Many conservatives vow to defy court ruling on gay marriage
The ink was barely dry on the pages of the Supreme Court ruling that state bans on same-sex marriage are unconstitutional when conservative officials around the country began vowing to defy the highest court’s ruling.
On Friday the high court’s 5-4 ruling effectively made same-sex marriage a constitutional right nationwide.
After the ruling, the clerk in Harris County, Texas, stopped issuing marriage licenses altogether, only to be chastised by the county attorney who instructed, “the law requires that you immediately begin to issue marriage licenses to all qualified applicants without regard to gender,” according to news reports.
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant told the Clarion-Ledger the ruling “usurps” states’ rights to self-govern and he’s looking at legal options. State officials are looking at the prospect of “getting out of the marriage business,” meaning no government-issued marriage licenses would be available. This would effectively limit marriage to churches and make it far more difficult for LGBT couples to get married.
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/06/conservatives-vow-to-defy-supreme-courts-same-sex-marriage-ruling/
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