Discussion: Second Texas Clerk Retires Rather Than Issue Marriage Licenses To Same-Sex Couples

system1 · July 16, 2015, 4:07pm

Discussion for article #238494

gelfling545 · July 16, 2015, 4:54pm

Good. The fewer bigots in government jobs the better.

artemisia · July 16, 2015, 4:56pm

If you can’t do the job, don’t do the job.

manziel · July 16, 2015, 4:57pm

Live Oak County is about 12,000 people…heavily reliant on Federal money…

teenlaqueefa · July 16, 2015, 4:58pm

Got to Walmart and get a job… oh wait, the Jade Helm folks are using them to round up idiots.

1daven · July 16, 2015, 5:00pm

Some people can’t even set aside their hatred in their own self interest. I hate to wish ill will toward anyone, but I hope this woman’s well publicized bigotry precludes her from getting a job anywhere else except maybe at the church where she learned bigotry.

brooklynmichael · July 16, 2015, 5:04pm

Once again, there is no constitutional right to be a county clerk. If you, however mistakenly, believe that issuing marriage licenses to gay couples violates your religious beliefs, then don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.

jcblues · July 16, 2015, 5:05pm

of course the way it will be spun is that they lost their jobs because of the gays…

theghostofeustacetilley · July 16, 2015, 5:06pm

MORE OHbUMMer JOB-Killing POLICy!!!1ONE!1!1!1

humpback · July 16, 2015, 5:08pm

Two down. How many thousands to go?

brutus1910 · July 16, 2015, 5:15pm

Working for the government means “public service.” If you can’t serve the WHOLE public, get out of dodge and go to work for some private company.

rob_beatty_walters · July 16, 2015, 5:18pm

Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out! Bub by.

sniffit · July 16, 2015, 5:19pm

More please. Run them ALL out of town…

meri · July 16, 2015, 5:20pm

You know what? Good. The fact of the matter is that if it’s that big of a problem for you, you should quit since you can no longer do your job.

So, mad props to this bigot for actually following through rather than demanding both having their bigot cake and eating it too.

pluckyinky · July 16, 2015, 5:21pm

Bye, Felicia!

redbike · July 16, 2015, 5:24pm

She did the right thing in resigning gracefully. Read the linked article. The Equality Texas spokesman speaks well of her.

maxwellsdemon · July 16, 2015, 5:26pm

Exactly, she has just proven that she has her “religious freedom” without trampling on the rights of others. The rest of that benighted posse should follow her example or, perhaps, grow up and get over themselves.

sherlock1 · July 16, 2015, 5:28pm

And bit of job creation …AND…another government bigot and homophobe is GONE! I’d say that’s a WIN/WIN!

rollinnolan · July 16, 2015, 5:32pm

It’s a win-win. She got her religious freedom and the public gets the law upheld ( marriage licenses for all). I think she deserves cudos for doing the right thing without making a pity party mess.

fgs · July 16, 2015, 5:32pm

Good but I’m still waiting for a Sheriff to resign instead of evicting a family from their home, because he believes that what he does to the least among us is what he does to Jesus Christ Himself. Getting real tired of the contemptible reasons people keep playing that religious freedom card.