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Today in History (1973) - The Saturday Night Massacre. |
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Today in History (1973) - The Saturday Night Massacre. |
According to this article, Massachusetts "Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly last night rejected Governor Mitt Romney's bid to seek a Supreme Judicial Court order to delay implementation of its gay marriage ruling . . . ."
Reilly had this to say:
"It is very clear to me as attorney general that the majority of the SJC have made up their mind . . . . That is the law of the state. My job as attorney general is to implement that law, and I will not compromise."
Although he continues to oppose marriage equality, it's nice to see that he has actually decided to stop being the Democratic excuse for Romney's unending attempts to stop equality.
Reilly's decision, which he delivered personally to Romney in a phone conversation just before the governor went on live television to announce his plans, creates a major legal and political hurdle for the governor, who is intent on blocking the May 17 implementation of the court ruling.Under state law, the governor can be represented in the courts only by the attorney general's office or lawyers who are appointed as special assistant attorneys general, according to personnel in Reilly's office familiar with the process. A senior Romney administration official said the governor's staff agreed with that reading of the law.
In other news, as the temporary injunction on granting same-sex marriage licenses in a New Mexico is to expire Friday, the judge in the case withdrew. There was a hearing set for Friday, but that hearing will now be rescheduled once assigned to a new judge (likely after Friday, meaning more N.M. marriages?).
March 30, 2004 01:25 PM | TrackBack