Michael wrote:That's a very eloquent way to put it, Dennis. And I agree.
<i>How does this relate to Minneapolis? Maybe it doesn�t, but if Rybak did
attempt to follow San Francisco�s lead, there would be long lines of the
queer betrothed at city hall here, too.</i>
Dennis Plante responds:
Although there's many social & economic factors stacked against it happening in the near future, I'd love to see it. There's a certain societal honesty about it that seems very appealing to me.
Dennis Plante Jordan
With a few more break-out movements like the one in San Francisco, it might turn into an unstoppable grass-roots tidal wave, too.
Incidentally, Sandoval County, just north of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is now issuing marriage licenses to gay couples based on similar legal reasoning: state law defines marriage as a contract between contracting parties, and does not mention gender. A link: http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/8001579.htm
What does Minnesota's Constitution and law say? Maybe it's already legal here. If there's any gray area at all on the matter, I think Minneapolis ought to follow San Francisco's lead.
Chris Johnson Fulton
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