Posted on 02/16/2004 9:54:19 PM PST by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:13:23 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The city of San Francisco has issued more than 2,000 "marriage" licenses to homosexual couples over the past four days, an act of civil disobedience that attorneys for two traditional-values groups will seek to end in court today.
San Francisco officials have vowed to keep issuing licenses until told to stop by the city's top law-enforcement officer. The licenses are invalid under a voter-passed state initiative defining marriage as between a man and a woman.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
Accurate, unbiased headline follows:
State/City Authorities Voluntarily Exceed Authority
"The [state] constitution promises equality for everyone -- for women as compared to men and equality for gay people as compared to straight people,"
I won't be holding my breath...
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