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North Carolina's GOP Wants to Protect You From Discrimination–Except if You're Gay
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/06/north-carolina-gop-gay-discrimination-platform—By Xian Chiang-Waren
| Wed Jun. 13, 2012 3:02 AM PDT
During the first weekend of June, Republicans, including guest speakers Donald Trump, Rick Perry, and former Minnesota governor Tim "T-Paw" Pawlenty, gathered at the North Carolina GOP State Convention in Greensboro. Energized by last month's passage of Amendment One, which banned recognition of any domestic legal union except heterosexual marriage, the state's GOP presented a platform with a plank that effectively condones discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Section 3 of Article III (titled "Individual Liberty"
reads: "Government should treat all citizens impartially, without regard to wealth, race, ethnicity, disability, religion, sex, political affiliation or national origin. We oppose all forms of invidious discrimination. Sexual orientation is not an appropriate category."
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