North Carolina: Some Magistrates Quit Rather Than Perform Same-Sex Weddings

With the arrival of marriage equality in North Carolina, some magistrates have quit their jobs rather than perform same-sex marriages:

Time Warner Cable News has been able to determine at least 10 of the 16 magistrates who left last month, did so because they will not perform same-sex marriages.

For a little perspective, the court system reports there are 672 magistrates across the state, so only about 1.5 percent have left because of the same-sex marriage ruling.

One former magistrate was quoted as saying "There were no offers to make any accommodations." An accommodation to discriminate???

In my opinion, good riddance. As a public servant, you don't get to pick and choose when or why you do your job.

There are still over 660 magistrates to perform their duties in the state in accordance to state law.