State lawmakers reconvene today for a min-session of sorts, expected to last a few days, in order to focus on a handful of items. Making the most headlines, is the consideration of an amendment to the state constitution defining marriage as between one man and one woman.
There are a number of other bills on the agenda as well, however. The House is expected to reconsider some vetoed bills, including HB 351 – the bill requiring a photo ID to vote, SB 709 – a bill to allow drilling for oil and natural gas off the coast, and SB 727 – which would eliminate the dues checkoff for public school employees. The Senate’s most notable item for business is HB 61 – which would limit the terms of House and Senate leadership roles to two sessions.
Conservatives once again attack our Constitution and threaten personal freedoms- NC needs jobs! Republicans promised jobs. rem the propaganda put out by this organizations backer (Pope) Well instead we are bleeding jobs and our unemployment has risen substantially since Republican takeover of the state govt. We need jobs not voter ID laws or laws taking rights away from teachers or laws about marriage. Marriage is declining thanks to Republicans destruction of our economy anyway -so really who cares?
Mtn Girl, describing this amendment as an attack on our constitution by conservatives is, at best, uninformed. The amendment process ultimately requires a majority of NC voters to approve the amendment. Also, as Francis DeLuca stated in a response to a later comment of yours, the government does not exist to create jobs. It cannot create jobs, for to do so it must tax and subsequently destroy others. The only thing that the government should do is create conditions favorable to the development of the private industry, which can create jobs. And Republicans have done so, mainly over the past legislative session. While Obama’s failed stimulus program created practically nothing over the last three years, the Republicans’ plans haven’t been around for three months, one cannot expect any plan to take effect in such a short period of time.