[T Lady]

You had me going there for a minute. I could have sworn you were posting an article about Oakland, California.

...THAT would have certainly made national headlines for sure!

-Regards, T.

[First Amendment]

Is this from one of the sites that HAS to be excerpted? If not, I think it's a good idea to have the whole article up, just a thought.
(Especially from one who lives WAY out in the boonies and has a HORRIBLY slow dialup!)

[I still care]

Rest of article:

At one point, he called some of his fellow commissioners "ignorant."

"I am sure the vast majority of folks in Oakland County would consider this vote a no-brainer," McMillin said. "Simply having laws on the books defining marriage is inadequate. And anyone who does not realize this is either disingenuous or ignorant."

The resolution also indicated that county commissioners supported the position of President George W. Bush in defining marriage as being exclusively between men and women.

After the vote, McMillin, in comments made outside the commission chamber, took verbal potshots at the 10 commissioners who voted against the resolution.

"I'm sure the 10 people who voted against this resolution will hear from their constituents."
McMillin also dismissed the arguments of Kaplan and Montgomery that the vote was a sign that Oakland County was an intolerant place.

"I think what it really sounds like is that they are intolerant of my views," he said.
However, many commissioners, including Mattie McKinney Hatchett, D-Pontiac, defended their votes against the resolution supporting traditional marriages and the proposed constitutional amendment.

"None of us here are chicken politicians," Hatchett said. "I believe this issue is improperly before us. What are the motives of putting a resolution like this one before us? If we move ahead with this resolution, there will be more such resolutions before us."

Hatchett and other commissioners said while they may not support same-sex marriages, it was an issue that should be left to state legislators, Congress and the courts and was not business that a county commission should consider.

[goldstategop]

How instructive that the ACLU considers any vote that upholds American values to be an expression of "intolerance." On the other hand, extending drivers' licenses to illegal aliens is considered "fair and inclusive."