I suppose I shouldn't be surprised at this. You knew the die-hard opponents of gay marriage wouldn't go quietly into the night after yesterday's historic events. And you shouldn't be surprised to see the state in question, which, after all was perhaps the most stubbornly (and viciously violent) resister to the civil rights movement in the 50s and 60s. But still, this is still both amusing and ridiculous to behold:
Mississippi is considering pulling the plug on issuing marriage licenses altogether after the Supreme Court struck down bans on gay marriage Friday morning.
Yep, instead of sharing, the children are going to take their toys and go home. Screw you, Mom...I mean, Justice Kennedy!
More on this new, um, approach:
As the state's governor and lieutenant governor condemned the court’s decision, state House Judiciary Chairman Andy Gipson began studying ways to prevent gay marriage in Mississippi. Governor Phil Bryant said he would do all he can "to protect and defend the religious freedoms of Mississippi.” To Bryant’s point of doing “all” the state could do, Gipson, who is a Baptist minister, suggested removing marriage licenses entirely.
“One of the options that other states have looked at is removing the state marriage license requirement,” Gipson told The Clarion-Ledger, a local newspaper. “We will be researching what options there are. I personally can see the pros and cons to that. I don’t know if it would be better to have no marriage certificate sponsored by the state or not. But it’s an option out there to be considered.”
No, I would advise you not to consider the option. Like, now. Right now. If you want to have any hope of maintaining any shred of your state's dignity and reputation, back off now.
But I'm not holding my breath. After all, if this was the state governor's reaction to the other recent Supreme Court decision making the right tear their collective hair out, I doubt sanity is going to prepare any time soon.
But in the end, you will share you toys, children. Because as yesterday confirmed, there is no gay marriage anymore. Only marriage.