Simply Cheris. . .

North Carolina voters just opened the door to discrimination. With the passing of Amendment One, voters said we don't respect people who aren't like the majority. What's next? Are black people going to be forced back into the cotton fields? Are Hispanic Americans going to be forced to carry freedom papers? Will the jails be filled with single women who kill their abusers, since this Amendment effectively voids Domestic violence protective orders? How many children are going to die because their parents can't afford health care?  Bigots won and we're all going to suffer. Way to go Tar Heel State. Here's what Twitter thinks: @ TheEllenShow : Getting married was one of the greatest things I have ever done. I hope everyone in NC gets the same opportunity someday. MichaelaAngela Davis ‏ @ MichaelaAngelaD North Carolina you are on the wrong side of history, the wrong side of love on this 1 # MarraigeEquality Step...

I often wave my North Carolina birth certificate at people, even though I was raised in South Carolina. South Carolina is many times the butt of  jokes; thank you Mark Sanford. But what's going on in North Carolina, where I now live, is no joke. Tomorrow is election day in the Tar Heel state and the main thing bringing voters to the polls is Amendment One . Here's what this thing is: The measure would define marriage in the state constitution as between one man and one woman, and would ban any other type of "domestic legal union" such as civil unions and domestic partnerships. Same-sex marriage is already illegal in the state of North Carolina. The proposed measure, however, would add the ban to the state constitution. This measure isn't just about gay marriage. It's about families and discrimination. Point blank, it's damned stupid. If people want to get married--same sex couples included -- the government knows damned well that they benefit. Ma...