Posted on 01/01/2015 3:04:41 PM PST by Olog-hai
A federal judge says that Florida’s county court clerks have a legal duty to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, but he has stopped short of ordering them to do so.
U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle issued a ruling Thursday in Tallahassee federal court responding to requests to clarify his previous order that Florida’s same-sex marriage ban was unconstitutional. He stayed that order, but the stay is scheduled to expire at the end of the day Monday.
The association representing county clerks said the ruling applies only to Washington County, where a lawsuit filed by two men became a key basis for Hinkle’s order. Gay rights groups said Hinkle’s order applies statewide. …
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The judges are lawless. Tell them to go to hell.
We need to start impeaching lawless judges
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Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Statement Regarding Judge Hinkle’s Order
TALLAHASSEE, Fla—Following significant public confusion about the federal-court injunction, the court today granted the clerk of court’s request for clarification. In the order, the court specified that the injunction does not require a clerk to issue licenses to same-sex couples other than the plaintiffs, but the court stated that “a clerk of court may follow the ruling, even for marriage-license applicants who are not parties to this case.” Attorney General Bondi’s statement is as follows:
“This office has sought to minimize confusion and uncertainty, and we are glad the Court has provided additional guidance. My office will not stand in the way as clerks of court determine how to proceed.”
http://www.myfloridalegal.com/newsrel.nsf/newsreleases/891D80F35B6D0B6985257DC0007E5358
>> the court specified that the injunction does not require a clerk to issue licenses to same-sex couples other than the plaintiffs
BillyBoy: Congress has duty to impeach activist federal judges
“You’ve made your ruling; enforce it.”
The Left has taken control of our courts.
Congress hasn't even fulfilled its obvious duty to impeach the traitor in the White House and his thugs.
One is starting to wonder if Congress is even constitutionally toilet-trained.
If he REALLY thought they had a legal duty, he would have ordered them to do so. He knows they do not. He just hopes to intimidate them into action so he won’t have to take the blame.
Yes, it is intimidation. And Biondi is being a squish.
“You’ve made your ruling; enforce it.”
The Feds would not hesitate to sent federal troops to enforce a court order.
Christians have a duty to God to recognize onlyas “marriage” those relationships that reflect what is written in Matthew 19:or Mark 10: both eflect the law Law dictated y God,Himself in Genesis 1:27; and 2:24
Correct. Run a search on “Little Rock + 1957” to see the results.
Same-sex marriage= a fraud perpetuated by illegitimate acts of judicial branch flimflam.
No matter how lawless the judiciary, the American people seem to believe in the unelected branch to defend “their rights.”
In Little Rock state officials were actively blocking students from schools and they had to be escorted in by troops. What actions would federal troops take against clerks who simply refuse to issue a license? Would they shoot them?
Under what legal authority would they do so? What statute authorizes such an action?
As you know, it is unlikely that judges who have no regard for the limitations of their own rights will have any regard for the extent of yours.
Here, the federal judges would simply appoint masters with arrest powers to supervise the clerks. The enforcement arm would be federal marshals functioning under court order.
In other words, usurping the executive branch function.
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