Supreme Court rejects Ky. gay marriage case, forcing Rowan Co. clerk to issue licenses

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Source: WDRB/AP

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a Kentucky gay marriage case, meaning Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis must issue licenses despite religion.

Davis has refused to issue marriage licenses, citing her Christian faith and constitutional right to religious liberty, despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

U.S. District Judge David Bunning had already ordered Davis to issue marriage licenses two weeks ago. He later delayed that ruling until Aug. 31 or until the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling.

Davis was one of a handful of local elected officials across the country that stopped issuing marriage licenses after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in June. She said issuing a marriage license to a gay couple would violate her Christian beliefs and argued the U.S. Constitution protected her religious freedoms.

Read more: http://www.wdrb.com/story/29927097/supreme-court-rejects-ky-gay-marriage-case-forcing-rowan-co-clerk-to-issue-licenses

[shenmue]

1. Does she have a show with Pat Robertson yet?

Is Sean Hannity groveling for her to guest on his show?

[Va Lefty]

2. She can't be fired because it's an elected position

The Ken. Legislature won't impeach her. She continues to rake in $ as a persecuted christian. How is this resolved?

[sharp_stick]

7. She has no further legal options

if she maintains her obstinate position she can be held in contempt. It might be nice to let her pray on it while sitting in the county jail for a little while.

[Jeb Bartlet]

8. Contempt of court?

Not sure why the district judge can't order her confined until she abides by the courts order.

[Cryptoad]

11. Times to send the Marshalls after her......

[leftynyc]

21. Arrest her for cotempt of court

Make her guest of the local jail until she either does her job or quits. Easy.

[agtcovert]

3. Why is it...

That the claim regarding religious liberty seems to forget that means simply you are free from the state imposing a religion on you? (And why must you attempt to ruin other's happiness and rights trying to impose yours on them?)

One is not free of federal and state laws.

One *is* free to take a job which suits your world view; I hope she sticks to her guns and resigns.

[BeanMusical]

4. Good.

[Hulk]

5. Bravo...

Can her bible-thumping ass if she refuses. She can always get a gig on fox-nonsense.

[kairos12]

6. Scalia must have choked on this ruling.

[weissmam]

9. screw her

[Cryptoad]

10. Who was backing all these Legal Cost?

[csziggy]

14. A religious oriented law firm is representing her

The rest of us get to pay for the court to deal with her stupidity.

The county is trying to file misconduct charges against her:

Meanwhile, the Rowan County Attorney's Office said on Friday that it has referred to the Attorney General's Office a charge of official misconduct against Davis. A release from the county attorneys office says Kentucky Bar Association "Rules of the Supreme Court of Kentucky prohibit the Rowan County Attorney's Office from prosecuting Davis" because they are involved in current litigation with Davis.

"Typically, the attorney general's office refers conflict cases to a prosecutor from another county," the release says.

The release says Rowan County Government and the Rowan County Attorney's Office cannot take any other action against Kim Davis.

"Kentucky state government is the only entity that can move to have Kim Davis removed as Rowan County Clerk," the release says.
http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Supporters-opponents-gather-outside-Rowan-County-clerks-office-323227931.html

When she took office she swore to obey the constitution according to what I have read. That means she is not allowed to ignore the Supreme Court's decisions. If she does not want to abide by the terms of her office she should resign. She can be a preacher on her own dime and that of any believers that want to support her views. But the tax payers of her county, state and country should not have to pay to support her bigoted views.

[starroute]

12. She took an oath when she was sworn in -- presumably on a Bible

But I guess that "so help me God" part didn't count.

[madamvlb]

13. I'm sure there is a GoFundMe page under another name n/t

[turbinetree]

15. Contempt is Contempt......................

now the judge will bring her in, and he will "explain to her one more time" before the bench, to explain herself, and when she gives this speech of religious freedom he is going to cut her off, and say what are you going to do---------and she better have a good answer
And if she goes off on some tangent--------------he is going to give her one more chance------------ are you going to issue the documents--------------yes or no-------------simple
And he is going to warn her--------------once-------you can and will be held in CONTEMPT------------are you going to issue the documents

[packman]

17. And she'll be led off to jail

with the holy glow emanating from her eternal soul - a Christian martyr as in the days of old in the Colosseum. I will dare say she'll be singing "Onward Christian Soldiers" as the march her off.

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[turbinetree]

22. Here's another version..........edited for effect...........

Well, Davis your going to dig dig dig
Well, Davis your going to dig in your mine the whole day through
Dig dig dig, that is what Davis like's to do
And it ain't no trick to get jail real quick
If you dig dig dig, with a shovel and a pick
Dig dig dig, the whole day through
Got to dig dig dig, it's what Davis like's to do in her mine, in her mine
Where a one orange suit will not shine
Davis has got to dig dig dig, from the morning till the night
Dig dig dig up everything in sight
Davis has got to dig dig dig, in her mine, in her mine
Dig up marriage documents by the score
A thousand marriage documents, sometimes more
But Davis doesn't know what she is diggin' for, yeah

Heigh-ho, heigh-ho
It's off to jail you go
We keep on singing all day long
Heigh-ho

Heigh-ho, heigh-ho
Got to make your troubles go
Well, you keep on singing all day long
Heigh-ho

Heigh-ho, heigh-ho

[left-of-center2012]

16. Well then

Must be part of that there war on Christianity I heard about on that there Pat Roberson Show, by golly.

[stopbush]

18. This woman is supposedly registered a a D.

Hard to believe.

[davidpdx]

19. Seriously?

No shit. If that is true...I don't know what the fuck to say.

[davidpdx]

20. Maybe the OP can add this video

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2015/08/31/clerk-could-face-criminal-prosecution/71463078/

[treestar]

23. so twisted

her constitutional "right to religious liberty." Hers, but no one else's apparently.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

24. She's a dunce.