NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL GARY KING SAYS HE IS NOT PLANNING ON TAKING ANY ACTION AGAINST THE DONA ANA COUNTY CLERK WHO IS NOW ISSUING MARRIAGE LICENCES TO SAME-SEX COUPLES. HE SAYS HE'S GOING TO WAIT FOR THE COURTS TO DECIDE THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF STATE LAW REGARDING THE ISSUE.
KING SAYS SAME-SEX COUPLES GETTING LICENSES AND USING THEM FOR MARRIAGE CEREMONIES ARE TAKING A RISK. HE SAYS THE COURT COULD RULE IT'S NOT UNCONSTITUTIONAL TO BAN THEIR LEGAL UNIONS, AND THAT THE LAW APPLIES. THAT WOULD INVALIDATE THEIR MARRIAGES.
KING SAYS HE HAS NO PLANS TO TAKE ANY ACTION AGAINST ANY OTHER CLERKS WHO MIGHT ALSO DECIDE TO ISSUE MARRIAGE LICENCES TO GAY COUPLES.
