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No problem with that, though she should have simply been fired. Hopefully that clears the way to fire other people that refuse to do the jobs they are hired and paid to do over some silly superstition. Like Muslims that refuse to handle pork products, alcohol or dogs when all those are part of the job.
They can't simply fire her, she is an elected official.
what constitutional RIGHT arew you talking about for gays???
here is a question....why is the government in the business of marriage to begin with???
why do people (homo or hetro) need to get PERMISSION and PAY for a piece of paper from the government to profess your love of someone else??? if you have to get permission and pay...then its not a right, its a priviledge
get the government out of the marriage business
I love how right wingers who for years supported banning same sex couples for marriage now believe that government has no place in marriage. Sorry to say, it's a right. You stomping your feet like a toddler isn't going to change that fact.
what constitutional RIGHT arew you talking about for gays???
here is a question....why is the government in the business of marriage to begin with???
why do people (homo or hetro) need to get PERMISSION and PAY for a piece of paper from the government to profess your love of someone else??? if you have to get permission and pay...then its not a right, its a priviledge
get the government out of the marriage business
While I completely get your point, the reality is that government is involved, that the County Clerk was acting as a representative of that government, and that she was imposing her personal religious beliefs on the functions of the government office she was in charge of. Since the Constitution forbids the government, and therefore government officials, from establishing or promoting a specific religion and Ms Davis was doing exactly that by insisting that her religious beliefs had to be followed in that government office, she is now facing the consequences. I respect her for her devotion to her beliefs, and I respect that what she was doing was civil disobedience. These are the consequences of her civil disobedience.
No problem with that, though she should have simply been fired. Hopefully that clears the way to fire other people that refuse to do the jobs they are hired and paid to do over some silly superstition. Like Muslims that refuse to handle pork products, alcohol or dogs when all those are part of the job. Or try to wear a mask over their face on company time. You are paid to do the job on the employer's terms. You can go practice your superstitions on your own time.
Jesus Chrisssssssssssssssst! the ONLY FREEDOM lost here is all the people in her county that have been denied getting a marriage license over the last 2 months.
Gays and straights alike.
Nobody has "lost freedoms" over failures to get their marriage license from her. They have been inconvenienced in that they had to go somewhere else to get them.
I agree however that she is in the wrong-do the frickin' job you are paid to do, or leave. Pretty simple.
Nobody has "lost freedoms" over failures to get their marriage license from her. They have been inconvenienced in that they had to go somewhere else to get them.
It's more than merely being inconvenienced. Those who were turned away pay taxes to that county and are being denied the services they are paying for and have a right to.
True. Glad to see that they can be jailed for contempt for failure to do their job.
Now...when does Obama start his sentence? His refusal to do his job in a vast multitude of areas is far more egregious than failing to issue marriage licenses. How about refusing to enforce immigration law, just for a start.
What do you think could happen to you, I or anyone else if we break the law and defy a Judge's order??
why is there even a judges order for this...why is the government is the marriage bussiness
1st amendment give us the right to freedom of expression....that includes the freedom for expressing our love of someone else
why has the government made it to be where we need permission (a license) and have to PAY for a right
if the government wasnt in all of this..there never would be a need for some judge to interject his/her opinion or ruling... you wouldnt have some stuburn clerk being in the way of someones love
government micromanaging our lives is a loss of freedoms
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