[wideawake]

You miss the point. If the government had kept out of their business in the first place, they never would have had to take it to the press.

No one has to go to the press. They chose to. Other people, when they are fighting city hall, hire a lawyer na dput together a suit.

If you talk to a reporter about your personal business, it is no longer your personal business.

Why do you even think it matters?

Because the law in question says "blood, marriage or adoption."

If he adopted the kid, he wouldn't have to go through the lawsuit or the unspeakable indignity of marrying the woman who shares his bed.

[Quick1]

No one has to go to the press. They chose to.

How do you know they "went" to the press? They first got a lawyer and a BoA hearing. That was their first step. Then, either the press found out through the hearing, or they went to the press.

The point is, that when I say "why should the government be in their business", I mean, WHY SHOULD THEY HAVE TO GO TO THE PRESS IN THE FIRST PLACE? Of course we all know about it NOW. What I'm talking about is that they should have been able to get the permit, instead of the permit board putting their nose where it doesn't belong in the first place.