(in deference to EarlG) Headline that, sadly, doesn't really surprise you that much

[underpants]

Judicial defiance in Alabama: Same-sex marriages begin, but most counties refuse

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/alabama-judge-stakes-out-defiant-stance-against-same-sex-marriages/2015/02/09/a1be2de4-b06f-11e4-854b-a38d13486ba1_story.html

MOBILE, Ala. — On the day that same-sex unions became legal in Alabama, local officials in dozens of counties on Monday defied a federal judge’s decision and refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, casting the state into judicial chaos.

But in the majority of counties, officials said they would refuse to license same-sex marriages or stop providing licenses altogether, confronting couples — gay and heterosexual — with locked doors and shuttered windows.




The original Pic of the Moment thread
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017243805