Thursday, December 18, 2014

Florida County Clerk To Issue Marriage Licenses To Same-Sex Couples At Midnight If Stay Expires


Depending on whether or not SCOTUS does or does not extend the current stay on a ruling which overturned Florida's ban on same-sex marriage, the county clerk in Osceloa County plans to be open for business at the stroke of midnight January 6th to issue marriage licenses to couples wishing to marry.

From Osceloa-News-Gazette:

Osceola County Clerk of the Courts Armando Ramirez said he expected to process up to 30 licenses that night for gay couples who have long-waited for the right to marry.

“My wife and I will also be there personally to witness the historic moment,” Ramirez said. “I believe marriage is just a legal pact between two adults, and there needs to be a separation of church and state.”

Ramirez got approval to open the second-floor courthouse office where passports and marriage licenses are issued and $725 for a seven-person security detail from the Osceola County Commission this week.

I'm would wager that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas will extend the stay on the ruling.

But it's very kind of Ramirez to prepare just in case.

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