The
Seattle Times has the story.
Oregon state law defines marriage as a "civil contract entered into in person by males at least 17 years of age and females at least 17 years of age." In other words, the law does not specify that the union be between a man and a woman.
"It's encouraging. County by county, state by state, we're getting people to see the light. It will happen in our lifetime," said Bill Dubay, who heads the Washington state gay-rights group Don't Amend...
I hope he is right. I fear a coming backlash, though. The parts of the country that have been complaining for generations about the federal government infringing on their "state's rights" are about ready to impose their will on us. Maybe we can convince Bush to allow the West to secede from the union...