N.Y. Judge Bars Mayor From Gay Marriages

Atlanta Journal Constitution ^ | 03/05/04 | MICHAEL HILL

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)--A state judge on Friday barred the mayor of a college town from performing more same-sex marriages for a month, saying Jason West was ignoring his oath of office.

State Supreme Court Justice Vincent Bradley issued a temporary restraining order against the 26-year-old New Paltz mayor at the request of the Florida-based Liberty Council, which acted on behalf of a local resident.

``The mayor in substance ignores the oath of office that he took to uphold the law,'' Bradley said.

West performed his first spate of 25 same-sex marriages last Friday, drawing his village 75 miles north of New York City into a fast-spreading debate over gay marriage that has roosted in communities from Long Island to Portland, Ore.

West had said earlier Friday that he was putting off a second round of same-sex marriages planned for Saturday so he could consult with state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. But West had said he only planned to postpone the weddings for a week.

A call to West's office seeking comment on Bradley's ruling was not immediately returned.

Also Friday, Gov. George Pataki said the state would be ready to crack down on any public official who performed a wedding without a marriage license.

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I am impressed and amazed.

"State Supreme Court Justice Vincent Bradley issued a temporary restraining order against the 26-year-old New Paltz mayor at the request of the Florida-based Liberty Council, which acted on behalf of a local resident.

``The mayor in substance ignores the oath of office that he took to uphold the law,'' Bradley said."

This decision probably caused Hitlery to wet her panties, being from New York and all,,,,errrrrrr, she is not from NY, she is just a political opportunist.

Guess she ran in NT, because her homestate knows her too well?

Blessings, Bobo