A judge in Houston has slapped down lesbian Mayor Annise Parker’s decision to give benefits to spouses of same-sex couples who were married in other jurisdictions, issuing a temporary restraining order.
The ruling from Judge Lisa Millard found that “imminent and irreparable” injury would be imposed on the plaintiffs without the order. The court’s next hearing on the case is Jan. 6.
WND reported earlier this month accusations that Parker was instituting “mob rule” in Houston.
A complaint from Jared Woodfill, chairman of the local Harris County Republican Party, and others, followed her Nov. 20 decision. It accused Parker of “unilaterally dispos[ing] of the Houston City Charter and the Texas Constitution without anything even resembling democratic process.”
A voter-approved charter amendment in 2001 banned benefits to same-sex couples.
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Ah, and here we get to the meat of it. For all their whinging about bigotry, etc., what the gay marriage lobby want is for the government to force businesses and other organizations to give gay partners the same benefits they give heterosexual spouses. It's about the money.
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