Alabama same-sex marriage: the document filed today in Federal Court.

[pnwmom]

I found this on the site for "Americans United for the Separation of Church and State." They were one of the group that brought the lawsuit today asking the Federal Judge to order Alabama's probate judges to marry same-sex couples.

There is a link to the "joint motion" highlighted on this page.

https://www.au.org/media/press-releases/civil-rights-organizations-ask-federal-court-in-alabama-to-order-freedom-to

MOBILE, Ala. -- A group of leading national civil rights organizations today filed a motion asking a federal district court to expand a lawsuit challenging Alabama’s ban on same-sex marriage and to order all county probate judges in the state to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

The joint motion was filed by the Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama, the National Center for Lesbian Rights and the Southern Poverty Law Center.

The request, filed as part of a lawsuit brought by five same-sex couples who previously obtained an order from the same court requiring issuance of marriage licenses in Mobile County, seeks class-action status that would include all same-sex couples in Alabama who wish to marry and have their marriage recognized by the state.

SNIP

Today’s request by the organizations, filed in Strawser v. Strange, asks Judge Granade to apply her previous orders declaring Alabama’s marriage ban unconstitutional to all county probate judges in Alabama and require them to resume issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

[2naSalit]

1. For anyone who aspires to a civil service position

You have to serve ALL of the public, not just the ones fro your social group, family and friends... ALL OF THE PUBLIC!!

Otherwise, if you can bring yourself to do that, find another line of work.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

2. To add to that:

Anybody working in the helping professions, medical professions, any profession that involves serving the general public. There is simply no room to pick and choose whom you wish to assist IMHO. If you don't want to work with other people, find a job that requires no contact with the general public.

[2naSalit]

3. Agreed. n/t