Posted on 07/09/2008 9:06:35 AM PDT by mngran2
County supervisors rejected two gay marriage proposals Tuesday, one banning the unions in Kern, the other asking San Bernardino County to deputize people to perform civil ceremonies here.
County Counsel Bernard Barmann said the anti-gay marriage ordinance proposed by a conservative coalition would violate the California constitution.
Pastor and Kern High School District Trustee Chad Vegas said the sin of gay marriage is “self-evident” and supervisors should not be swayed by Barmann's opinion that their oath to uphold the state constitution required them to block the ordinance.
Vegas said in taking the same constitutional vow as a school board member, he did not promise to uphold the state’s top law if it violated his personal beliefs.
“I did not, in doing so, say I would violate the law of God,” Vegas said.
But supervisors voted unanimously to receive the ordinance and do nothing with it.
“What some are asking us to do today we are not able to do,” said Supervisor Mike Maggard. “We would lose (in court). The county’s coffers would be open. We would have to pay plaintiff’s fees.”
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The American people need to take back control of our country while we still have one. Vote these traitors out of office at the first opportunity.
You are absolutely correct. I was proud that someone was going to stand up against this Obamnation.
As I understood it from the previous story, the Counties are well within their rights to pass such ordinances, as the law has not been properly changed by any legislative body. You can’t break a law that doesn’t exist, and the Court cannot make law.
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