Comments on: Linkfest: Even More Gay Rights Issues http://www.kipesquire.net/2008/05/linkfest-even-more-gay-rights-issues/ A Stitch in Time Saves Nine ... But Haste Makes Waste Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:23:54 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chuck http://www.kipesquire.net/2008/05/linkfest-even-more-gay-rights-issues/comment-page-1/#comment-6232 Chuck Fri, 23 May 2008 14:46:06 +0000 http://www.kipesquire.net/?p=4178#comment-6232 While I agree with you on the big picture impact of the San Diego County Registrar allowing employees to opt-out of performing same-sex marriage, I gotta give props to the registrar himself for making plans to ensure that willing employees will be on hand to do these first marriages without incident or day-marring protest. <BR /> <BR />Actually, after looking at some of the options up and down the coast, I gotta give him props for even continuing to do marriages at all under the current budget climate. Several counties have stopped (unrelated to same-sex marriage) and simply give out the licenses and make the couple find a separate official and venue. <BR /> <BR />I suspect the reluctant employee problem will be sorted out pretty quickly once the unions get involved. While I agree with you on the big picture impact of the San Diego County Registrar allowing employees to opt-out of performing same-sex marriage, I gotta give props to the registrar himself for making plans to ensure that willing employees will be on hand to do these first marriages without incident or day-marring protest.

Actually, after looking at some of the options up and down the coast, I gotta give him props for even continuing to do marriages at all under the current budget climate. Several counties have stopped (unrelated to same-sex marriage) and simply give out the licenses and make the couple find a separate official and venue.

I suspect the reluctant employee problem will be sorted out pretty quickly once the unions get involved.

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