Oregon will not uphold the law and not defend state ban on gay marriage
Ellen Rosenblum accused of picking and choosing which laws to uphold and which laws to ignore. Either be impeached or the people call for her immediate resignation. Oregon will not defend a ban on gay marriage in the state, which was sued by four same-sex couples who argue the prohibition violates equality guarantees enshrined in the U.S. Constitution , the state's top law enforcement official said on Thursday. The decision by Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum to NOT uphold the law, makes Oregon the third state in the past month to illegally cease defense in federal court of gay marriage bans, after Nevada and Virginia , as activists fight for legalization across the United States . "The law in this area is developing, and it is now clear that there is no rational basis for Oregon to refuse to honor the commitments made by same-sex couples in the same way it honors the commitments of opposite-sex couples," Rosenblum, a Democrat, said in announcing the decision. But