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William769

(55,145 posts)
Wed Jun 25, 2014, 08:29 PM Jun 2014

And so it begins. Boulder county clerk begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples

BOULDER, Colo. — A Boulder County clerk began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples after a federal appeals court ruled that states cannot prevent gay couples from getting married.

But the Colorado attorney general says the licenses are invalid because the court’s ruling was put on hold.

Clerk and Recorder Hillary Hall said in a statement Wednesday “unless a court in Colorado or the U.S. Supreme Court tells me otherwise, I plan to begin issuing licenses.”

Hall said the decision by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel Wednesday made it clear that marriage is a fundamental right.

http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/06/county-clerk-in-boulder-colo-begins-issuing-same-sex-marriage-licenses/

Good for her!

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And so it begins. Boulder county clerk begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples (Original Post) William769 Jun 2014 OP
And so it begins: YES. CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2014 #1
Great news for pride week! hrmjustin Jun 2014 #2
The decision today by the 10th circuit seems to be reverberating! William769 Jun 2014 #3
I thought this would take years but the forces of bigotry are losing and losing fast. hrmjustin Jun 2014 #4
Enough to make one's head spin. William769 Jun 2014 #5
And the youth are leading the way and changing their parents mind's on this. hrmjustin Jun 2014 #6
Our local news MerryBlooms Jun 2014 #7
Thanks for sharing that bit of local news. William769 Jun 2014 #8
Soon, TRUE freedom will ring from sea to shining sea. MerryBlooms Jun 2014 #9
And in my wildest dreams it looks like I may just be here to see that day after all. William769 Jun 2014 #10
Interesting from my born and raised state, Colorado, William.. Mahalo! Cha Jun 2014 #11
She is a smart lady. William769 Jun 2014 #12
Hooray! Louisiana1976 Jun 2014 #13
Woo Hoo! Aerows Jun 2014 #14

MerryBlooms

(11,767 posts)
7. Our local news
Wed Jun 25, 2014, 08:40 PM
Jun 2014

interviewed an Indiana couple who rushed to get the marriage license. The pure joy in the couple's voices were so sweet and soul reaffirming... let equal rights flow through our nation like the long yearning quench of an unimaginable thirst.

Cha

(297,154 posts)
11. Interesting from my born and raised state, Colorado, William.. Mahalo!
Wed Jun 25, 2014, 08:55 PM
Jun 2014
Hall disagreed, saying she consulted with the county attorney, who believes they are valid licenses.

“They are welcome to their opinion, and I wouldn’t expect anything else from them,” she said, referring to Suthers’ office.


I like her picture. her happy face..


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