Seattle a 'mini-dictatorship'

Charlie Butts - OneNewsNow - 6/12/2008 8:45:00 AMvar addthis_pub = 'onenewsnow';

Brad Dacus of the Pacific Justice Institute believes the Washington Supreme Court has laid the groundwork for mini-dictatorships.

Marriage in Washington is defined as a union between one man and one woman. Dacus sued the mayor of Seattle after he unilaterally issued an order in 2004 recognizing homosexual "marriage" from other jurisdictions, which now includes California. The state Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal, filed by Dacus, on the lower-court ruling favoring the mayor -- meaning he wins and the people lose, says the attorney.

"This is very alarming when we look at the fact that the people in the United States of America are reliant upon the laws of the land, not the unilateral decisions of mini-dictatorships," says Dacus, who explains that the ruling violates the tenants of democracy in that the people can make a decision, but a local official can reject it.

The decision also permits Seattle to provide benefits to the partners of homosexual employees.