Twenty Five couples were married by the mayor of New Platz, New York, and gave them all licenses. NY Law does not specifically outlaw same-sex marriages. The state attorney general declined to declare the marriages null and void, saying it was unnecessary. Pataki said the marriages were illegal.

So, say mayors over this great land of ours start doing this. Suddenly, it's not just a "few activist judges". It's massive re-interpretation of the law, holding the rights to equality under the state and federal constitutions to be the last word on the issue.