Newt Gingrich is urging North Carolina
voters to approve a gay marriage ban.
Voters will decide on Amendment One
during North Carolina's May 8 primary. The constitutional amendment
would bar the state from recognizing the relationships of gay and
lesbian couples with marriage, civil unions and possibly domestic
partnerships.
In a video released on Monday, Gingrich
said North Carolinian voters have an opportunity to “stand up for
conservatism.”
The founding fathers believed “that
we had a core commitment to a society in which we upheld principles
that are historic. Principles that have been growing for 3000 years.
Principles that are the base of human civilization. Marriage is one
of those.”
“Marriage between a man and a woman
is at the heart of our civilization. It's a belief that is now under
attack and yet it's at the core of defining who we are.”
“That's why I urge you to vote for
the initiative right here in North Carolina. The chance to vote for
a referendum to declare clearly that marriage is between a man and a
woman.”
Gingrich also linked the amendment to
President Barack Obama.
“This is part of the same great
process this year that's involved with President Obama and that's
involved with the whole danger of what's happening to our basic
beliefs. There's an effort by radicals at every level to change who
we are. To change what America is. And to change for our children
into a future that I think will be much worse.”