Holy cow! Can't a guy take just 45 minutes off without something happening to gay marriage? Worldwide Pablo was taking a workout at the gym and nearly fell off his bicycle when he heard this news. [And that's saying a lot, since it's a stationary bike.]
Two conclusions:
1. The attorney general's opinion [PDF], though not binding, will give political cover, if needed, to the Multnomah county judges considering whether to issue an injunction to halt the issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Whether they take it is anyone's guess.
2. Those who have been emancipated, if only for nine days, will not be easily reimprisoned.
WWP thinks Ted can scratch the idea of being invited to give the keynote speech at BRO this year. Maybe he'd feel more at home here.
Earlier than expected, but it's the opinion I expected. Under the statutes, it's hard to avoid that conclusion. The Constitution is a different ball o' wax, but the statutes clearly don't contemplate gay marriage, regardless of their vagueness. It will still turn out that gay marriage is legal - it'll just take a Supreme Court opinion to say so.
Posted by: brett | Friday, March 12, 2004 at 01:33 PM
"It will still turn out that gay marriage is legal - it'll just take a Supreme Court opinion to say so."
Hard to argue with that, Brett.
Maybe the Supreme Court can get to that sometime later this year, say, November 3...
[Which is probably what Ted and Hardy have in mind, now that WWP thinks about it.]
Posted by: Worldwide Pablo | Friday, March 12, 2004 at 02:47 PM
Well, I hope gay people will realize that this summer's gay pride parades will not be the occasion to have dangly fleshy parts flapping in the breeze.
Posted by: Rob S. | Friday, March 12, 2004 at 04:20 PM
Well, I hope gay people will realize that this summer's gay pride parades will not be the occasion to have dangly fleshy parts flapping in the breeze.
Not without wedding rings and a veil.
Posted by: Bob R. | Friday, March 12, 2004 at 06:01 PM
Yeah, like the people in gay pride events represent all gay folks.
Hmm, didn't know blacks like to bare boob so much.
I ain't never been to a gay pride. Always had other things to do and never saw the reason to go. Pride?- I've got gardening to do and homework; whatevah.
Posted by: pdxkona | Friday, March 12, 2004 at 06:32 PM
This just in:
JANET JACKSON NAMED GRAND MARSHAL
OF 2004 PORTLAND GAY PRIDE PARADE
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Will lead contingent of
'equipment malfunction'
experts and engineers
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Dykes on Bikes 'elated'
Posted by: Worldwide Pablo | Saturday, March 13, 2004 at 06:43 PM