“Bill Clinton presided at the ceremony.”
I’ve been wanting to ask this question, how is Bill Clinton authorized to do a wedding ceremony?
Is it because he was once president, or because he was a governor?
I know a mayor can marry people, but does that stay with you even when you are out of office? I know judges can marry people, but Clinton (thank goodness!) was never a judge.
If anyone can explain this to me, I’d appreciate it.
I'm not sure if I'm correct on this, but my guess would be that in New York, where the Weiner-Abedin ceremony took place, one isn't authorized to perform a marriage until and unless he is licensed by the state, which undoubtedly requires a fee. But being Bill Clinton, the 'Rat hacks who run the state might very well have granted him a waiver to do the Weiner-Abedin ceremony.
What a juicy irony that a guy like Clinton would publicly instruct a newlywed couple on the obligations of marriage!