North Carolina Amendment 1

In North Carolina, there is a controversial issue looming over the state. This issue is about gay marriage.  Amendment 1 also known as the Marriage Amendment is advertised as a bill that is suppose to ban gay marriage in the state of North Carolina. Being in the bible belt, gay marriage is seen as an abomination. Most of its supporters are either very religious or don't know what the bill is for. Many people don't realize that this bill goes further than just gay marriage.

If you live in North Carolina or have watched the nightly news lately, then you probably have seen at least one commercial whether it was for or against the amendment. If you analyze, you will notice they it only talk about marriage, but they don't talk about how it will strip away benefits from domestic partnerships and ban civil unions.

This isn't even the worst part. The worst part is that majority of the people in North Carolina are going to vote FOR the amendment. The majority of its supporters only look at the gay marriage and nothing else. I personality oppose this because it is deny people's rights and it is banning something that is already illegal in NC. Their are many closed-mind people in this state that have tunnel vision that is fixated on nothing but gay marriage. If two people have an attraction for each other, then let them get married!!! This amendment is just a despicable way for the state to save money by paying for a smaller amount of benefits since it will exclude benefits for domestic partners.