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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?
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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.