Saturday, June 05, 2004
First gay marriage in France doesn't go down well with Government.
[Mayor Noel] Mamere said he was "proud" of having officiated at the wedding and added: "I don't consider myself an outlaw."
But [Interior Minister Dominique] de Villepin said the mayor had contravened the French civil code despite a govenrment warning. "I intend to make sure the law of the republic and the authority of the state are respected," he said.
Disciplinary proceedings for someone who does what's right rather than what's legal in a case where homosexuals are denied equal rights with hets? Sounds like France might be going back on Dubya's list of friendly states pretty soon. Talking of whom, is Bush dangerously deranged, or is he just at the usual level of battiness for a head of state who everyone hates?
[Mayor Noel] Mamere said he was "proud" of having officiated at the wedding and added: "I don't consider myself an outlaw."
But [Interior Minister Dominique] de Villepin said the mayor had contravened the French civil code despite a govenrment warning. "I intend to make sure the law of the republic and the authority of the state are respected," he said.
Disciplinary proceedings for someone who does what's right rather than what's legal in a case where homosexuals are denied equal rights with hets? Sounds like France might be going back on Dubya's list of friendly states pretty soon. Talking of whom, is Bush dangerously deranged, or is he just at the usual level of battiness for a head of state who everyone hates?
