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William769 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-11 11:31 AM
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N.C. Congressman Opposes Antigay Amendment, Will Cosponsor DOMA Repeal
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A North Carolina congressman who opposes a state anti-gay marriage amendment will now cosponsor federal legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act.

Speaking with The Advocate, Rep. Brad Miller, a Democrat who represents North Carolina’s 13th congressional district, said Wednesday afternoon of DOMA repeal, “For a couple who has been married legally, every state should be required to give full faith and credit. North Carolina would still not be required to perform civil marriage, but it would be required to marriages performed in other states.”

Of the state antigay amendment, which the North Carolina legislature approved earlier this week to go before voters during the Republican presidential primary in May, Miller said, “This is entirely about putting on the ballot a very divisive issue for political purposes ... and to try to lock in the attitudes of one generation. The amendment goes well beyond marriage and would prohibit any type of civil union legal recognition as well.”

The timing of the ballot question will likely boost the chances of the measure’s success in North Carolina, the only state in the Southeast without a constitutional ban against marriage equality. Though the state already has a statute banning same-sex marriage, proponents of the ballot measure argue that a constitutional amendment is needed to prevent the courts from overturning the ban.

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/09/15/NC_Rep_Will_Vote_Against_Amendment/
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