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In reply to the discussion: Kim Davis found in contempt and taken into federal custody by US Marshals [View all]PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)285. The attorney for the county has expressed the opinion that the licenses are valid...
Kentucky law seems to indicate a deputy clerk can issue a license...
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/Statutes/statute.aspx?id=36475
(1)A marriage license which provides for the entering of:
...
(c) The date and place the license is issued, and the signature of the county clerk
or deputy clerk issuing the license.
...
(c) The date and place the license is issued, and the signature of the county clerk
or deputy clerk issuing the license.
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Kim Davis found in contempt and taken into federal custody by US Marshals [View all]
Eugene
Sep 2015
OP
Yep, exactly what would have happened. I think the judge made a very good decision. n/t
RKP5637
Sep 2015
#83
Unfortunately, you are right. She wants to be viewed as a "martyr". What they really should do is
still_one
Sep 2015
#56
She will only be a martyr for people who have already made up their minds.
Frank Cannon
Sep 2015
#114
The legislature will no more impeach her than they would paint themselves green
whatthehey
Sep 2015
#71
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
Excellent! At this stage I think that was the only alternative. Perhaps if she prays a lot her
RKP5637
Sep 2015
#7
I was just wondering too, what happens next in the clerk's office. Do they start issuing licenses or
RKP5637
Sep 2015
#21
Kim Davis’s Deputies Reportedly Say They Want To Issue Marriage Licenses But Are Too Afraid Of Davis
Brother Buzz
Sep 2015
#40
I could be wrong, but it's my belief, and I can't violate that. (sarcasm)
mahatmakanejeeves
Sep 2015
#208
And if the minions issue the license, and she fires them for doing so, is the firing legal?
happyslug
Sep 2015
#144
If they are forced to quit, but if they stay on the job, no grounds for a lawsuit.
happyslug
Sep 2015
#260
So, contempt is a tool to compel only? It is not a standalone punishment for bad behavior?
Ed Suspicious
Sep 2015
#123
The judge does not have to offer an alternative that is inherent to the situation.
Pacifist Patriot
Sep 2015
#67
Maybe a few days in the Feddie detention pit and that might be a interesting alternative
Hepburn
Sep 2015
#111
Federal judge jails Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis for refusing to issue marriage licenses
mahatmakanejeeves
Sep 2015
#20
At least baggers won't be able to bitch about those damn liberal activist judges this time...
catbyte
Sep 2015
#24
he did not believe fines would be enough to compel her to follow the law"
left-of-center2012
Sep 2015
#26
Yeah, well, following the law is what we all wish. She has no "senses" to come TO.
WinkyDink
Sep 2015
#64
Still no impeachment proceedings by the government....what a con the whole system of Christian
Fred Sanders
Sep 2015
#34
... so, then, the licenses will go out with her name on them processed/issued by the clerks ...
RKP5637
Sep 2015
#172
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
Check out the chain between her ankles, guess her fundie dress isn't long enough
snooper2
Sep 2015
#272
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
The judge should tack a day on to her contempt sentence for every $ she or her attorneys accept [nt]
Jester Messiah
Sep 2015
#243
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
Well she got her jesus moment. Now the plea for religious exemption in front of Pontius Pilate er
Monk06
Sep 2015
#236
I'm guessing Monday morning. These tweeks have no commitment to their alleged values.
marble falls
Sep 2015
#247
I still want her, and all the other public, SECULAR officials who refuse to do their jobs, have to
niyad
Sep 2015
#261
Enjoy jail, Slappy. I do hope international orange goes with your eyes.
Feeling the Bern
Sep 2015
#277