A day after a federal court ordered
Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis to issue marriage licenses to all qualified
couples, her office refused two gay couples.
The American Civil Liberties Union
(ACLU) of Kentucky filed a lawsuit against Davis, the clerk of Rowan
county, on behalf of five couples after she decided to stop issuing
marriage licenses to all couples rather than serve gay couples.
Following the Supreme Court's ruling
striking down marriage bans in all 50 states, Davis pledged never to
issue a marriage licenses to a gay couple, saying it would be a
violation of her Christian faith.
“It's a deep-rooted conviction; my
conviction won't allow me to do that,” Davis said. “It goes
against everything I hold dear, everything sacred in my life.”
On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge David
L. Bunning ruled against Davis and ordered her to comply with the
Supreme Court's decision.
Davis, who is represented by the
Christian conservative Liberty Counsel, has said that she'll appeal
the ruling.
According to the
AP, Davis' office turned away two gay couples Thursday morning:
James Yates and William Smith Jr. and David Moore and David Ermold.
“These people are cruel and this is
wrong,” Ermold said.
Outside the clerk's office, protesters
held signs which read “Love won” and “Do your job.”
Though this woman can't be fired from her job (she's an elected official) she can certainly be found in contempt of court, fined and even serve jail time.
I'm sure she hopes for the latter since in her mind it will make her a martyr (even though she's on her 4th marriage)
I also hope for the latter, that would make her unable to perform her elected duties and allow someone else to do her job.
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