Clerk Sues Governor, Claims Her Religious Liberty Was Violated When He Told Her To Do Her Job

[TexasTowelie]

Kim Davis, a county clerk now famous for refusing to issue a marriage license to a same-sex couple, is suing the governor of Kentucky, claiming her religious liberty has been violated.

Kim Davis is suing Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear, claiming a statement he made instructing all county clerks to obey the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage violated her religious liberty.

"According to the United States Supreme Court, the Constitution now requires that governmental officials in Kentucky and elsewhere must recognize same-sex marriages as valid and allow them to take place," Gov. Beshear said in a statement last month. The Governor noted that one of the duties of a county clerk "is to issue marriage licenses, and the Supreme Court now says that the United States Constitution requires those marriage licenses to be issued regardless of gender."

Davis, the county clerk for Rowan County accused by some for being hypocritical, as she has been married four times but refuses to let a same-sex couple wed once, yesterday filed a lawsuit claiming Beshear's statement violated her religious liberty.

Read more: http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/clerk_sues_governor_claiming_her_religious_liberty_was_violated_when_he_told_her_to_do_her_job

[Jamastiene]

1. I'm not as forgiving as others on DU.

I think she should be fired if she doesn't do her damn job and not be allowed to sue. I've had enough of homophobes and their "religious rights" tyranny. Whatever happened to their uber patriotism? Don't they love America any more? I see they are the first to kick it to the curb when it offers equal rights for people they don't even bother to ever get to know and just outright hate in the name of their God.

In a way, I do hope they are right about a possible afterlife. Eternity away from them sounds like a fucking well earned vacation. They can call it Hell if they want, but eternity away from them sounds like Heaven to me.

[RichVRichV]

2. Of course she should be allowed to sue.

And then she should be required to pay the states court costs when she obviously loses. Then she should be put into contempt of court and fired once she ignores the direct court order.

Let it play out. This won't turn out good for her if she persists.

[murielm99]

4. Maybe she expects to earn money

making the rounds to Christian talk shows and by writing a book about her experiences as a Christian warrior against the gay.

[shenmue]

3. "Hi, I'm a dumbass"

Kim's new slogan.

[A Little Weird]

5. The sad thing is she's probably getting a lot of local support

It will just cause her to double down.