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Old 02-13-2004, 07:05 PM   #1440
Atticus Grinch
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Originally posted by Not Me
BUt why are they invalid? Because they are unconstitutional or is it just that they are not authorized by statute?
Because state law describes who may marry, and the last time I checked the Mayor of San Francisco does not write, or for that matter even enforce, state law.

In any other state the AG would file. I don't know what will happen, given that the AG's power base for his No On Arnold 2006 campaign includes many who don't like the "one man, one woman" rule. I don't know that the state necessarily loosens standing requirements for challenges to local government action.

In other news, I bring you Quotes* from Either President of the United States George W. Bush or Senator/Chancellor/Emperor Palpatine from the Star Wars Movies. I got 14/14. Hank?

*I don't make grammatical errors; I just report them.
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