Spyro 8,438 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Colorado officially authorized same-s-x marriages on Tuesday, joining the wave of states reacting to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision not to hear any pending appeals on gay marriage. The court's action effectively made gay marriage legal in states where about two-thirds of the nation’s people live. Eleven more states were working on the technicalities of allowing same-s-x marriage after the ruling. On Tuesday, the Colorado Supreme Court lifted injunctions against three county clerks, allowing them to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-s-x couples. Less than an hour after the injunctions were lifted, Colorado Atty. Gen. John Suthers gave all 64 county clerks the order to begin issuing marriage licenses. “There are no remaining legal requirements that prevent same-s-x couples from legally marrying in Colorado,†Suthers said in a statement posted on his website. “Beginning today, Colorado’s 64 county clerks are legally required to issue licenses to same-s-x couples who request them. In addition, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is required to register such marriages in the records of the State of Colorado.†“This is a wonderful day for Colorado and especially for couples and their families who have been denied this fundamental right for far too long,†Boulder County Clerk and Recorder Hillary Hall said in a statement. Colorado holds a special place in the annals of the fight over same-s-x marriage. Almost from the day the federal appeals court in June legalized gay marriage, county clerks fought with the attorney general’s office over the issue. Earlier, Douglas County began issuing marriage licenses to same-s-x couples on Tuesday, following similar action in Pueblo and Larimer counties, which began issuing licenses on Monday. Stacey Nowlin and Leona Rogers were apparently the first same-s-x couple to receive a license in Colorado and were married at the Pueblo office around noon. That ceremony was among those that followed the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to decline to hear any pending appeals on whether state prohibitions on same-s-x marriage violate constitutionally protected individual rights. The Supreme Court action let stand appellate court rulings overturning state bans in five states and made it easy for activists in six other states to move quickly to get gay marriage approved. At the start of Monday, 19 states and the District of Columbia had legalized gay marriage. After the Supreme Court decided not to act on suits from three appellate circuits, gay marriage became legal immediately in five more states -- Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin. Same-s-x marriage will also be permitted in six other states covered by those circuits: Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, West Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. States in other circuits, especially the South, will have to see what their court systems do. In the 5th Circuit, both sides are watching to see what will happen when a Texas case works its way through the courts. In the five added states, county clerks opened their offices and began issuing licenses almost immediately. Typical was the scene in Oklahoma, where Mary Bishop and Sharon Baldwin, plaintiffs in that state’s federal suit, were among the couples who were issued marriage licenses. The Tulsa County court clerk's office issued the couple a license Monday afternoon. Gay couples in Utah exchanged kisses and cried at news conferences as they applied for marriage licenses. A handful of same-s-x weddings took place in Salt Lake County. A federal court in Utah was the first to back gay marriage and that case became the test case in the circuit which includes Colorado. Sauce: http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-clerks-deal-with-wave-of-same-s-x-marriages-141007-story.html Marijuana AND SSM is legal? I know where I'm moving Spyro the Dragon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Yaaaaaas!!! I'm so happy for those states! Can't wait for Alabama to legalize it never Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyro 8,438 Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Yaaaaaas!!! I'm so happy for those states! Can't wait for Mississippi to legalize it never ftfy Spyro the Dragon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
htrllllsem 14 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 OMG! I'm moving to colorado! South Park's there, right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyro 8,438 Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 OMG! I'm moving to colorado! South Park's there, right? Yes this should be a fun season with them Spyro the Dragon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterdreams 1,529 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 This is great news for America Haters gonna need more than a flashlight for my shade Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstreak 6,653 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Yaaaaaas!!! I'm so happy for those states! Can't wait for Alabama to legalize it never we will. We'll just be one of the last states to do so :Emma Take a moment to think of just flexibility, love, and trust~ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 we will. We'll just be one of the last states to do so I'll be out of here soon enough Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarfall 3,723 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Great for them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey 3,017 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 OMG! I'm moving to colorado!Don't move to Colorado, in the wake of Sandy Hook they banned so-called "high capacity" magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds, a completely asinine decision. Magpul promptly decided to leave the state and take $80,000,000 worth of business with it, other companies did the same. "I am the world's greatest person that does not want to let people into the country."—US President Donald J. Trump Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagaloo911 12,959 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Don't move to Colorado, in the wake of Sandy Hook they banned so-called "high capacity" magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds, a completely asinine decision. Magpul promptly decided to leave the state and take $80,000,000 worth of business with it, other companies did the same. :ghostney: I'm in CO and this is such amazing news! Marijuana and marriage equality when will your floppy state or country Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey 3,017 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 :ghostney: http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_24833568/magpul-pulling-up-states-heading-out-colorado "I am the world's greatest person that does not want to let people into the country."—US President Donald J. Trump Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Die 1,864 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Don't move to Colorado, in the wake of Sandy Hook they banned so-called "high capacity" magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds, a completely asinine decision. Magpul promptly decided to leave the state and take $80,000,000 worth of business with it, other companies did the same. K. That has nothing to do with this thread tho. Nod if you wanna make love with the enemy. ❤ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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