Tag Archives: Amendment One

Nazis Celebrate Amendment One

The neo-Nazi group World-Wide White Pride today celebrated the passage of Amendment One by posting a Fox News story and photo showing the bill’s backers as they triumphantly shared a lavish wedding cake. Because gay people don’t deserve civil rights OR cake.

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NC Results Map

Only seven North Carolina counties defeated Amendment One, with the largest margin coming in Orange County, where UNC Chapel Hill students helped voted the bill down 79% to 21%. Next door was Durham County with 70% against. I’m embarrassed to add that my birthplace of Carteret County approved legalized bigotry with 81% in favor. Robeson County, home of Shotgun Boy, …

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Twitter Celebs React To NC Vote

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North Carolina Marriage Trivia

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Obama “Disappointed” In NC Vote

Politico reports: “The President has long opposed divisive and discriminatory efforts to deny rights and benefits to same sex couples,” Obama’s North Carolina spokesman Cameron French said in a statement. “He believes the North Carolina measure singles out and discriminates against committed gay and lesbian couples, which is why he did not support it. President Obama has long believed that …

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Hope Beyond Amendment One

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Amendment One Reactions

Protect All NC Families “While we are disappointed in tonight’s result, we know this concerted North Carolina effort to defeat Amendment One and protect all of the state’s families galvanized North Carolina and mobilized North Carolinians in historic ways,” said Coalition to Protect All NC Families Campaign Manager Jeremy Kennedy. “From unheard of homegrown fundraising online to unprecedented grassroots activism …

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Amendment One Passes

As expected, North Carolina voters today approved the bill to officially write discrimination into the state constitution. With a little over 43 percent of precincts reporting, support for the amendment was strong- with about 61 percent of North Carolina voters casting their ballots in favor of the amendment, and roughly 39 percent voting against it. North Carolina had previously been …

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NOM’s Pastor Vs North Carolina Activist

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NC Radio Hosts Challenge Caller About Amendment One And Jesus Christ

Maddening and oddly enjoyable.

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Opposite Marriage Was Created By
God In The Garden Of Eden*

GLAAD has the dirt on North Carolina Pastor Ron Baity, who was featured on CNN this morning. According to Baity, gay people are “maggots” who represent the “filth of society.” Clip via Think Progress.*And then Eve’s sons grew up and fucked the shit out her every night.

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Log Cabin Opposes Amendment One

“Log Cabin Republicans stand with many conservative North Carolinians in opposing Amendment One, including Representative Renee Ellmers (R-NC), John Hood of the John Locke Foundation, and former Charlotte mayor and GOP gubernatorial candidate Richard Vinroot. These conservative and Republican leaders know that Amendment One goes far beyond marriage, banning the basic domestic partner protections that North Carolina voters support and …

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Possible Election Fraud In NC

The polls have only been opened for a few hours and already the Courage Campaign has a report on possible election fraud. Via Adam Bink: All, we’re getting reports here in Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Raleigh (which are base areas for us, e.g. anti-Amendment 1) of precincts handing out INCORRECT ballots. In North Carolina, 17-year-olds can vote in the statewide …

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Brian Brownshirt Vs Freedom To Marry

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AP Reports On NC Marriage Battle

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Pastor Sean Harris Returns To Pulpit With A Standing Ovation From His Congregation

As protesters waved signs outside his church, yesterday Pastor Sean “Beat Gay Kids” Harris returned to the pulpit at Berean Baptist Church. “You guys have been unbelievable this week,” Harris told church members before reading from the Bible’s Book of Mark, Chapter 9:42-48. “You have been gracious. You have been kind.” “We love you, pastor,” a man shouted out. Harris …

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Starting The Day After NC’s Vote

Via the Campaign For Southern Equality: On May 8th, North Carolinians will decide on a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would ban marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships for same-sex couples. Beginning the next morning, the WE DO Campaign will visit eight counties where more than forty LGBT couples will apply for marriage licenses in their local communities, …

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Final Clip From Protect All NC Families

“A chorus of voices have arisen over the past few months to warn North Carolinians of the harms of Amendment One. Watch this video, share it, and vote AGAINST Amendment One on Tuesday, May 8th.” Zach Wahls, Bill Clinton, and Gov. Bev Purdue all make an appearance.

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Final North Carolina Poll

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Bill Clinton Robocalls Against North Carolina’s Amendment One

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