Texas Governor-elect Greg Abbott says it would be "deeply offensive" for same-sex marriages to take place during the appeal of a federal district judge's ruling striking down the state's marriage bans.
Abbott made the comments during a press conference Monday where he unveiled his agenda and staff as governor, the Associated Press reports:
The governor-elect didn’t mention gay marriage until he was asked about the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which next month will hear a case in which a judge in February struck down Texas’ ban.
Some advocates have asked other Texas judges to begin performing gay marriages pending the appeal, but Abbott said that would be “deeply offensive” since it “would be a clear rebuke of the 5th Circuit’s jurisdiction.”
Oral arguments are scheduled for January 9th in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals regarding US District Judge Orlando Garcia's ruling which struck down Texas' ban on same-sex marriage.
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