02/12/2004: "Idiots in SF think they can sidestep the Law"

I can't believe that all this has happened in the last FEW DAYS. First the Mayor says he's going to disregard State Law and change the city's marriage licenses to allow for Gay Marriages. Then not two days later, they had the first wedding ceremony and issued the first license.

According to this article "City officials, in fact, rushed to issue the first marriage licenses to same-sex couples as quickly as possible for fear that opponents would seek a court injunction to stop them."

I don't care what you think about Gay Marriage, completely disregarding the law is not the right way to go about it. If you really thought you were in the right, you wouldn't feel the need "rush to issue" these licenses. To further illustrate their subversiveness the article said, "Officials alerted only a handful of people that they were ready to act, wanting to keep it secret until the papers were signed and the "I do's'' were spoken."

Now on the issue of whether we should be allowing Gay Marriage, I'll let the article (written by the ever Gay-Friendly SF Chronicle staff) speak for itself:

"In place of "bride'' and "groom'' on the application were the words "1st applicant'' and "2nd applicant.''"

Yeah, that's really a sacred union.