Both or neither, guys

See, it's like this. New Jersey law isn't up for pick-and-choose enforcement.

"Either do marriages and civil unions, or do nothing," states John M. Carbone, an attorney representing county clerks and surrogates in all 21 New Jersey counties, in an internal memo obtained Wednesday by New Jersey's Bridgeton News.

The letter states that officials who perform marriage ceremonies but refuse to perform civil union ceremonies will be violating the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. This could result in removal from office as well as fines beginning at $10,000 for the first offense.

And this has to be said why? It should be a no-brainer.

Because, I mean, what would be next? "I don't approve of divorce and remarriage, so I won't officiate at the marriage of any divorced people" or "I don't believe in interfaith marriages so I won't officiate for people of different religions"? "I went to Bob Jones and won't officiate for mixed race couples"? What?

It's legal. It's civil. Get over it.