Posted on 02/04/2005 12:23:23 PM PST by socalrepubminority
A judge in New York state reinstated criminal charges against New Paltz Mayor Jason West for solemnizing same-sex "marriages."
Mayor Jason West (Photo: Times Herald-Record, Middletown, N.Y.)
Shortly after San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom defied California law to become the first official in the country to authorize marriage licenses for same-sex couples, West presided over about two dozen ceremonies in the small New York town last February.
West, 27, was assessed 24 misdemeanor counts, but a town court judge dropped the charges, citing constitutional problems in banning same-sex marriages.
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LMAO, did a second glance myself!
The smart thing to do is for him to plead guilty for a fine only and no jail time. Politicians have survived much worse.
How much do you want to bet he goes down fighting this one, destroying himself in the process?
What ever happened to Newsome though? Same defiance of the law he was sworn to uphold, right?
Liberals urinate on the law, except when misusing, enforcing, and perverting a twisted form of the law to destroy America.
However, in California, where one chooses to stick their genitals is considered the highest form of personal liberty and self-actualization.
I'll admit to not being too enthusiastic about the case at hand, but let's remember that an unconstitutional law is no law and it's no offense to break it. Of course, West has to prove it in court and he's definitely playing "you bet your ass", but ignoring a law because it's (in your opinion) unconstitutional is perfectly honorable.
Sadly, that is no exaggeration.
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