One day after it was introduced, a Republican bill that would ban marriage equality in North Carolina is essentially dead on arrival, after the GOP House Speaker said the legislation would not be considered because, well, the Supreme Court:
“There are strong constitutional concerns with this legislation given that the U.S. Supreme Court has firmly ruled on the issue, therefore House Bill 780 will be referred to the House Rules Committee and will not be heard,” said [House Speaker Tim] Moore in a statement.
No shit. Michael Gerhardt, a constitutional law professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, told NBC Out earlier today that the legislation "could pass, but it doesn't matter because it is plainly unconstitutional:"
“It is directly contrary to what the United States Supreme Court has said on this subject. It violates the rights that the United States Supreme Court has recognized, so as a result, I think it would be struck down by any court in this country."
The Republican legislators who introduced the bill surely knew that for themselves. It’s fair to say, then, that it was probably meant as a reminder from them to LGBT North Carolinians that they aren’t welcome in the state.
from Daily Kos http://ift.tt/2p9jV1c
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