Discussion: Fed Court Upholds Ruling Ordering Clerk To Issue Marriage Licenses To Gay Couples

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An attorney for Davis said he was disappointed in the ruling and that Davis could appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Please proceed, lady. This would be a good thing for all of us.

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An attorney for Davis said he was disappointed in the ruling and that Davis could appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

They wouldn’t hear that case, would they? What’s the point? Why would the Supreme Court feel the need to affirm that people actually need to abide by their recent decisions?

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I’m pretty sure Kim will meet husband #5 in jail.

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Sure, she can appeal to the Supreme Court. But, in the meantime, the stay should be lifted.

Also, she should have to pay for this ridiculous exercise out of her personal funds since it is her “personal” beliefs that are supposedly being infringed upon. Though, given that she is represented by that crazy extremist Christian law firm, maybe they are doing it as a freebie.

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Or in the unemployment line.

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So, I guess Ms. Davis can now figure out what comes first for her - money or ‘religion’.

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Why wasn’t this person fired on the spot for refusing to perform her job duties.

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Not likely. The Supremes only hear about 1% (or less) of the cases appealed to them.

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The same Supreme Court that legalized SSM everywhere, including KY. Talk about lost causes. I would be gobsmacked if SCOTUS takes this.

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I encourage all those court clerks with religious convictions that would prevent them from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples to please resign your post immediately.
Thank you for your cooperation!

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Most people would be. But she’s claimed “persecuted Christian” status, so evidently the rules don’t apply to her?

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Because it’s an elected position, and the only way to fire an elected official is in the next election.

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If she, as the County Clerk, is an elected official, she can’t just be fired. Not sure if she was elected or appointed, however.

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well there was step two in her quest for eternal financial freedom thanks to her go-fund-me account.

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What I honestly don’t understand is why she isn’t in jail, charged with misfeasance in office. She ran for the job, and had every opportunity to know what all the job entailed. She accepted the job and took an oath to uphold the law. Now she’s openly declaring that she doesn’t care what the law says, she’ll do whatever she wants. Somebody should have the guts to do their job, namely the DA, and charge her. Let her make her case in court, and stop allowing her to continue to punish the people she was “hired” to serve.

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I hope you’re wrong … I’m not a resident and am not sure of the laws that apply in this case, but even elected officials when they refuse to perform the duties they have taken an oath to provide have some answering to do … the court has already ruled her actions as illegal, so even if she’s elected, she will probably be subject to criminal proceedings, and that should negate her election … at least in a world ruled by sanity.

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Same here. The lower federal court gave the correct ruling – now all SCOTUS has to do is decline to accept any appeal. That would be the (near) definitive conclusion … cause we all know that at some point in the future, if SCOTUS were to get even more conservative (goddess forbid), they could always accept a newer appeal. Still, I get the feeling this is pretty much a settled issue and SCOTUS will tell her and the others to suck it up and move on.

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LOL. A big “manly” husband (in the women’s prison, of course).

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I think the Liberty Counsel is doing as a freebie. Still, she should be liable for court costs and the other folks’ lawyer(s).

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