GOP lawmakers seek to stop gay marriage in NM

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

GOP lawmakers seek to stop gay marriage in NM
Modified: August 30, 2013 at 6:34 pm • Published: August 30, 2013

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A group of Republican legislators has brought the first lawsuit to try to block gay marriage in New Mexico since six counties began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in the past week.

The lawsuit targets one southern New Mexico county — Dona Ana — but could provide another route for the dispute to reach New Mexico's highest court for a final statewide resolution. The New Mexico Association of Counties and county clerks statewide have said they plan a separate appeal to the state Supreme Court to try to get a decision on whether gay marriage is legal in New Mexico.

Paul Becht, an Albuquerque lawyer for the GOP legislators, said Friday the lawsuit was filed in Las Cruces, where the Dona Ana County clerk's office has issued more than 200 marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples since last week.

Five other counties have taken similar steps, and Los Alamos County could become the seventh county to issue licenses.

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[iandhr]

1. It must hard to carry around so much hate

[Archae]

2. No. Hatred is easy.

It's being tolerant and loving that is harder.

Those who hate can just pick who they hate, they are "The Other." The ones to blame for all that goes wrong.
Jews, Blacks, Hispanics, Gays, etc.

[Skittles]

5. I wonder where they find the time

seems like they need more to do

[blkmusclmachine]

3. .

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[Celebrandil]

4. GOP lawmakers seek to stop snow fall in December

[DeSwiss]

6. K&R

GOP lawmakers seek to stop gay marriage turn back the hands of time in NM

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[Monk06]

7. The US has more lawyers than any country in the world. Also the most prisoners. Thanks to the GOP

Tea Bagger rump and their Koch Bros sugar daddies, there is a ton of money for lawyers who have no useful work to do. I'll bet there are hundreds of thousands of dollars being spent in this one Arizona county alone. To RW lawyers marriage equality is like the California Gold Rush.