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Wednesday, March 03, 2004

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Oregon Joins In The Fun

Multnomah County is now issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples, CNN reports.

The reason is interesting: The county attorney has taken the position that failing to do so is unconstitutional under the Oregon Constitution.

I think it's time for people to stop complaining about activist *judges,* and start focusing on the fact that members of the political branches are at the vanguard of this fight.

And what's perhaps more impressive is that this is being done by *state* officials, not federal officials.

This is somewhat akin to southern school districts in 1953 spontaneously deciding to desegregate elementary schools based on their understanding of the state constitution. Do you believe they should have waited for Brown v. Board of Education?



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