MARRIAGE AMENDMENT

PETITION

WE THE PEOPLE of North Carolina join together in this urgent call to defend marriage and the family.

Whereas, marriage is a sacred covenant that solemnizes an inherently unique and complementary relationship between a man and a woman; and

Whereas, North Carolina has a special interest in encouraging, supporting, and protecting this unique relationship in order to promote the stability and welfare of society and its children; and

Whereas, the North Carolina General Assembly, being the appropriate policy-making body of the State, should not leave the institution of marriage vulnerable to redefinition by the courts, and

Whereas, the strongest defense against legal action seeking to overturn North Carolina marriage laws is amending the State Constitution to add a clear definition of marriage “as the union of one man and one woman at one time”;

NOW THEREFORE, we call upon all elected members of the North Carolina General Assembly to support legislation in the form of a constitutional amendment to provide that marriage is the union of one man and one woman at one time, and this is the only marriage that shall be recognized as valid in this State.