Supreme Court rules in favor of gay marriage

Dick Whitman · Sep 4, 2015

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Starman · Sep 4, 2015

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From the e-mail

10 Facts You Should Know About Jailed Clerk Kim Davis

Davis only asked that the Kentucky marriage license forms be changed so her name would not appear on them. She would record any license without her name affixed. Marriage licenses remain in county records permanently. Davis said, "I never imagined a day like this would come, where I would be asked to violate a central teaching of Scripture and of Jesus Himself regarding marriage. To issue a marriage license which conflicts with God's definition of marriage, with my name affixed to the certificate, would violate my conscience."

Before the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Obergefell on June 26, 2015, 57 clerks, including Davis, wrote a letter to Kentucky legislators during the regular session, pleading with them to "get a bill on the floor to help protect clerks" who had a religious objection to authorizing the licenses. The Kentucky Clerks Association also recommend that the names of clerks be removed from the forms.

Davis was elected County Clerk as a democrat in November 2014 and took office in January 2015, after her mother retired from the position. Before January, Davis was a Deputy Clerk for 27 years.

Kim Davis became a Christian at a church service she attended to honor the dying wish of her mother-in-law, who passed away on a Sunday morning. Davis said, "Following the death of my godly mother-in-law over four years ago, I went to church to fulfill her dying wish. There I heard a message of grace and forgiveness and surrendered my life to Jesus Christ."

Davis, who is married to one of the 3 men she married and divorced, admits she was a sinner before she accepted Jesus Christ four years ago and changed her life.

Kim Davis does not hate homosexuals or lesbians, as she explained: "I have no animosity toward anyone and harbor no ill will. To me this has never been a gay or lesbian issue. It is about marriage and God's Word. It is a matter of religious liberty...."

Davis is a professing Christian who, before incarceration, attended church worship services multiple times per week and held a weekly Bible study with women at a local jail.

As elected officials, Kentucky Clerks can only be removed from office if impeached by the Kentucky House of Representatives and convicted by the Senate. The Kentucky General Assembly does not meet until January 2016.

The Supreme Court did not change Kentucky's marriage law or its forms, but invalidated the legislation limiting marriage to opposite sex couples. It is up to each state's legislature to conform the law to the opinion. Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers filed a brief in Davis's case, pointing out to the judge: "The Supreme Court ruling has completely obliterated the definition of marriage and the process for obtaining a marriage license in Kentucky. The General Assembly will be compelled to amend many sections of Kentucky law, not just for the issuance of marriage licenses, to comply with the recent Supreme Court decision." The brief pointed out that the Governor can call a special session of the legislature, or he could issue an executive order about the licenses to later be codified by the legislature during the 2016 session. A judge is not a super-legislature that can rewrite the law.

Davis is being represented at no charge by attorneys with Liberty Counsel, an international nonprofit litigation, education, and policy organization dedicated to advancing religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and the family. Liberty Counsel was founded in 1989 and has offices in Florida, Virginia and Washington, D.C., an outreach in Israel, and hundreds of advocates around the world.

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Vigorous jacking-off gesture.

old_tony · Sep 4, 2015

Dick Whitman said: ↑

She's not going to need a job. Her job is basically going to be, "Being Kim Davis." And it will pay quite handsomely.
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Actually, I'm pretty sure she'll be shunned by the political party of her choosing.

DanOregon · Sep 4, 2015

Figure she'll be out in time for the Spring season of Dancing with the Stars.

old_tony · Sep 4, 2015

Dick Whitman said: ↑

Name names.
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Barack Obama.

Gee, that was hard.

dixiehack · Sep 4, 2015

Vombatus said: ↑

Will there be an endless supply of gay couples wanting to get married in Rowan County? Maybe she stays in the pen until they are all signed up, then they let her out and back on the job.

But I bet there are two holding back, waiting to jump her.
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Well, it is home to Morehead State.

cranberry · Sep 4, 2015

Vombatus said: ↑

Will there be an endless supply of gay couples wanting to get married in Rowan County? Maybe she stays in the pen until they are all signed up, then they let her out and back on the job.

But I bet there are two holding back, waiting to jump her.
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No, I'm pretty sure gay people are no longer being born in her county, idiot.

Dick Whitman · Sep 4, 2015

old_tony said: ↑

Barack Obama.

Gee, that was hard.
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You're going to die some day still obstinately refusing to grasp why your arguments are completely non-sensical, even when it's explained to you, patiently. You're going to die some day having persuaded no one of anything. It's actually sad.

old_tony · Sep 4, 2015

Dick Whitman said: ↑

You're going to die some day still obstinately refusing to grasp why your arguments are completely non-sensical, even when it's explained to you, patiently. You're going to die some day having persuaded no one of anything. It's actually sad.
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#Irony

Vombatus · Sep 4, 2015

cranberry said: ↑

No, I'm pretty sure gay people are no longer being born in her county, idiot.
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Hi cran. Are you having sheep withdrawal symptoms? Why not set up a game?

WriteThinking · Sep 4, 2015

hondo said: ↑

Reverse it. Does anyone think Kim Davis is qualified for even a $30,000 per year job? She looks like half the Wal-Mart checkers I've ever come across.
Let's call this for what it is: a blatant publicity ploy. She's getting her 15 minutes, she'll be greeted at the Church of Pentacostal Fat Asses like a conquering heroine when she gets out, will do the round of talk shows, write a book no one will read and slink away, hopefully, to begin the search for husband No. 5.
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None of that will happen, because even though people may care/have an opinion about the issue of gay marriage, they will not care about her. She's no one with regard to this issue (as in, she's not gay, not really a public figure, etc.), from nowhere (because she's not really even "one of us" in Rowan County, the place she lives/works).

Songbird · Sep 4, 2015

WriteThinking said: ↑

None of that will happen, because even though people may care/have an opinion about the issue of gay marriage, they will not care about her. She's no one with regard to this issue (as in, she's not gay, not really a public figure, etc.), from nowhere (because she's not really even "one of us" in Rowan County, the place she lives/works).
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But she is someone. She's the perfect'est person for this. She chose jail over immortality. She's a fucking star to that cause now.

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