In defense of Kim Davis [View all]
People attain their knowledge in various ways
Imagine, for example, someone who has been repeatedly sent by the courts to driving school, in lieu of fines or prison time for repeated traffic violations. We can expect that such a person, after taking many classes, may obtain an outstanding knowledge of the rules of the road and safe driving practices and may easily ace written tests for license renewal, which we can probably all agree is a good thing
In this spirit, let us not underestimate Ms Davis
She has now been married four times, which suggests she has much more experience with marrying the wrong person than most Americans; and she has perhaps become somewhat of an expert on ways marriages can fail. How many women can honestly say that they became pregnant by cheating on their first husband, divorced him and persuaded their second husband to adopt those children, then divorced the second husband to marry their earlier partner in adultery? It is the sort of experience mere money cannot buy
Ms Davis has worked hard for years to bring her resulting insights to Rowan county as a whole. She understands firmly that marriage is about family; and her whole career has been family centered, from that day long ago when her mother as county clerk first hired her as a deputy clerk, until today, when her own son works under her as a deputy clerk. Unlike many people, who only marry once or twice, Ms Davis is now on her fourth marriage, which surely makes her something of an expert on the subject. Her current stand is so altruistic that it is almost heroic: concerned that some people might choose their partners unwisely, she has chosen to issue no marriage licenses whatsioever. Yet what is her reward for trying to save others from the marriage misery she knows all too well? She is hounded to the ends of the earth, as liberal judges threaten to torture her to death!
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