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Kim Davis found in contempt and taken into federal custody by US Marshals [View all]

Source: Raw Story

Kim Davis, the defiant Kentucky county clerk, was found in contempt of court and taken into federal custody.

U.S. District Court Judge David Bunning ordered Davis, the Rowan County clerk, to be jailed on the contempt charges until she agrees to comply with multiple court orders to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

The judge ordered her held indefinitely because he did not believe fines would be enough to compel her to follow the law.

Davis, an elected official, has argued that she should be exempt from following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges because she objects to same-sex marriage for religious beliefs.

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Kim Davis found in contempt and taken into federal custody by US Marshals [View all] Eugene Sep 2015 OP

Good. beac Sep 2015 #1

I'm guessing she resigns within the month. left-of-center2012 Sep 2015 #28

Before Monday is my guess. WinkyDink Sep 2015 #61

I don't think all the money will be in by monday? pocoloco Sep 2015 #87

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2015 #252

Before Friday Jimbo S Sep 2015 #157

But with Jesus as a cellmate... jtuck004 Sep 2015 #161

I'll put it bluntly aidbo Sep 2015 #117

She's not (traditionally) pretty enough to be a host. left-of-center2012 Sep 2015 #152

Ah, don't forget the high heels. eom Jimbo S Sep 2015 #162

You owe me a new keyboard. The N has vomit on it. CanonRay Sep 2015 #206

A woman's hair is... 3catwoman3 Sep 2015 #226

welcome to du niyad Sep 2015 #262

Belated Thanks to you :) nm aidbo Sep 2015 #292

Doubtful. Not a blue eyeed blonde. eom Jimbo S Sep 2015 #160

She will retire with lots of money RoccoR5955 Sep 2015 #170

That's only if the people who's rights she violated don't sue her cstanleytech Sep 2015 #188

It seems impossible that they would lose, truebluegreen Sep 2015 #228

Supposedly, GoFundMe has changed their policies NewJeffCT Sep 2015 #251

I'd like to see a Go-Fund-Me account for the victims iemitsu Sep 2015 #282

Not to be critical of her appearance TNNurse Sep 2015 #217

Not to be critical of her appearance TNNurse Sep 2015 #218

I'd really like to see what her four husbands look like! maddiemom Sep 2015 #271

Oh, three husbands! maddiemom Sep 2015 #274

Then she'll have to take a solemn oath and give allegiance to Faux SummerSnow Sep 2015 #242

ROFLMAO mdbl Sep 2015 #276

Agreed squirecam Sep 2015 #29

Yep, exactly what would have happened. I think the judge made a very good decision. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2015 #83

People here predicted she would be a yuiyoshida Sep 2015 #80

I agree JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #105

Her entire presentation screams "BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER" King_Klonopin Sep 2015 #268

I think you nailed it with the Drama Queen tag. smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #288

I was taught in high school government class... IthinkThereforeIAM Sep 2015 #240

Judge knew what to do here. Well done. randys1 Sep 2015 #2

I just thought about starting a pool thread! mnhtnbb Sep 2015 #17

Nah. lapislzi Sep 2015 #30

Well, GOFUNDME won't get her out of jail! Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2015 #47

They need to change their name passiveporcupine Sep 2015 #232

Good one! And seemingly apropos! Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2015 #249

Unfortunately, you are right. She wants to be viewed as a "martyr". What they really should do is still_one Sep 2015 #56

Good luck rounding up those votes in Kentucky. lapislzi Sep 2015 #73

She will only be a martyr for people who have already made up their minds. Frank Cannon Sep 2015 #114

Still waiting to see what the deputy clerks working under her do passiveporcupine Sep 2015 #234

Go fund me will not allow her page TBF Sep 2015 #72

That's a relief. lapislzi Sep 2015 #81

Zimmer had GoFundMe, didn't he? lark Sep 2015 #91

Check out the link at the blog TBF Sep 2015 #115

Oh, good! eom Duval Sep 2015 #167

Only in America workinclasszero Sep 2015 #158

GoFundMe homegirl Sep 2015 #191

Yup. Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2015 #255

Yep! The judge made an excellent decision!!! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2015 #88

oh jail not good. Now she is persecuted christian!! riversedge Sep 2015 #3

Yes, for some she will be the martyr of the moment.... Raster Sep 2015 #14

But at least husband number 4 will know where she is. avebury Sep 2015 #15

I like to think of husband 4 as husband v3.1 StandingInLeftField Sep 2015 #49

She married husband no. 3 twice? avebury Sep 2015 #53

Married #1, divorced, gave birth to twins 5 months later... underpants Sep 2015 #101

OK so Husband No. 2 is the glutton for avebury Sep 2015 #122

That poor woman at the front desk underpants Sep 2015 #129

You have to feel for her.... Lochloosa Sep 2015 #199

How did Maury miss this? nt nichomachus Sep 2015 #131

LOL underpants Sep 2015 #141

fornication? before marriage? kiri Sep 2015 #201

No no no, she WAS married underpants Sep 2015 #202

But nepotism among the coeds and innocents? kiri Sep 2015 #204

nah, all this happened before she found JAYSUS and all her sins were forgiven. niyad Sep 2015 #263

Supposedly she only became "Christian" a few years back. maddiemom Sep 2015 #273

I read that it was #2 and #4 were the same guy... gregcrawford Sep 2015 #74

NPR (I know....) reported it as 3 and 4 StandingInLeftField Sep 2015 #78

Of little consequence one way or the other... gregcrawford Sep 2015 #92

NYT also reported her a a Democrat. The other nutball clerk is a Republican. Hoppy Sep 2015 #257

She ran as a democrat. the wise judge was a Shrub appointee dorkzilla Sep 2015 #265

Married #1, divorced. Gave birth to twins 5 months later.... underpants Sep 2015 #106

No wonder Kentucky family trees look like kudzu vines! gregcrawford Sep 2015 #109

LOL underpants Sep 2015 #113

I'm thinkin' her family tree don't branch! n/t Stonepounder Sep 2015 #177

Reminds me of a fifties novelty C&W tune... gregcrawford Sep 2015 #190

We don't need us no Intertubes; we got your tune right here: mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 #212

HA! Made my day! gregcrawford Sep 2015 #216

I seriously dated myself once snort Sep 2015 #238

... avebury Sep 2015 #195

I thought 2 and 4 were the same Gore1FL Sep 2015 #138

He is underpants Sep 2015 #203

I figured one of the kids might have been Josh Duggar's. Gore1FL Sep 2015 #279

Avebury! Nay Sep 2015 #139

... avebury Sep 2015 #197

...but will she know where he is! L0oniX Sep 2015 #192

Yeah, but she still sits in jail Matariki Sep 2015 #55

True, however, now they have solid grounds for impeachment to occur still_one Sep 2015 #59

The legislature will no more impeach her than they would paint themselves green whatthehey Sep 2015 #71

A state cannot make a law violating Federal law. still_one Sep 2015 #102

Won't stop em from trying. Lancero Sep 2015 #173

maybe, but it would be very costly for them to try still_one Sep 2015 #174

Cost Schmost Cirque du So-What Sep 2015 #176

An investment to bring back the inquisition I guess still_one Sep 2015 #185

That was my thought as well. She can now take her place upon the cross, on a cross next to, but Ed Suspicious Sep 2015 #90

That'll only last until the next blonde goes missing in Aruba wryter2000 Sep 2015 #119

At least she wasn't thrown to the lions! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2015 #103

Let the martyrdom begin! Atman Sep 2015 #4

Yep. She will milk this for all its worth... eom Purveyor Sep 2015 #6

I am waiting for the comparisions. Behind the Aegis Sep 2015 #10

Someone has already made the Parks claim. beac Sep 2015 #41

Damn! I didn't realize the comparision had already been made. Behind the Aegis Sep 2015 #50

Anybody made a MLK comparison too? Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2015 #57

She couldn't shine Rosa Parks' shoes. She might pass for MADem Sep 2015 #95

I'm just glad she'll be parked in jail where she belongs. n/t beac Sep 2015 #100

Even Worse Article: Is the Wrong Woman Running for President? Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2015 #175

She ain't no... 3catwoman3 Sep 2015 #147

Yea this isn't good. This is exactly what she and the wingnuts wanted. phleshdef Sep 2015 #48

Naw, she's reality show material. louis-t Sep 2015 #69

Real martyrs were burned at the stake or fed to lions. Jester Messiah Sep 2015 #241

A few hours in a jail cell and I'm sure change her tune. George II Sep 2015 #5

Excellent! At this stage I think that was the only alternative. Perhaps if she prays a lot her RKP5637 Sep 2015 #7

Hope it's the Feddie detention center... Hepburn Sep 2015 #8

Attention-seeking narcissist spinbaby Sep 2015 #9

not from inside a jail cell she won't nt geek tragedy Sep 2015 #13

Yea! SoLeftIAmRight Sep 2015 #11

OK, so, now do her minions issue the licenses, or... TreasonousBastard Sep 2015 #12

Or get fired. After all, her minions are not avebury Sep 2015 #18

I was just wondering too, what happens next in the clerk's office. Do they start issuing licenses or RKP5637 Sep 2015 #21

Judge gave the clerks 30 min to decide between jail and issuing n/t kay1864 Sep 2015 #60

Thanks!!! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2015 #68

Crowd is waiting to see if she's brought out the back in handcuffs kay1864 Sep 2015 #85

I'll be pleased to see that. I really feel justice is being served! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2015 #99

I imagine she'll already be wearing orange kay1864 Sep 2015 #104

Something like this would be nice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RKP5637 Sep 2015 #112

I am sure someone will test that today maindawg Sep 2015 #27

I read or heard left-of-center2012 Sep 2015 #36

Kim Davis�s Deputies Reportedly Say They Want To Issue Marriage Licenses But Are Too Afraid Of Davis Brother Buzz Sep 2015 #40

That one lady has had a rough week. underpants Sep 2015 #86

That, or contraband RC colas and moon pies Brother Buzz Sep 2015 #98

:-) underpants Sep 2015 #133

A glass RC Cola bottle? mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 #142

RC Cola in glass is available at a premium in limited markets Brother Buzz Sep 2015 #159

Really? underpants Sep 2015 #200

I could be wrong, but it's my belief, and I can't violate that. (sarcasm) mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 #208

It's really quite simple underpants Sep 2015 #211

But who's on first? NT mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 #213

You can get Mexican Coke everywhere down here... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2015 #248

She has a great Twitter feed: mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 #128

:-) underpants Sep 2015 #132

And if the minions issue the license, and she fires them for doing so, is the firing legal? happyslug Sep 2015 #144

Davis is responsible for creating a hostile work environment. avebury Sep 2015 #198

If they are forced to quit, but if they stay on the job, no grounds for a lawsuit. happyslug Sep 2015 #260

Just hearing about what a bully she is makes me hate her even more than smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #289

Why did the judge not offer the alternative: sadoldgirl Sep 2015 #16

She's had the option this whole time... bobclark86 Sep 2015 #22

She always has the option of resignation jberryhill Sep 2015 #25

So, contempt is a tool to compel only? It is not a standalone punishment for bad behavior? Ed Suspicious Sep 2015 #123

No, contempt is not punitive jberryhill Sep 2015 #137

Thank you. You probably don't hear it often, but lawyers are awesome. Ed Suspicious Sep 2015 #140

The judge does not have to offer an alternative that is inherent to the situation. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2015 #67

Or comply. truebluegreen Sep 2015 #235

Maybe a few days in the Feddie detention pit and that might be a interesting alternative Hepburn Sep 2015 #111

oh deary me allan01 Sep 2015 #19

God Bless ya, Freddie. SMC22307 Sep 2015 #287

Federal judge jails Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis for refusing to issue marriage licenses mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 #20

Good Lurks Often Sep 2015 #23

wingnuts would raise that money for her in a heartbeat nadine_mn Sep 2015 #39

Let them waste their money giving it to.... the government Maeve Sep 2015 #66

I think the judge could have seized that money as well Lurks Often Sep 2015 #93

Only if they donated to her. jeff47 Sep 2015 #118

Hmm, a legal gray area Lurks Often Sep 2015 #121

Kim Davis needs to be ignorred!!!!!! HenryWallace Sep 2015 #165

whether jailed or fined... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2015 #250

At least baggers won't be able to bitch about those damn liberal activist judges this time... catbyte Sep 2015 #24

They'll do it anyway. nt truebluegreen Sep 2015 #237

he did not believe fines would be enough to compel her to follow the law" left-of-center2012 Sep 2015 #26

Well, gotta close the budget deficit somehow. jeff47 Sep 2015 #35

Bye Felicia!! ram2008 Sep 2015 #31

I am not happy about this. I wish she would just follow the law. Oneironaut Sep 2015 #32

Hard to come to her senses when she has none. beac Sep 2015 #54

Yeah, well, following the law is what we all wish. She has no "senses" to come TO. WinkyDink Sep 2015 #64

You beat me to it. 3catwoman3 Sep 2015 #156

This will likely make her a focal point of the next R debate IDemo Sep 2015 #33

Still no impeachment proceedings by the government....what a con the whole system of Christian Fred Sanders Sep 2015 #34

Nowhere near a 3/4 majority in the KY Senate to convict. (nt) jeff47 Sep 2015 #42

She has to quit the job treestar Sep 2015 #37

He put her in jail indefinitely, so she has one of 3 choices ... RKP5637 Sep 2015 #127

...until her term expires jberryhill Sep 2015 #150

... so, then, the licenses will go out with her name on them processed/issued by the clerks ... RKP5637 Sep 2015 #172

Contempt is specific to an order jberryhill Sep 2015 #181

Thanks!!! RKP5637 Sep 2015 #184

Until anyone else applies for a marriage license Lefty Thinker Sep 2015 #205

That's not entirely clear jberryhill Sep 2015 #209

Its clear - it covers all couples FreeState Sep 2015 #227

Ah, thanks jberryhill Sep 2015 #229

I know it's a contentious issue but this is one of those cases crim son Sep 2015 #281

I wonder if she has the legal authority to fire (from jail) the five clerks beac Sep 2015 #210

There are a couple of interesting procedural issues here jberryhill Sep 2015 #215

Will do. n/t beac Sep 2015 #221

And, yes, the preliminary order was modified jberryhill Sep 2015 #231

Good news! beac Sep 2015 #233

I read that she's refusing to sign the licenses, though, so they may not be legal. yardwork Sep 2015 #245

The attorney for the county has expressed the opinion that the licenses are valid... PoliticAverse Sep 2015 #285

I think the judge can keep her in jail for a year and a day which puts her in a state prison, L0oniX Sep 2015 #196

Huzzah!! shenmue Sep 2015 #38

Made my day!! Secular government RULES!! Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2015 #43

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2015 #44

Exactly. WinkyDink Sep 2015 #65

No photos? I want to see that obtuse face while she's in shackles. C Moon Sep 2015 #45

Here: beac Sep 2015 #214

Check out the chain between her ankles, guess her fundie dress isn't long enough snooper2 Sep 2015 #272

That is a chain? I thought it was the hem of her dress. Wow. C Moon Sep 2015 #283

..... left-of-center2012 Sep 2015 #46

Good. The deputies can now issue the licences. yellowcanine Sep 2015 #51

The judge that put her in jail is the son of former U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY), LiberalArkie Sep 2015 #52

Because the law is quite clear on this. I really hope impeachment hearings start to remove her from still_one Sep 2015 #63

I am wondering since the case went before so many Big Time Republican judges, including the supremes LiberalArkie Sep 2015 #70

What a Judge! bucolic_frolic Sep 2015 #58

Yessssssss! CharlotteVale Sep 2015 #62

Excellent - TBF Sep 2015 #75

Now for the GoFundMe angle. Just wait. closeupready Sep 2015 #76

Good cp Sep 2015 #77

Well..... God bless her underpants Sep 2015 #79

Perhaps her four husbands can come forward and bail her out? KansDem Sep 2015 #82

There is no "bail" for contempt jberryhill Sep 2015 #89

Hahahahahaha lark Sep 2015 #84

Good. Now she can take a step back and reflect. Babel_17 Sep 2015 #94

Enjoy your new digs, bigot! morningfog Sep 2015 #96

held indefinitely? retrowire Sep 2015 #97

But her religion won't let her wear mixed fibers!!!!! JoePhilly Sep 2015 #107

I will hazard a guess... 3catwoman3 Sep 2015 #225

I WISH someone would ask her about this. beac Sep 2015 #230

So----------if she sticks to her bigot ways-----------------it turbinetree Sep 2015 #108

ROFLCOPTER MynameisBlarney Sep 2015 #110

Awesome! wryter2000 Sep 2015 #116

Have the crazies started a fund raising site for her yet? You know it's coming. Vinca Sep 2015 #120

Can't find anything about it on Google, but Different Drummer Sep 2015 #223

Gosh, is it bad of me to want to see yuiyoshida Sep 2015 #124

She is breaking the law kenfrequed Sep 2015 #125

amazingly enough drray23 Sep 2015 #186

Will she be eating green baloney on week old bread? lpbk2713 Sep 2015 #126

Everyone duck and cover!!!! OldRedneck Sep 2015 #130

...klink... Blue Owl Sep 2015 #134

Wanna bet she'll become rich as a result? Helen Borg Sep 2015 #135

The judge should tack a day on to her contempt sentence for every $ she or her attorneys accept [nt] Jester Messiah Sep 2015 #243

Advice for Kim nichomachus Sep 2015 #136

Good. n/t bvf Sep 2015 #143

Footage of her in stir: nolabear Sep 2015 #145

OMG! You're right. She's Pennsatucky now! crazylikafox Sep 2015 #163

Where hopefully she will stay until she submits her resignation rocktivity Sep 2015 #146

A little diesel therapy will help develop her perspective. NBachers Sep 2015 #148

She will sit in jail protected from other inmates workinclasszero Sep 2015 #149

I know! It makes me want to spit nails! smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #290

Really happy to hear this great news! This is where she belongs, the idiot. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2015 #151

One of the few times in recent history when the Republican is right and the Democrat is wrong. nt shawn703 Sep 2015 #153

How so? Act_of_Reparation Sep 2015 #164

She is registered Democrat, the judge is Republican eom Maeve Sep 2015 #179

Ah, I see. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2015 #189

If she gets a reality show I'm watching at least one episode lunatica Sep 2015 #154

30 Days in the hole. hobbit709 Sep 2015 #155

She's probably raised MILLIONS from the anti-gay Jesus fans. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2015 #166

What happens next? What about the deputy clerks? mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 #168

I see she had no problen signing that notice Angry Dragon Sep 2015 #180

Kim's son is a clerk in the same office.. asiliveandbreathe Sep 2015 #169

Her mother was too, for at least 24 years. Jamastiene Sep 2015 #267

I saw that Jamastiene asiliveandbreathe Sep 2015 #270

Exactly. Jamastiene Sep 2015 #275

Hope they make her clean toilets. malthaussen Sep 2015 #171

A little jail time before her ghost-written books start cashing in? Betty Karlson Sep 2015 #178

What the hell?? beac Sep 2015 #182

good - she deserves to be in jail and fines would have been samsingh Sep 2015 #183

Judge isn't messing around harun Sep 2015 #187

Post removed Post removed Sep 2015 #193

It's a free country. You have the right to be 100% incorrect :) arcane1 Sep 2015 #194

Good marym625 Sep 2015 #207

A song for Kim alfredo Sep 2015 #219

The perp walk mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 #220

is she holding a baby jesus doll? tomm2thumbs Sep 2015 #224

HA HA! NutmegYankee Sep 2015 #222

Well she got her jesus moment. Now the plea for religious exemption in front of Pontius Pilate er Monk06 Sep 2015 #236

She earns $80,000 a year as county clerk! 4lbs Sep 2015 #239

This is all a play to get a case for humbled_opinion Sep 2015 #244

The Supreme Court rejected hearing her case. n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2015 #284

This is what she wanted. Bleacher Creature Sep 2015 #246

I'm guessing Monday morning. These tweeks have no commitment to their alleged values. marble falls Sep 2015 #247

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2015 #254

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2015 #253

found this - she refused to let OTHER clerks do THEIR jobs... tomm2thumbs Sep 2015 #256

You guys laugh alls you want. Wait 'till tomorrow morning when Jesus sends a Hoppy Sep 2015 #258

Thor gonna block that bolt with his giant hammer! tabasco Sep 2015 #259

I still want her, and all the other public, SECULAR officials who refuse to do their jobs, have to niyad Sep 2015 #261

I wonder if she'll become the new Terri Schiavo. nt valerief Sep 2015 #264

What she should be exempt from is public service. Beartracks Sep 2015 #266

Is she still there? lonestarnot Sep 2015 #269

Enjoy jail, Slappy. I do hope international orange goes with your eyes. Feeling the Bern Sep 2015 #277

Why can't they just fire her for refusing to do her job? OverBurn Sep 2015 #278

Because she is an elected official workinclasszero Sep 2015 #280

She's doing it for the attention, of course Uben Sep 2015 #286

I will never get tired of this headline They_Live Sep 2015 #291