"I am very hopeful, based on the nature of the court's questions and their sensitivity to this issue, that they could craft a solution where they would find the mayor exceeded his authority without finding that the marriages are invalid," Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, told the Associated Press."
That has to be the dumbest statement of the day. He did something that is against the law, your "marriage" licenses are invalid.
Its Kerryesque. "I know gay marriage is illegal but I'll still get to keep my license."