Unhappy with waiting, “activists” decide to demand their marriage license
…and in turn get nominated for the Dumb Asses of the Year Award. I’m sure that’ll get me some hateograms but I don’t care. I’m sick to death having to defend gay people like myself against the actions of so-called activists who do nothing but hurt what little credibility we have begun to get hold of.
Yeah, the federal judge tells everybody to hang on a minute and let’s review this so unhappy gays stage their temper tantrum. Convinced because they bang their spoon on their high chair, everybody involved will just cave and say “oh, ok. Here you go, since you’re tired of waiting have a marriage license.”
Sure, that’ll happen. Probably would have spent less money flying to DC to get a license than they will on the fine. Congratulations on accomplishing nothing.
From Sign on San Diego:
On the day hundreds of gay and lesbian couples statewide planned to obtain their long-awaited marriage licenses, a crowd of about 50 people gathered at the county clerk’s office Thursday to protest a federal judge’s stay of a federal ruling that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional.
Three people were taken away in plastic handcuffs by sheriff’s deputies early in the demonstration and an additional six people were removed later. A deputy said they were detained for blocking access to a county office.
Tony and Tyler Dylan-Hyde and at least one other couple came to the county clerk’s office this morning at 8 a.m. asking to receive their marriage license.
“We believe that county officials and the Attorney General have the authority and the obligation to allow marriage licenses to proceed based on both federal court findings and that Prop. 8 is unconstitutional and the governor’s filings in Prop. 8 cases,” Tyler Dylan-Hyde said. “We are asking you to do what’s right.”
Tony and Tyler Dylan-Hyde left the county offices after being told they could not receive a marriage license saying they were going to spend the day pursuing other legal avenues.
Three heterosexual couples had approached for their scheduled appointments this morning. The group refused to move and allow the couples access to the office.
Deputies repeatedly asked the protesters to move before removing the initial three participants of the sit-in in plastic handcuffs.
County Clerk David Butler had asked the sit-in group to move and allow the public access to the office around 9 a.m. The group refused, saying they were protecting their civil rights.
Shouting, “We shall not be moved. No equality. No business as usual,” two members of the group said they were disappointed they could not get married today.
“It’s something at first that you kind of assume is going to be the case,” said Michael Anderson, a 28-year-old who planned to get his marriage license today with his partner of 9 years Brian Baumgardner. “But after awhile, you get tired of waiting.”
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