States should push back precisely to protect the clerk’s religious freedoms. Indeed this entire argument has been about protecting the rights of individuals.
In the absence of protection from the State, of course the individual should refuse to choose to violate his own right to religious freedom.
As a public employee you don’t have a right to refuse to serve people because of your religious beliefs. Could a moslem county clerk refuse to issue dog licenses? Could a Hindu refuse to issue business licenses to a hamburger joint?
Clerk’s who can’t do their jobs because of their religion should resign.
Cruz is a national leader, not a country leader. A Constitutional Amendment is the only way to reverse this bad ruling, that’s what Cruz should be focused on