NYC Marriage Bureau Rebuffs Same-Sex Couples

The rainbow flag waves in front of California's state capitol building during Freedom to Marry week. Will the flag be a permanent addition - stuck just in between the US flag and California's? Maybe a little higher and to the left.

The Associated Press reports "NYC Marriage Bureau Rebuffs Same-Sex Couples":

Hundreds of same-sex couples seeking to wed were turned away from the city marriage bureau Thursday, part of a nationwide protest aimed at recent decisions restricting the right to marry to a man and a woman.

Well, hundreds who were seeking to make a political statement at least. No matter which side of the "gay marriage" debate you are, do we allow laws and policy in the country to be determined by the tyranny of the minority? The story continues:

Micah Stanek, 23, stood outside in a floor-length wedding veil after he and his partner were rejected. He said he moved to New York from San Francisco after gay marriage was outlawed in California on the November ballot.

"New York is especially important because the rest of the country follows what happens here," he said.

Isn't that exactly what the anti-marriage protesters said about California? The vote against Proposition 8 was important because, as California votes, so does the country. I guess that only applies when gays agree with the majority. So Mr. Stanek (and likely many others) moved out of "oppressive" California to attempt to attack the law in New York. Heading for greener pastures to spread the manure around.

The AP article reminds us that even in New York, law is determined by judicial fiat and executive decree, not by the judgment and vote of the people.

In New York, same-sex marriages cannot legally be performed. However, Gov. David Paterson has issued a directive requiring that all state agencies recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions.

This, riding on the political coattails of a 2008 NY appellate court decision to recognize against federal law out of state same sex marriages (against federal law). No one in New York seems to have noticed the legal discrepancy.

The real agenda of the AP "news" article shows its rainbow colors in the ending paragraph:

Freedom to Marry events around the country are listed on Web sites, including those run by two major organizations behind the protests — Join the Impact and the national grass-roots organization Marriage Equality USA.

This isn't news, this is a call to action - a blatant commercial in support of a cause which contradicts federal and state law concerning marriage. Mainstream media isn't about reporting anymore. It's about pushing the liberal agenda.