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One of the most heated and never-ending debates in America is that of gun control. Opponents of gun control cite the Second Amendment of the Constitution as the final word to end all discussion, whereas proponents of increased gun control scream really loud. It's all so confusing!
Published: Sunday, May 14th, 2023 @ 10:29 am
By: Babylon Bee
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One amendment proposed would prohibit anyone who participated in an insurrection from leading the committee in the pledge.
Published: Tuesday, February 14th, 2023 @ 3:54 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Pew Research reports that since the 19th Amendment passed nearly 100 years ago, about half of the population says that giving women the right to vote has been “the most important milestone in the advancing of the position of women” in history
Published: Monday, November 7th, 2022 @ 12:22 am
By: Lib Campbell
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This Second Amendment issue has been overly discussed, with the two Democratic Socialist commissioners stating their nonsupport, and the nominal Republicans on our board requesting revisions, with even the Board's attorney electing to take a political position to support his constituency.
Published: Sunday, January 16th, 2022 @ 3:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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When we consider the importance of our First Amendment guaranteed Freedom of Speech, to speak truths as we know them, think as we see fit, and politically assert ourselves as we are called to do so, we all must be aware that this freedom could be easily be lost.
Published: Saturday, January 15th, 2022 @ 2:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Resolution to Permit Concealed Carry for Beaufort County Government Employees in Most of Beaufort County Government's Buildings
Published: Wednesday, January 12th, 2022 @ 3:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Resolution Allowing Concealed Carry in All Beaufort County Buildings Save the Court House
Published: Wednesday, January 12th, 2022 @ 1:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In March 2021, Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) tweeted that the Senate, controlled by Democrats, “voted on an amendment to exclude prisoners—like the Boston Bomber—from getting stimulus checks."
Published: Monday, January 10th, 2022 @ 11:36 am
By: Daily Wire
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On the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 15th Amendment, we celebrate one of the most fundamental and sacred rights of our Republic—the right to vote.
Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2020 @ 4:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The 2018 ballot was loaded with constitutional amendments. Six, to be exact. Four will become part of the state constitution, but the General Assembly must pass enabling legislation for one, "Requires a photo ID to vote in person."
Published: Friday, November 30th, 2018 @ 9:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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This November, North Carolinians will be asked to vote on six amendments to the State Constitution. One of these amendments, if passed, will require voters to show a photo I.D. before voting
Published: Friday, September 21st, 2018 @ 1:58 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The saying “nix all six” is gaining traction from ideologues on the Left who value partisan victories and power over all else
Published: Tuesday, September 18th, 2018 @ 4:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you're having trouble keeping up with the number of constitutional amendments North Carolinians may be asked to vote on this November, you're not alone
Published: Monday, July 9th, 2018 @ 3:57 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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This article, excerpted from Mike Scrugg's book THE UN-CIVIL WAR, discusses the first 13th Amendment, which was QUITE DIFFERENT from the one which was ratified in 1865.
Published: Wednesday, February 7th, 2018 @ 1:09 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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State Rep. Dennis Riddell, R-Alamance, is under no illusion a constitutional amendment to impose legislative term limits will be an easy sell, even though the earliest anyone would be barred from running for re-election is 2035
Published: Sunday, March 26th, 2017 @ 12:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state Senate has given its approval to a proposed constitutional amendment capping the income tax rate at 5.5 percent, but one lawmaker has a better idea
Published: Saturday, March 18th, 2017 @ 11:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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This week, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Steve Daines (R-MT), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) to introduce an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act
Published: Saturday, May 28th, 2016 @ 6:31 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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The movement behind a Balanced Budget Amendment will officially transform our government of specific taxing powers to one of broad powers
Published: Tuesday, August 4th, 2015 @ 4:26 am
By: Diane Rufino
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The lefties tried to suggest that North Carolina's approval of an amendment to its state constitution defining marriage as between one man and one woman was going to be an economic development nightmare.
Published: Thursday, April 2nd, 2015 @ 12:23 pm
By: Announcements
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Today, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) partnered with Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) to file an amendment to the Keystone XL pipeline bill requiring the Administration to set up procedures for leasing, exploring, and developing offshore oil and natural gas resources in Mid-Atlantic and South-Atlantic states.
Published: Friday, January 23rd, 2015 @ 11:34 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory, chairman of the Outer Continental Shelf Governors Coalition, praised U.S. Senators Richard Burr and Thom Tillis for an amendment they offered to the Keystone XL pipeline bill which would move North Carolina closer to energy exploration and revenue sharing with other states.
Published: Thursday, January 22nd, 2015 @ 7:15 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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A handful of documents changed the character of the United States. The 13th Amendment, formally ending legal slavery in this country, is one of them.
Published: Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 @ 12:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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We've got some pretty big races for US House and US Senate on the November ballot here in North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, March 25th, 2014 @ 11:24 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) announced Friday they have retained pro bono outside legal counsel to advise them on the defense of North Carolina's constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2013 @ 5:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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At Modesto Junior College on September 17, 2013, an ordinary thing happened on what, by all accounts, is an ordinary college campus. A student, Robert Van Tuinen, was told to stop handing out literature on campus in violation of campus rules.
Published: Thursday, November 28th, 2013 @ 12:21 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Well, the US Supreme Court has stripped key provisions out of the federal Defense of Marriage Act - which kept the feds from paying benefits to "married" gay couples.
Published: Thursday, June 27th, 2013 @ 10:35 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Session is in full swing here at the General Assembly. I thought you might like to have an idea of what a typical week is like for me.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2013 @ 1:21 am
By: Bill Cook
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You would think we would have learned by now - but, alas, it doesn't seem so. Specifically, we have not learned to listen carefully to the Anointed One when he speaks and to carefully parse every word that he utters.
Published: Sunday, January 20th, 2013 @ 10:22 pm
By: Jim Bispo
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For elected Beaufort County Democrats: Not so much.
Published: Sunday, January 20th, 2013 @ 11:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina's lopsided vote backing a constitutional amendment to limit marriage to one man and one woman is a national body blow to Democrats and signals that social issues are very much part of the political landscape this year, supporters of Amendment One say.
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 @ 10:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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With a controversial ballot question looming, some on the right have raised the plaintive cry that conservatives should shun "social issues."
Published: Sunday, May 6th, 2012 @ 10:38 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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"Marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State.
Published: Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 @ 12:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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There is an epidemic of political whiplash being spread by North Carolina Democratic leaders. In 1996, then Senator Beverly Perdue voted for G.S. 51-1.2 - Marriages Between Persons of the Same Gender Not Valid.
Published: Monday, April 30th, 2012 @ 11:44 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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I want to talk to you about why I plan to vote against Amendment One.
Published: Saturday, April 14th, 2012 @ 9:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On May 8, 2012, North Carolinians will have the opportunity to vote FOR the Marriage Protection Amendment, an amendment to the state constitution defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
Published: Saturday, February 18th, 2012 @ 11:09 am
By: Bill Cook
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