Supreme Court Says Clerk Must Issue Gay Marriage Licenses
The Supreme Court says a Kentucky clerk who claims her religious beliefs are being violated must issue marriage licenses to gay couples.
The justices, without explanation, refused to lift a lower court order requiring Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis to resume distributing marriage licenses. She stopped issuing any licenses — and defied an order from the state’s governor — after the Supreme Court ruled in June that gay marriage is a constitutional right.
The emergency appeal marked an early test of how the Supreme Court will handle religious objections to gay marriage in the aftermath of the landmark June 26 ruling.
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Jack E Raynbeau September 1st, 2015 at 11:05
Still refusing to issue licenses as of this morning. This should be good.
Carla Akins September 1st, 2015 at 11:55
I heard that she and the entire office staff are due in court this afternoon.
Suzanne McFly September 1st, 2015 at 11:58
They need to televise this on the comedy channel.
anothertoothpick September 1st, 2015 at 16:03
And on the way to court they where all singing jesus tunes.
Roctuna September 1st, 2015 at 11:07
Yep, by the authority of god she still chooses to not do her job. It’s a pretty good scam if you can make it work. I can only assume she’s not been suspended or fired because her management agrees. I look forward to her arrest for contempt of court.
Suzanne McFly September 1st, 2015 at 11:50
Her constituency supports her and that is a big factor on whether to charge her or not.
rg9rts September 1st, 2015 at 13:51
Jail not a fine
Suzanne McFly September 1st, 2015 at 16:06
If she goes to jail, we have to make sure she does not have a bunkmate, to make someone bunk with her is cruel and unusual.
Dwendt44 September 2nd, 2015 at 12:51
Her salary should be suspended at well. No need for $80,000 a year while sitting in the slammer.
rg9rts September 2nd, 2015 at 13:26
YUP
anothertoothpick September 1st, 2015 at 13:16
“Plaintiffs do not seek to compel Davis’ compliance through incarceration,” the court documents stated. “Since Defendant Davis continues to collect compensation from the Commonwealth for duties she fails to perform, Plaintiffs urge the the [sic] Court to impose financial penalties sufficiently serious and increasingly onerous to compel Davis’ immediate compliance without further delay.”
They are being tolerant of her INTOLERANCE!
Gary Hettinger September 1st, 2015 at 14:38
seems to me if the state let’s her get away with this then what’s to stop thousands of other state employees claim religious views keep them from performing their duties? what if a state trooper is assinged to protect a gay person at a state function? should the trooper keep their job? what if a state road worker is plowing roads after a big snow but refuses to do areas where gays may live because he feels it is against his religion? a whole can of worms can be opened if the state doesn’t act quickly and properly
anothertoothpick September 1st, 2015 at 16:02
This is all I can say Gary.
Kentucky is the center of the bible belt.
The officials hands are tied to the bible.
Could you imagine sheriff Taylor locking up aunt Bee for defending scripture?
Jack E Raynbeau September 1st, 2015 at 20:55
She holds an elected position.
Roctuna September 1st, 2015 at 21:31
Everybody has a boss, even public servants. I see the reports saying she must be impeached by the state leg but that sounds like a smokescreen to me. There may be other avenues in the Kentucky civil service to remove her, if there was a will.
The Original Just Me September 2nd, 2015 at 07:33
Recall can be used to remove an elected person from office IF someone will do the paper work to get it started. She won by a pretty weak margin in her election, so a recall should work if the populace has any brains at all. But, then this is Kentucky.
Dwendt44 September 2nd, 2015 at 12:51
And the legislature is controlled by Republicans IIRC.
The Original Just Me September 2nd, 2015 at 07:29
Not very well.
The Original Just Me September 2nd, 2015 at 07:29
Ring side sets for only Big Bucks. That would be fun to watch her get her own.
illinoisboy1977 September 1st, 2015 at 11:11
If she’s going to continue to refuse to carry out her duties, due to her religious beliefs, she should do the Christian thing and step down. If she continues to assert her right to carry on as County Clerk, while refusing to carry out her lawful duties, she’s being prideful and using the name of God to excuse her dereliction of duty. That would be a very un-Christian thing to do.
anothertoothpick September 1st, 2015 at 13:09
She is not stepping down because of her religious beliefs. In other words she looks at herself as a “christian warrior”.
She told a couple applying this morning that she is willing to accept the consequences of refusing the license and that the couple should be willing to accept the consequences when the meet their worker.
This is just one example of the dangers of fundamentalism. Religious propaganda is very effective on the week minded.
DogsRgoodpeople September 1st, 2015 at 18:39
Religious propaganda is very effective on the week minded.
Bingo……………..they don’t even have to skip their McNuggets . Jesus said it ( not really ) and that settles it!
Suzanne McFly September 1st, 2015 at 11:49
No one in the media has the nerve to tell the viewers she has been married 4 times. That is an important part of this story.
rg9rts September 1st, 2015 at 13:50
She gives herself licenses from her own personal ticket book
Dammitjim September 1st, 2015 at 17:10
http://www.buzzfeed.com/davidmack/meet-kim-davis#.lt4GzeXzY
I know it’s Buzzfeed but anyway.
Suzanne McFly September 1st, 2015 at 17:23
One story among thousands is irrelevant IMO.
The Original Just Me September 2nd, 2015 at 07:26
At least we know she can fill out a Marriage license application. Nothing better than personal experience to qualify for public office.
Annie September 2nd, 2015 at 14:24
And her 4th husband is the father of the twins she delivered while married to her 2nd husband.
NIGHTWATCH ABCP ........ September 2nd, 2015 at 14:28
Which the THIRD husband sired. ALSO she had husband number TWO adopt the twin boys. WHAT A WONDERFUL MOM. WHO’S YOUR DADDY BOYS, on FATHER’S DAY must be VERY confusing in THAT household ……
Annie September 2nd, 2015 at 14:30
I stand corrected. Happy Father’s Day to all four of her baby daddies!
Suzanne McFly September 2nd, 2015 at 14:42
Right, how sick is this woman? She is denying people who truly love each other the same right she has repeatedly destroyed herself multiple times, and she is doing so because she claims it is a sacred arrangement.
Annie September 2nd, 2015 at 14:44
She’s just an awful person.
jybarz September 1st, 2015 at 12:34
Same Sex Marriage Rights is a Civil & Human Rights and trumps fake fcking religious rights, Bitch.
Mike September 1st, 2015 at 13:33
Start fining her $5k a day, let’s see how long she’ll last.
rg9rts September 1st, 2015 at 13:50
Go fund me will cover that,,,,jail time is in order…so she can be a true martyr to the cause…after 4marriages
Hirightnow September 1st, 2015 at 14:56
GoFundMe won’t allow accounts for people who are breaking the law, IIRC…
rg9rts September 1st, 2015 at 15:11
They’ll make their own Kentucky variety I guess
Robert Kennedy September 1st, 2015 at 20:37
How did she find 4 stupid blind men in such a small area?
rg9rts September 2nd, 2015 at 04:21
Blind luck???
The Original Just Me September 2nd, 2015 at 07:24
Four pathetic souls who were into domination. Even they saw the light.
The Original Just Me September 2nd, 2015 at 07:22
Maybe she could find true love in prison. She would be among her own kind.
rg9rts September 1st, 2015 at 13:48
Hope she enjoys jail
edsfarm September 1st, 2015 at 22:48
I give her credit for standing firm on her values and religious believes. Maybe that whining gay couple should go to Iran to be married. They would cut their nuts off and throw them off a roof.
rg9rts September 2nd, 2015 at 04:14
Maybe she should NOT HAVE TAKEN THE POSITION. You work for the people not your favorite god this week. She is an expert on marriage licenses …being married 4 times…who is she to judge anyone.
The Original Just Me September 2nd, 2015 at 07:21
One point here, she is a clerk and not a Judge. It is hers to do and not to opinionate.
rg9rts September 2nd, 2015 at 07:25
Even a judge has to obey the law
Carla Akins September 2nd, 2015 at 04:25
You know who else stood firm? George Wallace.
NIGHTWATCH ABCP ........ September 2nd, 2015 at 14:25
And THAT worked out VERY well for him, didn’t it …………
Kara Connor September 2nd, 2015 at 04:45
Maybe she should go to Iran – she’s the one who wants a theocracy.
Annie September 2nd, 2015 at 14:27
This isn’t Iran and our Supreme Court has declared that marriage equality is the constitutional law of the land. Your comparison is ridiculous, Darling.
Patti September 2nd, 2015 at 14:28
Standing firm for your religious beliefs means giving up a lucrative job rather than doing what you think is wrong. Instead she’s encouraging couples to go to other counties for their licenses (that is, she’s not actually stopping gay couples from marrying – she’s just making a scene in her county) while continuing to draw her paycheck from the county she’s stopped serving. Her signature on a license does not condon gay or any other type of marriage. It merely states the couple has complied with the laws of the State of Kentucky to get married. Why would God object to her making a true statement?
That Iran treats gay people much worse is no excuse. Iran also treats Christians much worse, so by your logic Ameican Christians should stop whining.
I’d hate to see this woman go to jail as she’s not a violent sort. But she needs to be fined an amount at least equal to the pay she’s drawn from the County since the start of her refusal to issue license, with stipulations that any future pay she draws from the County before this stand off ends will also be made part of the fine. That is, it needs to be made clear she is not to profit from dereliction of duty.
After this is all over, the State and Country should do an accounting on what this fiasco has cost them and how they’re planning to pay for this nonbudgeted expense. They should be specific on what taxes they’re raising or what scheduled tax decreases they’ll have to forgo, and where possible target Rowan County. Perhaps when they see the bill reflected in their own real estate tax bills, the good citizens of Rowan County will pass on re-electing Kim Davis.
Mike September 1st, 2015 at 14:16
The problem is that god says the exact opposite this woman claims.
Romans 13:1-7
She is nothing but a liar.
granpa.usthai September 1st, 2015 at 14:46
religious rites!
religious rites!
wearing of MIXED FIBERS!!!
set her clothes on fire in the middle of the town square (with her in them) and see how long it takes for her to STOP WEARING MIXED FIBERS!
the damn MIXED FIBER wearers are going to bring down the wrath of God just like they did in Sodom and Gomorrah!
“Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and her daughters,neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and the needy. And they were haughty and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good.” Ezekiel 16:49-50.
How many hours were idled away disputing EQUAL RIGHTS for ALL US CITIZENS while wearing mixed fibers and evidently taking overly full advantage of the fulness of bread.
As one who fully qualifies as a PROPHET OF GOD (sun will rise in the east and set in the west) I will only say it’s better to walk around BUTT NAKED that to willfully taunt God with your prideful acts of WEARING MIXED FIBERS!
Roctuna September 2nd, 2015 at 21:03
All the dietary folks tell us mixed fiber is good for your health. What’s a prophet to do?
azeyote September 1st, 2015 at 14:49
they can’t fire her – she’s an elected bigot – impeach her maybe if there’s enough votes – it is Kentucky
allison1050 September 1st, 2015 at 16:27
I’ve wondered if the State AG could.
The Original Just Me September 2nd, 2015 at 07:17
Elected means she can be recalled.
Dwendt44 September 2nd, 2015 at 12:48
In redneck country? She’s win again in a landslide.
Patti September 2nd, 2015 at 14:36
Not if you make the good citizens of Rowan County pay for this fiasco thru increased taxes. Do an accounting, let them see what it’s cost the State and the County, and then access the taxes to pay for it in the fairest way possible – meaning Rowan County pays the bulk of it. Perhaps that will discourage voters from re-electing Kim Davis.
Annie September 2nd, 2015 at 14:28
Can the Governor do it via executive order?
Roctuna September 1st, 2015 at 16:18
How many of the straight people she has issued licenses were “living in sin” or engaging in premarital sex or went on to be adulterers or murderers or thieves? Did that mean that she condoned all of those sins/crimes too? These faux christians need to get off their collective holier than thou high-horse and act like a professional at their jobs.
The Original Just Me September 2nd, 2015 at 07:16
I’d be happy if they just acted like human beings instead of barnyard jackasses.
allison1050 September 1st, 2015 at 16:29
This idiot has no idea that the law firm representing her is just using her.
The Original Just Me September 2nd, 2015 at 07:15
You could have just stopped at This idiot. That pretty much well says it all.
69 and pregnant September 1st, 2015 at 16:46
I should register the domain GOPfundme.com. I’d feel kind of dirty, but earning 5% on infinite stupidity and “sticking it to the libs” is an assload of money.
Suzanne McFly September 1st, 2015 at 17:41
No one can judge you for allowing haters to hate.
69 and pregnant September 1st, 2015 at 17:51
I mean, no matter what I do, they’re gonna.
Suzanne McFly September 1st, 2015 at 18:56
Yup, and if you can exploit them for their hate you have my hopes for you to be a great success.
Dwendt44 September 2nd, 2015 at 12:47
They deserve to be exploited.
Suzanne McFly September 2nd, 2015 at 14:25
Yes they do.
Budda September 1st, 2015 at 17:04
She is on her 4th marriage….just want to point that out
blockpasser September 1st, 2015 at 17:11
Good for her for standing up for what’s right and look at you judge. If her other three husbands left her, she is doing nothing wrong. The Bible permits women to remarry.
Meanwhile, same-sex fornication is always forbidden in the Bible.
Budda September 1st, 2015 at 21:14
I don’t give a damn what your idiot bible says
Leedog September 2nd, 2015 at 00:03
Awww, what do we have here? An intolerant liberal swine?
Jack E Raynbeau September 1st, 2015 at 21:30
The Bible has no standing in our laws.
The Original Just Me September 2nd, 2015 at 07:11
Good Lord , if that is the best you can come up with to back and defend, then you are in a pathetic position in life.
whatthe46 September 2nd, 2015 at 19:49
he can’t defend it, which is why what he posted sounds like a bunch of words thrown together all mixed together with a large dose of stupid.
NIGHTWATCH ABCP ........ September 2nd, 2015 at 14:23
While married to the FIRST husband, YOUR Kim became pregnant with husband THREE, which husband TWO then adopted !!! FEEL BETTER NOW ??? HYPOCRISY is her FIRST and MIDDLE name ………….
The Original Just Me September 3rd, 2015 at 00:49
But she got Religion and now says she did make some mistakes but all is well now. OH WOW !
NIGHTWATCH ABCP ........ September 3rd, 2015 at 04:26
YES !!! PRAISE BE JEEEEESUS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chris September 2nd, 2015 at 19:31
You are being sarcastic, right?
Your Bible must be twisted in a pretzel to sustain your logic if you’re not yanking our chains. And BTW, you’re apparently so addicted to name calling that you don’t know what fornication means. Dummy.
whatthe46 September 2nd, 2015 at 19:47
she was pregnant while married to her first husband by another man. she then left her first husband married her second husband and had him adopt them. she then left him and married her third husband who was in fact the biological father of the twins she was pregnant with during her first marriage. she then divorced him and married her 4th. she’s a crazy bitch who has to audacity to judge. there are gay couples out there that have been together for decades that have out lasted millions of straight married couples. so shove it.
The Original Just Me September 3rd, 2015 at 00:43
I think I read that her fourth marriage was to her second husband for a second time. The Dude probably like her 80 grand a year salary.
whatthe46 September 3rd, 2015 at 09:52
this woman is confused. reading the bible backwards will do that.
The Original Just Me September 3rd, 2015 at 11:10
Or up side down. But, you don’t even have to read the Bible to get it wrong, Just go listen to the Preacher-man like she did.
tracey marie September 2nd, 2015 at 20:03
palin?
The Original Just Me September 3rd, 2015 at 11:16
One word answer says it ALL.
blockpasser September 7th, 2015 at 12:23
Tracey, do you place any blame on the producers of Sex and the City for the decline in family values too?
The Original Just Me September 3rd, 2015 at 00:47
Check your reading glasses. A woman can only be betrothed to one man but a man can have many wives. In the Bible.
blockpasser September 7th, 2015 at 12:22
More like a man cannot divorce from a woman unless she practices adultery. Jesus talks about marriage in Matthew 19.
There’s also a good discussion between King David (multiple wives) and Nathan in 2 Samuel 12 about adultery with betrothed.
The Original Just Me September 7th, 2015 at 12:33
It appears that you are one of the Paid for commenters that likes to start arguments for the sake of multiple replies and comments. Good Bye.
blockpasser September 7th, 2015 at 12:37
It sounds like you have a lot to think about.
Democrats have been promoting feminism and women in the workforce to the detriment of marriage and family. Now I’m not saying women can’t work, I’m saying maybe they shouldn’t.
Decades ago, people had two-income male-female households to get ahead. Today, it is barely enough to get by for many families. No wonder male-male and female-female partnerships are on the agenda.
The Original Just Me September 3rd, 2015 at 11:15
She did remarry. The Crazy Bitch remarried her second husband, for number four. She do like her variety. It’s just too bad that she can’t accept that others can find TRUE love.
blockpasser September 7th, 2015 at 12:18
If you think marriage is about love you’re nuts. Husband #4 is her husband #2. Think about that for a while.
Obviously she made mistakes but that is hardly justification to allow others to make the mistake of getting garried, that is perversion.
The Original Just Me September 7th, 2015 at 12:29
It would be convenient if you were to learn how to read instead of running off from your own opinions. I DID say she REMARRIED her second husband , for number four. As for garried (?) , WOW, you are opinionated, that is for sure.
The Original Just Me September 2nd, 2015 at 07:09
That’s no wonder. Who would want anyone that ugly in the first place and then you throw in her attitude and stupidity. She is just jealous of ALL of the people out there who have others that Love them and she can’t get anyone to come near or stay with her.
Dwendt44 September 2nd, 2015 at 12:46
Got pregnant by her third husband while still married to husband #1. Gets $80,000 a year plus child support from husband #2 or is it #3.
NIGHTWATCH ABCP ........ September 2nd, 2015 at 14:19
Add the fact that she “convinced” husband number TWO to adopt the twin boys. WHAT A SWEETHEART of a MOM !!! WHO’S YOUR DADDY, BOYS must be VERY confusing on FATHER’S DAY ………….
The Original Just Me September 3rd, 2015 at 00:45
Husband # 4 is actually a remarry to husband #2. It is hard to keep tract with her.
Laura911 September 1st, 2015 at 17:23
I cannot begin to comprehend how people can think that God wants them to consider other humans as lesser than themselves. Why would you believe in such a God anyway?
People are crazy. That voice you hear, lady? It’s not God.
Suzanne McFly September 1st, 2015 at 19:28
I just heard someone on Al Sharpton’s show say this clerk only won the election by 23 votes and she even claimed to be a democrat at some point.
Leedog September 2nd, 2015 at 00:06
Look here, a low info Obama voter watching Sharptons show. Has he learned how to pronounce big words by now, that uneducated lowlife?
William September 1st, 2015 at 20:54
Just sayin’
Leedog September 2nd, 2015 at 00:05
Yea, I can see it! Great pic..lol
Pearl Polanski September 2nd, 2015 at 18:58
LOL! I made a version of that!
Leedog September 2nd, 2015 at 00:05
Gays will whine and cry for everything. For crying out loud, go to another clerk and leave us alone with your man made hysteria.
Böcker September 2nd, 2015 at 08:21
Saw her lawyer on TV last night and he keeps claiming she has first amendment rights to do this, sorry bud, no way. She has a secular job, not a religious one. Resign if you won’t do you job. And no they shouldn’t have to drive 30 mins to get a license because you refuse to do your job. And no there shouldn’t be an accommodation for you because of your “beliefs”.
Pearl Polanski September 2nd, 2015 at 18:57
Bitch is crazy!