Elon Law professors voice concern about Amendment One's language
Professor from the Elon University School of Law have discussed what they foresee as the implications of Amendment One at recent meetings held by the Elon Community Church. Two of the professors, Mike Rich and Sonya Garza, both said they think the amendment is poorly written and thus could lead to unwanted consequences. Rich said he personally disagrees with the amendment because he does not think marriage must uniquely be between two people of the opposite sex. But when it comes to law, he said he thinks it is interesting how North Carolina is attempting to put a restriction on a statue that is already in existence in the state’s constitution and that is a restriction on people’s rights. “Constitutions are things that we as citizens of a state put together to preventing the government from treading on our rights,” Rich said.
