In Santa Fe, New Mexico, there's a push afoot by Mayor David Coss and other members of the city government to recognize same-sex marriage as legal. Not that it
should be legal in the city, but that according to New Mexico's existing laws,
it already is:
Santa Fe’s City Attorney Geno Zamora dug into the law and found that:
- New Mexico’s laws do not define marriage as between a man and a woman, the definitions are gender-neutral,
- A statutory list of prohibited marriages does not list same-sex couples;
- Same-sex marriages from other states are already recognized by New Mexico law;
- To discriminate against same-sex couples would violate the New Mexico Constitution which requires equality under the law regardless of sex.
Mayor Coss and City Council member Patti Bushee say
they'll introduce a motion on March 27 recognizing same-sex marriage as legal in the state and, therefore, in Santa Fe.
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