It take a special kid of moxie for a government official to sue the governor for directing her to do her job:
I'm almost speechless. She blames Beshear for instructing the county clerks to comply with a Supreme Court decision. Sorry, Ms. Davis, that should be automatic.
Liberty Counsel is representing her (big surprise). Here's a choice example of their reasoning:
WTF? If she's not an agent of the state, then she's nothing.
And here's another good bit:
So, she's the only one who can issue a marriage license in Rowan County, but she doesn't feel like doing it for same-sex couples, because Jesus. (And I'd love to hear what Jesus has to say about this.)
This is another battle in the ongoing "Christian" war against the Constitution. Davis is arguably involation of the Establishment Clause, by imposing a religious test on who may avail themselves of the services of the county clerk. And appealing to state law, as she does -- she claims protection under Kentucky's "religious freedom" law -- in order to flout a Supreme Court decision, is just unbelievable. Well, it would be if it were real lawyers arguing this, rather than Liberty Counsel.
I'm going to enjoy watching this one play out.
Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, who is being sued for refusing to issue marriage licenses because of her opposition to gay marriage, is now suing Gov. Steve Beshear for allegedly infringing on her religious freedom.
In her lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court, Davis blamed Beshear for instructing the state's 120 county clerks to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court decision in June striking down Kentucky's same-sex marriage ban and legalizing gay marriage nationwide.
I'm almost speechless. She blames Beshear for instructing the county clerks to comply with a Supreme Court decision. Sorry, Ms. Davis, that should be automatic.
Liberty Counsel is representing her (big surprise). Here's a choice example of their reasoning:
In an interview, Davis' attorney said Beshear misinterpreted the Supreme Court's decision in the marriage case. The court ordered all states to recognize same-sex marriage, but it did not require every local official to do so, said Roger Gannam, a lawyer with the Liberty Counsel, a religious advocacy group.
WTF? If she's not an agent of the state, then she's nothing.
And here's another good bit:
It goes further to explain that the licenses cannot be issued without her name, "Thus, every marriage license must be issued and signed in the county clerk’s name and by the county clerk’s authority. In other words, no marriage license can be issued by a county clerk without her authorization and without her imprimatur."
So, she's the only one who can issue a marriage license in Rowan County, but she doesn't feel like doing it for same-sex couples, because Jesus. (And I'd love to hear what Jesus has to say about this.)
This is another battle in the ongoing "Christian" war against the Constitution. Davis is arguably involation of the Establishment Clause, by imposing a religious test on who may avail themselves of the services of the county clerk. And appealing to state law, as she does -- she claims protection under Kentucky's "religious freedom" law -- in order to flout a Supreme Court decision, is just unbelievable. Well, it would be if it were real lawyers arguing this, rather than Liberty Counsel.
I'm going to enjoy watching this one play out.
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