CA: Supervisor: Another county department should perform civil marriages

[madmusic]

Maben had harsh words for Auditor-Controller-County Clerk Ann Barnett, who decided to end her office’s practice of performing civil marriages after the California Supreme Court this week stood by its ruling legalizing same-sex marriages in about a week.

http://www.bakersfield.com/hourly_news/story/465090.html

DU the poll.

Do you support County Clerk Ann Barnett's decision to end all marriage ceremonies performed by her office?
Yes. 113
53%
No. 98
46%
Undecided. 4
2%

http://www.bakersfield.com/ (bottome right of the page)

[tazkcmo]

1. Done n/t

[madmusic]

2. That's one vote.

[Clovis Sangrail]

3. funny

“This is our home; we want to give our county money,” she said. “If this is the way it has to be, this is the way it has to be.”

Somebody should figure out an estimate of how much money Barnett is going to lose for the county.

[FreeState]

4. the county brings in more than $50,000 a year from performing marriages

http://www.bakersfield.com/102/story/464269.html

"The county clerk’s office charges $30 for every ceremony it performs.

In April and May the office performed 299 marriage ceremonies, according to records.

That’s income — over two months — of $8,970.

At that rate, it appears the county brings in more than $50,000 a year from performing marriages, before costs are figured into the equation."

[Clovis Sangrail]

7. And before the increased rate of marriages she expects

which I don't know if it would be sustained... but there would at least be a temporary bump.

[madmusic]

5. Looks like the freepers caught it

From here? Couldn't be!

Yes. 117
52%
No. 102
46%

They went up 4 votes to 3.

[msongs]

6. she's only doing wat obama supports nt

[madmusic]

8. And maybe what a lot of DUers support

Unless the freepers caught it about the same time.

It started at 113 Yes to 98 No.

Now it's at 122 Yes to 108 No.

Only a 1 vote gain of No.

But then Bakersfield is California's Texas.

[FreeState]

10. Obama has come out against the Amendment (and the one in FL too) n/t

[frebrd]

9. Voted....

Yes 137
No 121
Undecided 4