New Mexico gay marriage: State Judge rules for marriage; GOP being evil

Seal of Doña Ana County, New Mexico (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Becca Morn | America Blog | August 23, 2013

Latest developments in the ongoing marriage equality fight in New Mexico, which I wrote about earlier this week:

• Doña Ana county is still issuing marriage licenses (and registering marriages when solemnized), with over 90 couples now participating. Some are driving or flying in from Texas at this point.

• Two dozen NM state legislators — Republicans all, of course, led by State Senator William Sharer, R-Farmington — said last night that they plan to file a court challenge, possibly as soon as Friday afternoon to try to win an injunction and force Doña Ana county to stop all gay marriages and order all counties not to issue any additional same sex marriage licenses.

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