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Fearless

(18,421 posts)
Tue Jul 29, 2014, 12:32 AM Jul 2014

North Carolina to drop opposition to same-sex marriage

In the wake of Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban being ruled as unconstitutional, North Carolina’s attorney general has said that prosecutors will not continue to defend his state’s ban on same-sex marriage.

After a ruling by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in regards to Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage, Attorney General Roy Cooper made an announcement that he felt North Carolina’s ban on same-sex marriage was “almost sure to be overturned.”

He said: “Simply put, it’s time to stop making arguments we will lose and instead move forward, knowing that the ultimate resolution will likely come from the U.S. Supreme Court.”

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/07/28/us-north-carolina-to-drop-opposition-to-same-sex-marriage/

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North Carolina to drop opposition to same-sex marriage (Original Post) Fearless Jul 2014 OP
Dominoes! They are all falling willy-nilly. longship Jul 2014 #1
Yay! shenmue Jul 2014 #2
Hopefully the GOP controlled legislature (called the General Assembly here in NC)... knowledgeispwr Jul 2014 #3

longship

(40,416 posts)
1. Dominoes! They are all falling willy-nilly.
Tue Jul 29, 2014, 02:03 AM
Jul 2014

Willy-nilly, the original meaning being willing, or not willing.

knowledgeispwr

(1,489 posts)
3. Hopefully the GOP controlled legislature (called the General Assembly here in NC)...
Tue Jul 29, 2014, 03:10 PM
Jul 2014

doesn't waste tax payer dollars by hiring outside legal counsel.

In any case, good on Attorney General Roy Cooper (D) for coming to the right conclusion!

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