Sure enough, the North Carolina Senate has overridden Governor McCrory’s veto<\/a> of a bill which would allow magistrates to refuse to administer same-sex marriages.<\/p>\n The North Carolina Senate voted Monday night to override Gov. Pat McCrory’s veto of legislation that would allow magistrates to opt out of performing wedding ceremonies.<\/p>\n After the 32-16 Senate vote, the bill is now in the hands of the state House, where the margin is expected to be tighter. Three-fifths of those present in each chamber are required to vote yes for a bill in order to pass a measure over the governor’s objections.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n I’m guessing it will pass the House.<\/p>\n This should be a no-brainer: If you work for the state, you uphold the law; if you can’t, you resign.<\/p>\n Just as the past few years have been preoccupied with a reprise of the lunch-counter cases, what is now afoot is a reprise of the ‘massive resistance’ that followed the school integration cases. Seriously: These yahoos never learn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sure enough, the North Carolina Senate has overridden Governor McCrory’s veto of a bill which would allow magistrates to refuse to administer same-sex marriages. The North Carolina Senate voted Monday night to override Gov. Pat McCrory’s veto of legislation that … Continue reading \n