Thread: North Carolina Intollerant and Unconstitutional Action

Originally Posted by billyjeff2

So we don't have elections where the highest vote getter wins?

Bush 2000

Originally Posted by billyjeff2

We don't have elections where public policy decisions are placed on the ballot and decided via majority vote?

In the US, people are in part elected for what they do in their personal time. Religion, sexual preference, absence (or not) of youth sins, family situaton ... these things can make or break an election campaign, or even prevent it from getting started.

Bush happened because we use the electoral college system. In that system, the candidate with the majority of electoral votes wins. Most of the time, the candidate that win the majority of the popular vote, wins the election.

Bruno, there is a big difference between what people can use as consideration when they decide how to vote and what can be legislated. For example, I have the right to decide to never vote for a candidate that isn't white. But should non-whites be kept from running for elected office via legislation? Of course not. It would be stupid, discriminatory and unconstitutional. I could decide who I'm voting for based on whether or not I like how they dress. But it would be ridiculous to legislate such things. People have every right to use whatever qualifications they like to decide how to vote. It's their vote. But legislating these qualifications is a different matter entirely.

Originally Posted by 59caddy

again, we are talking about states right and their constitution approved by the people of north carolina. if it needs to be changed, let the people of that state change it, not the feds. federal intervention is not the answer to all problems. we have states that allow gay marriage or unions and we have state that do not. each state has it's own rights.

This statement is correct. This ideal is called State Sovereignty. I may or may not agree with the subject matter at hand but this principle is fundamental in America and I agree with preserving this sovereignty with regards to Federal government interaction.

As a liner note, the Constitution if the US of A does not dictate a national religion or language. Preserving Christian morals should be left to Christians and not America.

Remember that our founding fathers chose to rebel from England with the separation of Church and State being one of their tenents.

I'll say it again: Article 6 says that it's not a internal state matter. It forbids a religious test for holding office. This isn't a situation that is left for the state to decide.