yes, firing, since he knew it was the law when he took the position.
Clerk won't give gay couple marriage license
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yes, firing, since he knew it was the law when he took the position.
annabenedetti
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Yes, she did, she SAID she knew it could happen. I'm not going to argue with you when her words are right there.
:chuckle: The question was for chrys, not you. Sorry you're disappointed.
Quetzal
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It looks like she was aware of it when she took hers, too.
Foxfire
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Or a Christian zealot with a strict interpretation of 1 Timothy 2:12 refusing to register women to vote.
Where is your evidence that she is a prophet? No one can state they know something will happen, till it happens.
You really look foolish pretending here.
No, it was not a law when she took the position.
annabenedetti
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She was aware.
Davis is a devout Apostolic Christian, and she knew that should gay marriage become legal, she could not and would not sign her name on a same-sex marriage certificate.
“I would have to either make a decision to stand or I would have to buckle down and leave,” she said, pondering her choices. “And if I left, resigned or chose to retire, I would have no voice for God’s word.
“I would have to either make a decision to stand or I would have to buckle down and leave,” she said, pondering her choices. “And if I left, resigned or chose to retire, I would have no voice for God’s word.
Quetzal
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Here is what I was referring to:
To say she was unaware of this possibility isn't accurate.
Very good, see the "should it". Might and should it, does not equal will, or know anything as fact before it happens.
Now, if gay was against the law still, would you support them being locked in jail?
Possibility doesnt = law. There is a possibility lots of laws will change in the future, do we act according to those thoughts, or what is law now?
Quetzal
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Right, but as a government official we have to prepare for changes and be willing to accept those changes or resign.
Wrong, it was not a law when she took the position.
Do you think she should be put in jail for this?
annabenedetti
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Absolutely. Before Davis took the position last fall, the Supreme Court had already refused to hear appeals to same sex marriage laws in a number of states (a victory for gay rights), which set the stage for the historic Supreme Court decision this year. She was aware of the decision that was likely to come down, and she planned accordingly.
I disagree, if that were the case, no laws would ever get changed.
Foxfire
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How is any public servant exempted from enforcing any new law? Are you suggesting that elected officials are empowered to decide for themselves which laws they will or will not recognize?
You sound like an Obama supporter!
Quetzal
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Why not? A police officer can no longer arrest a black person for sitting in the front of a bus. Just as these officials can no longer withhold marriage licenses to gay people.
Quetzal
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Sorry, missed this question. I think she should have been removed from position.
annabenedetti
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How is any public servant exempted from enforcing any new law? Are you suggesting that elected officials are empowered to decide for themselves which laws they will or will not recognize?
You sound like an Obama supporter!
They're not exempt. They don't agree with the government, then they shouldn't work for the government.
How is any public servant exempted from enforcing any new law? Are you suggesting that elected officials are empowered to decide for themselves which laws they will or will not recognize?
You sound like an Obama supporter!
There is a law about her religious beliefs too, the law is in conflict here.
It needs to be resolved. The supreme court is a coward for refusing to hear this that they created.
Do you think she should be jailed under force to act against her conscience?