State employees must actually perform duties state pays them to perform; shocking, I know

This is the kind of thing that the anti-gay far-right will surely turn into another "poor, pitiful us" routine:

North Carolina magistrates have been directed to perform civil marriages for same-sex couples or face suspension or dismissal from their state jobs. A memo to state magistrates Wednesday said they would be violating their oaths of office if they refuse to marry gay or lesbian couples

Gay marriage developments: North Carolina mandate [AP]

(h/t: Joe)

But those who try to portray this as s...