King County (Washington) Bar backs same-sex marriage

[TechBear_Seattle]

Reprinted in full from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer

King County bar backs same-sex marriage

The King County Bar Association has endorsed the legal concept of same-sex marriage, the first county bar association in Washington state to do so.

The resolution, adopted unanimously by the bar's Board of Trustees last month, provides that two people of the same sex "should have the right to marry under state law," and that they should be able to enjoy the legal protections afforded civil marriages between men and women.

According to bar President Gary Maehara, the board considered endorsing "civil unions" between same-sex couples as an alternative to civil marriage, but concluded that the term is not recognized as "marriage" under federal and perhaps many state laws.

The Washington State Supreme Court is currently weighing whether same-sex civil marriages are legal under state law.

[xchrom]

1. cool with me.

[davidinalameda]

2. this says a lot about me

I thought this meant a bar that serves alcohol

I need to go home and start over!

:rofl:

[thrift_store_angel]

3. So did I...........

I just worked 11 hrs though, is that a good excuse? LOL