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Related: About this forumAttorneys to sue Hood County after clerk refused to issue marriage license to same-sex couple
The Hood County Clerks Office did not issue Jim Cato and Joe Stapleton a marriage license today.
So well be filing a lawsuit first thing Monday morning, says Jan Soifer, one of their attorneys. Thats the plan.
Soifer says she was told the same thing we were: Hood County doesnt have the proper forms from the state. More than 200 other counties in Texas do, and they are available online for county clerks who need them immediately.
I did ask the clerk if a man and a woman walked in here with their money to get a license if they could get one, and she said yes, says Soifer. I asked her, Why cant my clients? She said its because they dont have the right form.
Read more: http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/attorneys-to-sue-hood-county-if-clerk-doesnt-issue-marriage-license-to-same-sex-couple-today.html/
Gothmog
(145,242 posts)HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)And is liable for plaintiffs attorney fees.
dem in texas
(2,674 posts)If the county clerk can't follow the law, she needs to resign or be fired. Same for all the clerks, judges, magistrates, etc. that are holding office. They are there to follow the law and if they can't, they gotta go!
It is also very bothersome to hear presidential hopeful, Ted Cruz, tell people they don't need to follow the law. Luckily, he will never be the president.