Same-sex marriage gets a hearing in the U.S. Supreme Court this April, and in Florida, the Attorney General is making a familiar argument against a piecemeal approach.
Florida began issuing same-sex marriage licenses at the beginning of this month. At the time, officials argued the federal ruling throwing out the state’s marriage ban was narrow and only applied to the couples named in the case. Wednesday Attorney General Pam Bondi argued the greatest harm is lack of consistency.
“Well, I feel like there’s been harm to the gay couples who can get married one county but cannot get married in another county,” Bondi says. “That’s why we want the Supreme Court to take it they have taken it, and we will have a decision by the end of the summer.
“That’s all we’ve ever wanted is uniformity throughout our country,” Bondi says.
To clarify—some county clerks are refusing to officiate weddings, regardless of orientation, but licenses are available for same-sex couples throughout the state. The Attorney General’s office has not decided whether to submit briefs as the case moves to the U.S. Supreme Court.
