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Same-Sex Couples Refused Marriage Licenses in Part of America’s South

By David Lawler, Washington9:11PM

By Randall Gross

US News • July 2015 • Views: 1,883

The latest and perhaps final frontier in the legal battle over gay marriage in America is a clerk’s office in rural Kentucky.

Kim Davis, a county clerk, is one of a handful of officials across the South who have defied the US Supreme Court by refusing to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples. Mrs Davis, who says her Christian beliefs preclude her from facilitating gay marriages, has also stopped issuing licenses to heterosexual couples.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has now filed suit against Mrs Davis on behalf of four couples - two homosexual and two heterosexual - who were turned away when they sought licenses this week.

Mrs Davis has pledged she will not give in.

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6 comments

Rocky-in-Connecticut Jul 4, 2015 5:41:24am

The reality of millions of dollars in damages will definitely change her town’s mind about it. I hope the voters of that town are prepared for a pretty significant tax hike to pay for their voting in government bureaucrats like her..

aagcobb Jul 4, 2015 6:52:25am

re: #1 Rocky-in-Connecticut

The reality of millions of dollars in damages will definitely change her town’s mind about it. I hope the voters of that town are prepared for a pretty significant tax hike to pay for their voting in government bureaucrats like her..

If the County’s liability insurance won’t pay for her egregious dereliction of duty, she should be held personally liable; the County should refuse to pay any judgement against her.

CriticalDragon1177 Jul 4, 2015 7:42:21am

re: #2 aagcobb

If the County’s liability insurance won’t pay for her egregious dereliction of duty, she should be held personally liable; the County should refuse to pay any judgement against her.

Agreed, and if she continues to refuse to do her job, than the government has a responsibility to compel her to do so, or leave and let someone else take her place.

CriticalDragon1177 Jul 4, 2015 7:46:14am

“It’s a deep-rooted conviction; my conscience won’t allow me to do that,” she said. “It goes against everything I hold dear, everything sacred in my life.”

Then quite your job Mrs Davis. As a government official, you cannot pick and choose which of your job you will do. Either carry out all of your duties or resign. Its that simple.

Rocky-in-Connecticut Jul 4, 2015 9:00:59am

I bet that insurance company liable for legal damages puts some pretty heavy pressure on the Mayor and City Council to do something about it real quick.

aagcobb Jul 4, 2015 9:45:13am

re: #5 Rocky-in-Connecticut

I bet that insurance company liable for legal damages puts some pretty heavy pressure on the Mayor and City Council to do something about it real quick.

Well it would be the County, not the city, and there is nothing they can do because County Clerks are elected officials in Kentucky. The only option would be to arrest her for refusing to perform her official duty, which is a misdemeanor.

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