Discussion: Rand Paul Affirms Support For Kentucky Clerk Refusing To Issue Marriage Licenses To Gay Couples

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Maybe she should just create her own Clerks Office where she can certify herself…like you did, Rand.

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But, you know, he’s totally in favor of legalizing pot and thinks drones should only be used on liquor store robbers so he’s a “Libertarian” Republican.

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Davis should not be ‘forced’ to sign off on gay marriages but it’s A-OK for her to force OTHER folks who work in that office not to do it either. Is that what you’re saying?

How is demanding that she do her job ‘forcing’ her?

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She shouldn’t be forced to dot he job she ran for and was elected to do. It’s the American way!

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religiously objectionable

Considering her history, I think we all need to know if Kim is currently having sex with men other than her current husband as she makes her deeply religious decisions. I hope Senator Paul takes the libertarian lead on this.

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Perhaps we should start doing things like robbing Senator Paul’s house and then claiming that we really just needed his stuff because it was obvious he wasn’t using it but we can definitely use it and our religion told us to steal all the stuff in his house.

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This is Paul’s request to Liberty Counsel to send donations.

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And one other thing. Where in that Big Black Book does it say marriage is between one man and one woman? Doesn’t it talk about marriage being between one man and LOTS of women? Especially ones you steal from other tribes after you’ve murdered their husbands and children?

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A la Stephen Colbert someone should form the “Church of I’m Not Paying Taxes” and then claim a religious exemption to having to sign their tax return forms. See how that goes.

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She should be removed from office for dereliction of duty, end of story. And these clowns who advocate ignoring federal law should be disqualified from holding position in government.

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Too late, all police departments already worship at such a church, The Temple of Asset Forfeiture.

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Well he also didn’t think lunch counters should have been forced to serve black people either so what’d you expect.

But I do love his ‘libertarian’ philosophy where strict adherence to the constitution and it’s legal framework is the most important thing ever, unless he doesn’t like it. Or that apparently some government employees don’t have to do their job yet must still be paid if he likes you, while the rest (and most private employees too) are all just lazy ‘leeches’ who have too many protections and are stealing your tax dollars through their union and should all be fired for any infringement or dereliction of duty.

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Libertarian = Anarchy

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Clown Boy you’re a moron… her signature doesn’t indicate approval or disapproval… it just means its a valid government document…

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I respect Senator Paul’s right to follow his own religious beliefs. If those religious beliefs are getting in the way of his duty to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, than he should find a new line of work that doesn’t ‘force’ him to faithfully discharge the duties of his office without reservation or purpose of evasion. The same goes for Ms. Davis.

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Well, it did occur to me that a group of people could gather together, take this clerk somewhere, bury her up to her waist in sand, and pelt her with stones for being an adulteress and then claim that the Bible told them to do it and that they were not subject to the laws of the land.

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It doesn’t matter if she approves of or disagrees with gay marriage, she needs to do the job she was elected to do. Citizen’s are guaranteed protections under the law. If you can’t fulfill the duties of your job, due to your personal beliefs don’t take the job. You aren’t entitled to one as a US Citizen. Also, I’m sure if the person taking this hardline stance in the name of religion wasn’t a Christian, we’d see the same fervent support from Sen. Paul.

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She wouldn’t be forced to sign off here…

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You do realize that one of his aides is under investigation for breaking into the home of the parents of another aide, who had died, to steal his laptop, right?

So you may not to be too far off here…

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