Texas bill would punish state workers who issue same-sex marriage licenses.

[retromike22]

State workers who issue same-sex marriage licenses would lose their salaries and benefits under a new bill proposed in the Texas legislature.

The bill, introduced last week by Rep. Cecil Bell (R), provides that state or local government employees "may not recognize, grant, or enforce a same-sex marriage license."

If a government employee did issue such a license, they "may not continue to receive a salary, pension, or other employee benefit at the expense of the taxpayers of this State," according to the bill.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/texas-bill-state-worker-salary-gay-marriage

Oh Texas.

Here's the text of the bill:

http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/84R/billtext/html/HB00623I.htm

[pbrower2a]

State workers who issue same-sex marriage licenses would lose their salaries and benefits under a new bill proposed in the Texas legislature.

The bill, introduced last week by Rep. Cecil Bell (R), provides that state or local government employees "may not recognize, grant, or enforce a same-sex marriage license."

If a government employee did issue such a license, they "may not continue to receive a salary, pension, or other employee benefit at the expense of the taxpayers of this State," according to the bill.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/texas-bill-state-worker-salary-gay-marriage

Oh Texas.

Here's the text of the bill:

http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/84R/billtext/html/HB00623I.htm

Such a law would be invalidated by any definitive federal court case mandating that SSM be permitted by law. It would be about as defensible as a law authorizing state police to arrest IRS agents for enforcing the federal income tax.   

[user12345]

lol texas.

[JerryArkansas]

This law is clearly unconstitutional.  It is basicly upholding the doctrine of nullification which the supreme court has already declared invalid.

[DemPGH]

The only word I can think of to describe this is stupid. And this man is an embarrassment as a legislator.

It would be as moronic as saying abortion is legal but illegal to be performed.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

State workers who issue same-sex marriage licenses would lose their salaries and benefits under a new bill proposed in the Texas legislature.

The bill, introduced last week by Rep. Cecil Bell (R), provides that state or local government employees "may not recognize, grant, or enforce a same-sex marriage license."

If a government employee did issue such a license, they "may not continue to receive a salary, pension, or other employee benefit at the expense of the taxpayers of this State," according to the bill.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/texas-bill-state-worker-salary-gay-marriage

Oh Texas.

Here's the text of the bill:

http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/84R/billtext/html/HB00623I.htm

Such a law would be invalidated by any definitive federal court case mandating that SSM be permitted by law. It would be about as defensible as a law authorizing state police to arrest IRS agents for enforcing the federal income tax.   

Not necessarily.  It would be if the state or employee continued to provide the usual support for OSM while refusing to do so for SSM.  However, if said employee didn't do anything for any sort of marriage, ey'd be in compliance with both this idiotic bill and the Federal court case.  Keep in mind that one tactic that was tried after Brown v. Board was to simply shut down the public schools so as to avoid integrating them.  Or for that matter, that some Florida courthouses stopped hosting marriage ceremonies after a court ruled they had to start recognizing SSMs.

[Lief 🗽]

Let's hope Barack Obama sends in the national guard and forces these licenses to be given out at gun point.

[NewYorkExpress]

Once again. why are we letting Texas stay in the Union?

[Intell]

Really, Texas ?

[Indy Texas]

I'm afraid Cecil Bell is disappointingly representative of his rural Montgomery County-based district. However, I'll grant that most of his constituents do not look like what you get when the regular Wilford Brimley impersonator took the night off.

[7,052,770]

This will be moot in a few weeks, thankfully.

[SteveRogers]

At least this indicates Texas is moving past denial and into the anger phase.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

This will be moot in a few weeks, thankfully.

May be moot. Higginbotham might surprise and vote against SSM.

[memphis]

It isn't about actually punishing people. It's about conservatives throwing red meat to their base to try to placate them as they are rapidly losing an issue that carries great symbolic weight. I think we've all seen this movie before and know how it ends.

[So rightwing that I broke the Political Compass!]

Good job Texas! Fight back against the courts.

[badgate]

Good job Texas! Fight back against the courts.

[inks] off

[pbrower2a]

Good job Texas! Fight back against the courts.

Supreme Court decisions are law. If you think that same-sex marriage is a violation of God's Laws -- God is not a Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

[Rockefeller GOP]

Good job Texas! Fight back against the courts.

*Facepalm.*