Act will be reintroduced next session for the sixth year in a row and if it finally passes, voters will be given the chance to add an amendment defending marriage to North Carolina’s constitution.
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