Pennsylvania governor rebukes county official issuing illegal gay ‘marriage’ licenses
HARRISBURG, PA , July 25, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – A spokesman for Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett has responded to the controversy over a rogue county registrar issuing illegal same-sex “marriage” licenses to homosexuals, saying, “Individual elected officials cannot pick and choose which laws to enforce.” Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett Pennsylvania law defines marriage as a civil contract between a man and a woman, explicitly prohibiting the recognition of gay unions, even those formed in states where the practice is legal. But on Wednesday, Montgomery County Register of Wills D. Bruce Hanes began issuing marriage certificates to same-sex couples anyway, saying he wanted to be “on the right side of history and the law.” Hanes told NBC Philadelphia that the Supreme Court’s June decision to overturn part of the Defense of Marriage Act prompted him to act. “I think the constitution trumps the [state marriage] statute,” Hanes told NBC . “This to me is a...