Semicolons good for gays

for now

Calif. Judges Delay Gay Marriage Ruling Gay, Lesbian Couples Continue to Marry in San Francisco; Two Judges Refuse to Intervene in Case SAN FRANCISCO Feb. 17 — Two judges delayed taking any action Tuesday to shut down San Francisco's same-sex wedding spree, rebuffing conservative groups enraged that the city's liberal politicians had already married almost 2,400 gay and lesbian couples. The judges took part in separate hearings. The second judge told the plaintiffs that they would likely succeed on the merits eventually, but that for now, he couldn't accept their proposed court order because of a punctuation error. "I am not trying to be petty here, but it is a big deal... That semicolon is a big deal," said San Francisco Superior Court Judge James Warren.