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Old 03-22-2022, 04:19 PM
 
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The craziest thing about all this...if Kim Davis had done this in the 1960s, 70s or 80s...she would have been seen as a true hero!
What about the clerks who refused to issue licenses to interracial couples even after 1967? Believe me, it happened.
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Old 03-22-2022, 04:29 PM
 
Location: Florida
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Why do we need a court order to get a marriage certificate at all? Sad that a free country still has to ask permission to get married.
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Old 03-22-2022, 06:34 PM
 
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Why do we need a court order to get a marriage certificate at all? Sad that a free country still has to ask permission to get married.
We need to keep track of marriage for things like inheritance, immigration and stuff like that, plus we have to make sure folks are old enough. Its just public administration.

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Old 03-22-2022, 06:43 PM
 
Location: Knoxville, TN
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Why do we need a court order to get a marriage certificate at all? Sad that a free country still has to ask permission to get married.
Want 1100+ federal benefits? Get married.
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Old 03-22-2022, 08:45 PM
 
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if a person is a public official, they must follow the laws and not interject their personal political views into their job.
That's just crazy talk!
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