Judicial Bolt?
 

Tasos Aliferis, the mayor of tiny Greek island Tilos, may face jail time for allowing gay marriage on his island, a first for the nation. Though the Minister of Justice declared the weddings illegal, Aliferis is sticking to his guns: "I consulted the Greek civil code and the constitution and verified that there is no law against same-sex marriages. The laws on marriage simply do not specify any genders. To me, therefore, if something is not banned by law it is not illegal." [Telegraph]

 
 
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Comments (3)

No. 1 · fredo777

Damn right, Ali.

It's not banned, it's not illegal.

Posted: Jun 3, 2008 at 7:01 pm · @Reply · [Flag?]
No. 2 · An Other Greek

Actually, if you read all he said, it's quite moving and eloquent, and calls for Greeks not to forget that many human rights were conceived there…

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Posted: Jun 4, 2008 at 2:34 am · @Reply · [Flag?]
No. 3 · chuck

What a brave guy. My hat's off to him.

Posted: Jun 9, 2008 at 10:48 pm · @Reply · [Flag?]
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