Defying the governor, lawmakers here enacted a law on Thursday that allows state court officials to refuse to perform a marriage if they have a “sincerely held religious objection,” a measure aimed at curtailing same-sex unions.
The Republican-controlled House voted 69-41 on Thursday to override a veto by Gov. Pat McCrory, also a Republican, who refused to sign the marriage bill in May. Mr. McCrory said at the time that although he believed that marriage should be between a man and a woman, he vetoed the bill because “no public official who voluntarily swears to support and defend the Constitution and to discharge all duties of their office should be exempt from upholding that oath.”
The State Senate, which is also controlled by Republicans, voted to override Mr. McCrory’s veto on June 1.
Good.
Note the NY Times’ swipe at the law, “a measure aimed at curtailing same-sex unions.” No, it’s a measure aimed at trying to prevent local magistrates from being fired and possibly criminally prosecuted if they object to officiating at same-sex ceremonies.