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hschulein

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Wed Jan 14, 2015, 11:04 PM Jan 2015

Mike Malloy - Issue Gay Marriage License, Lose Your Salary



The Fifth Circuit will take up marriage equality cases from Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi Friday, and despite being a conservative panel, the judges could rule in favor of marriage equality. In the event that happens, one Texas lawmaker has an alternative plan for the marriage ban: make it illegal — essentially a punishable crime — for clerks to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

State Rep. Cecil Bell Jr. (R) has introduced HB 623, the “Texas Preservation of Sovereignty and Marriage Act.” It would prohibit the use of taxpayer funds (including governmental salaries) for the licensing of same-sex marriage, and any employee who violates this restriction would no longer be allowed to collect “a salary, pension, or other employee benefit.”

Full story: http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2015/01/09/3609858/texas-marriage-license-bill/

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