Press ReleaseSenator Thom Goolsby

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Raleigh, NC 27601

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Morgan Beam

September 12, 2011

Senator Goolsby Statement on the Marriage Amendment

Raleigh, N.C. – The North Carolina Senate on Tuesday passed a measure that will put before voters a constitutional amendment defining marriage.

The amendment will go on the primary ballot in May of 2012.

Below is a statement from Senator Thom Goolsby (R-New Hanover).

“Our vote today will place this issue on the May ballot and allow the people of our state -- not some activist judge -- to define marriage. I completely trust my fellow North Carolinians to make the right decision.”

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