New Mexico... AG's ruling prompts her to STOP(gay marraige OVER in NM!)

AF via SFgate ^ | 2/20/04 | Susan Montoya Bryan

[sruleoflaw]

But here's a point of clarification: Couldn't Arnold publicly harangue Mr. Lockyer? You bet -- but Arnold is basically sitting this one out.

[little jeremiah]

Homosexual Agenda Ping - Good news! I like good news.

If anyone wants on or off this ping list, ping me. I obey orders.

[Southack]

c#20

[I_Love_My_Husband]

Agreed it is good news. But if you look at what Southack says above...sigh. However I'm going to take this as 1 bit of good news for right now!

[Southack]

All that they have to do is to nominate Richardson, and he can point out that he "stopped" gay marriage in his state. Poof! The Dems can suddenly claim to be against gay marriage with some level of feigned credibility.

...And that's what this little event was all about. It was a setup to show that a Democrat was against gay marriage, just as Bill Clinton's 1992 execution of a retarded Arkansas inmate was a setup to feign that Democrats were tough on crime.

[Guillermo]

Fags have the same exact rights concerning marriage that normal folks do.

Any homosexual is allowed to marry any willing, single female.

Show me how my rights differ from theirs?

[Guillermo]

I'm speaking rhetorically, I'm not asking you to defend their positions.

[mhking]

Any homosexual is allowed to marry any willing, single female.

That's the point - the law permits men and women to marry, provided the appropriate rules are followed (i.e., the participants are of legal age, the proper paperwork is filed, a commensurrate blood test is administered, an authorized individual conducts the ceremony). That is entirely different than a "right."

[sharktrager]

The problem is the state law, which requires NM recognize any marriage from anywhere. She was just dumb enough to think that meant she had to be as liberal as any other state, and their attorney was either equally stupid opr politically motivated.

[Salvation]

Marriage isn't a right; it is a responsibility to husband and wife.

[WOSG]

"Marriage is a privilege granted to one man and one woman to facilitate the begetting and rearing of children." Absolutely right. Marriage is a privilege, a duty, a responsibility and an institution that is needed for civilization to work well. Those who take up that responsibility get some privileges. But it is not a right.

Marriage is a responsibility, Not a Right

[CyberAnt]

Well .. the AG in NM didn't seem to have any problem doing her job .. so Lockyer is just playing politics as usual.

Like Rush said today .. "let them play this out .. they are showing their true colors"

[Slings and Arrows]

Fairly spoken. I don't care what two or more consenting adults do in private, but this is not private. Sometimes you have to say "enough."

[CurlyDave]

Arnold is a complete and total WIMP.

Maybe he is just choosing his battles wisely.

As I understand this, the state has already declared that it does not recognize any of the "marriages" performed in SF because the form has been altered. The places for Bride & Groom have been changed to #1 and #2 or some such.

These things are going to start bouncing as soon as the state gets them & then the major battle will be fought. Why expend your ammunition in a minor skirmish when you know a real war is coming?

[SierraWasp]

Arnold just announced, via the Atty Gen's office he's gonna make SFO stop it early next week!!! Again... we shall see... (to be continued)

[Prime Choice]

The governor can order the AG to put an end to it.

He finally got around to it a short while ago.

[LS]

South, I guess where I'm unclear is whether you think Richardson is a "stand-in" for a Hillary either as veep or pres. If Kerry wins with Rich. as veep, then some dirt will come out and he will resign, putting Rich. in the presidency? Do you really think the Clintons would go this route?

On the other hand, why move Rich. into the veep spot now to lose? Still too murky. Moreover, know one knows who the hell Richardson is outside of the fanatical political circles, so he doesn't "give the Dems credibility" on anything. That would require Kerry or Clinton to come out against gay marriage. But it's irrelevant, as the mayor of SF is going to push this to the point that no one, Dem or Repub. can ignore it, and for that we should thank him.

[cyncooper]

Ping in case you missed this last night like I did. The NM AG stepped in and put a stop to this nonsense. Yay!