Friday, June 13, 2008

It must be all of that California Tolernace


Kern County is going out of the wedding business.

You heard right. If you want to get married in Kern County you will be out of luck as of this weekend.

Its seems that the County Clerk doesn't want to allow Gays to get married there so she has declared that there won't be any more civil weddings at the courthouse. None.

Here is the piece in it's entirety:

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Heterosexual couples are rushing to get married in a conservative California county that plans to halt all civil wedding ceremonies as gay marriage is set to be legalized.

Kern County Clerk Ann Barnett says Friday is the last day the county will perform civil weddings.

Starting Tuesday, when the California Supreme Court's order legalizing same-sex marriage takes effect, Kern will issue new gender-neutral marriage licenses as required by law. But couples seeking to get hitched will have to go somewhere else for the ceremony.

Barnett says the increased demand for ceremonies would overwhelm her staff and pose office security risks. She made the announcement after learning she could not marry only couples of her choosing.


I guess that's her way of making sure that bigotry and hatred are indeed the family values that Kern County are founded upon. The county elders must be proud.

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