Judge orders end to Montco (PA) SSM licenses

[redheadbaker]

Judge says court clerk was in violation of his legal authority in issuing SSM licenses. Says Hanes does not have the authority to decide if PA's ban on SSM is unconstitutional.

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[msmerymac]

Well, yeah, we kind of suspected that. That they were in violation of state law, but at the same time he has been arguing that it's about equal access, which is also law.

Also, isn't the state attorney general kind of wishy washy on the anti-SSM law?

[redheadbaker]

Sept 12, 2013 11:15:45 GMT -5 msmerymac said:

Well, yeah, we kind of suspected that. That they were in violation of state law, but at the same time he has been arguing that it's about equal access, which is also law.

Also, isn't the state attorney general kind of wishy washy on the anti-SSM law?

She made a public statement that she will not defend the statute in the ACLU's lawsuit because she believes the statute is unconstitutional. Don't know that I'd call that wishy-washy.

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[msmerymac]

Sept 12, 2013 11:19:35 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

Sept 12, 2013 11:15:45 GMT -5 msmerymac said:

Well, yeah, we kind of suspected that. That they were in violation of state law, but at the same time he has been arguing that it's about equal access, which is also law.

Also, isn't the state attorney general kind of wishy washy on the anti-SSM law?

She made a public statement that she will not defend the statute in the ACLU's lawsuit because she believes the statute is unconstitutional. Don't know that I'd call that wishy-washy.

I'm mobile and miss my physical keyboard!

Well, I mean that she's not defending it in court, but she's also not really moving ahead to try to make the MontCo licenses continue, either. I *believe* she was against it when it started happening, but I don't have a source now.

[redheadbaker]

Sept 12, 2013 12:50:49 GMT -5 msmerymac said:

Sept 12, 2013 11:19:35 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

She made a public statement that she will not defend the statute in the ACLU's lawsuit because she believes the statute is unconstitutional. Don't know that I'd call that wishy-washy.

I'm mobile and miss my physical keyboard!

Well, I mean that she's not defending it in court, but she's also not really moving ahead to try to make the MontCo licenses continue, either. I *believe* she was against it when it started happening, but I don't have a source now.

I don't think that indicates that she's against SSM, though.

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