Forget the Republican presidential candidates -- the entire state government of North Carolina is completely out of touch when it comes to same-sex marriage. The GOP-led General Assembly is hoping voters will pass a constitutional amendment in 2012 that would codify a ban on same-sex marriage, civil unions, and likely domestic partnerships in NC. This insane attempt to bring out GOP voters at the expense of same-sex couples isn't going unnoticed, especially if North Carolina native and Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes has anything to say about it!
Hughes, who is engaged to marry his long-term boyfriend Sean Eldridge, the political director for Freedom to Marry, first wrote an open letter to GOP lawmakers telling them that their ban is discriminatory, may harm job creation and the state's economic prospects, and should be abandoned. (Duh.) But, what he did next showed how you really step up to the plate and take on these clueless and crazy politicians.
He's using his very own creation against them, vowing that he and Eldridge will donate $10 for every person who "likes" Equality NC's page on Facebook -- up to $10,000 -- by tomorrow. The money will help Equality NC fight the marriage ban.
Pretty freakin' brilliant!
I love seeing a public figure like Hughes stand up and be so vocal, so proactive, especially when it comes to something happening in his home state. I'm sure the guy could see himself having much bigger fish to fry. You know, from talking top-secret strategy with Zuckerberg to fighting for same-sex marriage legalization on a national level. But it's clear Hughes knows that the cause is just as important on a city or state level.
I guess it doesn't come as a surprise that he's tapping into Facebook as a prime resource to take political action. He's the KING of that, having been President Obama's go-to social networking guru. That said, Chris Hughes is someone tremendously capable of not only defeating this NC assault on same-sex marriage, but also intimidating any other state government that attempts to go down that dark path. Can't wait to see him accomplish both!
What do you think about Chris Hughes' campaign? Will you "like" Equality NC's Facebook page?
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The 14th Amendment of the constitution says (section 1):
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
Can someone please show me where it says "except for the gays" because as I see it, any person means ANY person.
Liked the page and as the saying goes if you don't want gay marriage,don't have one.
Furthermore... the government really needs to stay out of my bedroom, my uterus, and my fiance's military benefits!!! No one else has to live every day in my shoes but me... these are my decisions to make! It's the government's responsibility & job to govern & run this country... not make laws telling us the kind of moral decisions we need to make! When did we as a people become so incapable of making decisions for ourselves?
@tayanna WOOOOO WELL SAID!!!!!!
Addendum: Anyone bleating about the 'rights' of bigots to deny gay men and women marriage - the very *basis* of the Constitution ensures that the 'tyranny of the majority' does not take away rights from the minority. I'm sure a lot of slave owners thought their rights were being 'infringed' upon, too.
@kolby - how is this trampling the rights of the NC'ers who don't want gay marriage? what right do they have to say that gay marriage is wrong? nobody is telling them they can't have their own straight marriages or follow their religious / moral beliefs as they see fit. the LGBT community does NOT have the right to marry, but the straight community does? whose rights are really being 'trampled'? those who already can and do, or those who can't and are told that they are wrong for being who they are and loving who they do?