ACLU Files for Right of Gays to Marry

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=519&e=3&u=/ap/20040707/ap_on_re_us/gay_marriage_3

The American Civil Liberties Union (news - web sites) on Wednesday sued the city of Baltimore and four Maryland counties for the right of same-sex couples to marry.

The lawsuit was filed in Baltimore Circuit Court on behalf of nine couples and a man whose partner recently died. The couples had sought marriage licenses and were denied, said Ken Choe of the ACLU's Lesbian and Gay Rights Project, based in New York.

Maryland law specifically defines marriage as between a man and a woman. In February, Attorney General Joseph Curran sent a memo to state legislators and the 24 clerks of the court reminding them that clerks are not authorized to issue licenses to gay couples.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

1. And Curran calls himself a Democrat!

son of a bitch.

[wicket]

2. Grrrrrr!!!

[2Design]

3. seems we have a lot of rethug dems...that need to gotten rid of eom

[GoddessOfGuinness]

4. I'll be thinking long and hard

before I vote for him again.

Maybe there'll be a progressive Green the next time around.

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5. you need a progressive dem to run against him in the primary and

get rid of him...if you vote green you won't get rid of him and you might wind up with a more 'right' person......start getting someone lined up now for the position....