In a press conference that compared same-sex marriage to "incest" and "polygamy," Republican leaders in the North Carolina House of Representatives urged their colleagues to pass legislation that would present voters with a constitutional amendment to outlaw same-sex marriages.
The News and Observer reports on the remarks Tuesday in Raleigh by House Speaker Pro Tem Dale Folwell and House Majority Leader Paul "Skip" Stam. The leading Republicans called for the legislature to pass the constitutional amendment when it returns for a special session on September 12.
According to audio provided by On Top, Stam compared same-sex marriage to incest and polygamy when a reporter asked whether the amendment represented intrusion by the government into people’s lives.
“Well 90 percent of all laws affect people's lives, so that's an argument without any content to it,” said Stam. “We prohibit adult incest, we prohibit polygamy. What would be their answer to that? We're involved in people's lives. That's a slogan without analysis.”
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