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Sen. Hagan ‘Remains Wary’ Of Altering North Carolina’s Constitution | Sen. Kay Hagan’s (D-NC) office has released a vague statement in response to the effort by North Carolina’s Republican legislature to advance a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. Without referring to the measure itself, her office said: “Senator Hagan implores elected officials everywhere to focus on lowering the nation’s unemployment rate and remains wary of attempts to alter constitutions in the heat of today’s charged political environment.” Hagan has been supportive of numerous LGBT equality initiatives such as the hate crimes law and repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, but is surprisingly hesitant to outright condemn legislated discrimination in her home state.