Texas Bill Would Strip State Workers Of Salaries If They License Gay Marriages
Source: Talking Points Memo
State workers who issue same-sex marriage licenses would lose their salaries and benefits under a new bill proposed in the Texas legislature.
The bill, introduced last week by Rep. Cecil Bell (R), provides that state or local government employees "may not recognize, grant, or enforce a same-sex marriage license."
If a government employee did issue such a license, they "may not continue to receive a salary, pension, or other employee benefit at the expense of the taxpayers of this State," according to the bill.
Bell introduced the legislation with gay marriage possibly coming to Texas very soon. As the Washington Post noted, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is currently hearing a challenge to same-sex marriage bans in Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana and is expected to rule soon. Bell signed an amicus brief in the case supporting his state's ban.
Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/texas-bill-state-worker-salary-gay-marriage
Elmer S. E. Dump
(5,751 posts)cstanleytech
(26,299 posts)they could win for potential clients.
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)Last edited Mon Jan 12, 2015, 11:15 PM - Edit history (1)
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)So much for democracy.
Daemonaquila
(1,712 posts)Injunction in 3... 2... 1...
belzabubba333
(1,237 posts)SoapBox
(18,791 posts)Pukes and Baggers are so pathetically desperate...and remember, keep big Gov'ment out of people's lives!
Pathetic.
herding cats
(19,565 posts)That's going to cost their taxpayers senseless money.
Maybe Texas has lost its faith in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals? I know I don't expect anything good from them, but I have a different definition of good in this case than the government in Texas.
I expect to see this one taken all the way to SCOTUS.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)And when equality comes to Texas, and the sky doesn't fall, their house of cards collapses
Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)a monkey on a 100yard grape vine! They make me laugh!
olddad56
(5,732 posts)Omaha Steve
(99,663 posts)A contract with your emplyer is a wonderful thing.
lsewpershad
(2,620 posts)for voting for these clowns.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)James48
(4,436 posts)if, instead of the bill referring to "same-sex" in 2015, what if the bill said "black", or "interracial", like they did in Texas in 1963:
Like this:
State workers who issue (interracial) marriage licenses would lose their salaries and benefits under a new bill proposed in the Texas legislature.
The bill, introduced last week by Rep. Cecil Bell (R), provides that state or local government employees "may not recognize, grant, or enforce a (interracial) marriage license."
If a government employee did issue such a license, they "may not continue to receive a salary, pension, or other employee benefit at the expense of the taxpayers of this State," according to the bill.
Bell introduced the legislation with (inter-racial) marriage possibly coming to Texas very soon. As the Washington Post noted, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is currently hearing a challenge to (inter-racial) marriage bans in Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana and is expected to rule soon. Bell signed an amicus brief in the case supporting his state's ban.
That's exactly what Mr. Bell's bill is- and what republicans are.
Bartlet
(172 posts)But that would just open the state up to more law suits since it would be an unenforceable law.
Get over it cons, you lost. Grow up and start acting like adults and stop acting like whiny little children.
0rganism
(23,957 posts)watch out RW nutjobs, the legal precedents are starting to stack up