With legal questions looming, Charlotte considers same-sex benefits

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http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/05/11/3232260/with-legal-questions-looming-charlotte.html

Some Charlotte City Council members said they are prepared next month to approve offering same-sex benefits for employees, despite questions whether it would be legal in the wake of Tuesday’s passage of Amendment One.

On Wednesday, Charlotte City Manager Curt Walton recommended the city offer for the first time benefits to same-sex partners. Walton said the city was pursuing the change so the city would be competitive with the private sector in attracting and retaining employees.

But during Wednesday’s budget meeting, Democrat Michael Barnes asked whether the city should move forward, given the questions about what will be legal under Amendment One.

During the debate before Tuesday’s vote, critics of the amendment said it would prohibit same-sex benefits and other domestic partnership benefits currently offered by public employers.

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/05/11/3232260/with-legal-questions-looming-charlotte.html#storylink=cpy

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1. This is going to end up in the courts and cost North Carolina a lot of money the state can't afford.

Stupid stupid stupid.

[WillParkinson]

2. You spelled stupid wrong in this case...

It's "Republican, Republican, Republican".

Though your spelling is the most widely accepted.