And the award for I don't know why I didn't pass the bar goes to...

I saw on CNN (briefly) the other morning something that caught my eye, and sure enough, the relevant search on Google led me to this sordid tale of woe: Mass. Bar Sued for Gay Marriage Question. But that's not what makes this story so funny.

Apparently this east coast bar taker saw a gay marriage question in one of his essays and refused to answer it either out of pride, beliefs, stupidity, and more likely, a combination of them all. Out of fairness to this clown, I will print the article's exact quote: "Stephen Dunne, who is representing himself in the case and seeks $9.75 million, said the bar exam was not the place for a 'morally repugnant and patently offensive' question addressing the rights of two married lesbians, their children and their property. He said he refused to answer the question because he believed it legitimized same-sex marriage and same-sex parenting, which is contrary to his moral beliefs." Well, you know what they say about a law student who chooses to represent himself.

Ironically, he nearly passed the bar despite completely blowing off this question. Nonetheless, the absence of any type of legal response here precluded the bar examiners from awarding any types of "well, close enough" points (not that I know if they actually do that or not). Unsurprisingly, the Massachusetts bar gives zero credit for responses like "This is a stupid question and I refuse to answer it" or its equivalent.

The end of the article has some other funny quotes from various people who basically agree that this guy is an idiot.

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