Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx has
reiterated his opposition to Amendment One, the North Carolina May 8
ballot question which would bar the state from recognizing the
relationships of gay and lesbian couples with marriage, civil unions
and possibly domestic partnerships.
Appearing on C-SPAN,
the 41-year-old Foxx called the amendment “redundant” because the
state already bans such unions and said he hopes the voters will
reject it.
“The concern that many of us [have]
had is that it may be over broad in the sense that it might also
prohibit civil unions if the sate ever decided to take that route to
solve some of the challenges that are associated with committed
couples who are same sex,” Foxx said when asked for his views on
the amendment.
“In addition to that, a lot of our
businesses employ people who are LGBT. And as a result of that,
there's concern that this may be a job killing piece of legislation
if it is approved.”
Foxx added that the amendment “thrusts
North Carolina in a middle of a culture war at a time when all of us
need to be focused on job creation, education and investments in
infrastructure. There are a lot of us who have come out in
opposition to this amendment.”
“My hope is that it's defeated,” he
added.