Q&A: What can federal judge do to make Rowan clerk obey his order to issue marriage licenses?

[kay1864]

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Source: Lexington Herald-Leader

Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis will stand before a federal judge in Ashland on Thursday to explain why she should not be held in contempt of court, having violated an Aug. 12 court order by refusing to issue marriage licenses this week.

For a national audience, Davis has come to personify religious objections to the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in June legalizing same-sex marriage. She faces the possibility of paying hefty fines out of her own pocket or even going to jail.

As Davis stands defiantly, the half-dozen local couples suing her — same-sex and opposite-sex — are in their third month of waiting to get a marriage license from the courthouse where they pay their taxes. In their county of 23,527 people, which includes Morehead State University, it's as if the Supreme Court never ruled this summer.

Here's a primer on the case so far:

Read more: http://www.kentucky.com/2015/09/02/4017124/qa-what-can-federal-judge-do-to.html

[randys1]

1. Too bad she doesnt understand what it means to be a Democrat.

But given the attitude I have seen from some other Democrats around here, no surprise

[Angry Dragon]

3. your post makes no sense to me

[randys1]

4. Well, you see, I dont thing any Democrat could hold this position if they knew what it

meant to be one.

[Angry Dragon]

10. I did not realize she claimed she was a democrat

[randys1]

11. Oh, yeah, then your question makes more sense, yes she is a registered Dem

[Angry Dragon]

12. then she is both a fake christian and a fake dem

[arcane1]

5. She seems to understand what it means to be a Democrat in the 1950's n/t

[randys1]

7. Yes, that is right. And what a hypocrite, wow.

Multiple marriages, children out of wedlock and sex not with your husband

Now I know this behaviour is standard operating procedure for teaparty, but she is supposed to be a Democrat

[Angry Dragon]

2. He can do nothing to force her to do her job

He can only punish her enough to wish she was really doing her job

[avebury]

6. He can find her in contempt of court and stick her in a jail cell.

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She can then sit there until her term is up. I would think that the county could then block her benefits for non-performance of her duties and being absent without valid cause.

[Angry Dragon]

9. however, in no way can he force her

he can make it hard on her but he can not force her

[avebury]

13. I agree. He can make life hell for her by tossing her into

jail for contempt of court plus assessing here some sizeable fines.

Now as to her minions, they are not elected officials. I don't understand why the County does not just flat out fire them for refusing to perform their assigned duties. I don't see anything that would stop the County from firing them. Now of course if they all get thrown into jail for contempt of court, the county could add on unexcused absense to the firing of her minions.

[madamvlb]

8. She's made another last minute plea.

Here's the link:

http://www.kentucky.com/2015/09/02/4017059_rowan-county-clerk-kim-davis-makes.html?rh=1

[passiveporcupine]

15. nothing has changed

she is still refusing to do her job, according to the laws of the country she lives in.

I guess I could understand if she was being forced to authorize an abortion, or the death penalty, against her beliefs. But how does anyone's marriage affect her personally? She is not the judge and jury of her religion. At least she is not supposed to be.

[bluestateguy]

14. More fucking paper pushing and bueaucratic mumbo jumbo

"But, but, we caaaaaaaaan't fire her!" (whine)

Bowlshit.

No excuses. Governor Beshear, figure out how to get her out of office.

[TexasTowelie]

16. Locking thread.

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