Posted on 07/13/2015 1:14:35 PM PDT by markomalley
“He is no fool to give what he cannot keep, to gain that which he cannot lose”
Jim Elliot
The headline of this article is “County Clerks Resign Nationwide After Gay Marriage Ruling”. They then list less than 10 County Clerk employees nationwide who resigned. At last count there were 3,143 County and County-equivalents (Parishes, boroughs, etc.) in the US If you assume that each County Clerk’s office has 10 employees (the one listed here had 3, I assume LA County has a LOT more), this comes to 31,1430 employees, of which 10 resigned. This comes out to 0.03%. Truly a groundswell of epic proportions.
The exercise of one's rights ought not be dependent upon the numbers or power of those wishing to exercise them.
I'm fairly certain there are others among those county clerks that are simply in no position to resign over this, but probably wish they could.
Yep. They should instead hold onto their jobs and scream and fight and sue for religious persecution. Resignations are exactly what the maggot in the white house wants. Their jobs will be filled by fags and atheists.
Yep. They should instead hold onto their jobs and scream and fight and sue for religious persecution. Resignations are exactly what the maggot in the white house wants. Their jobs will be filled by fags and atheists.
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Exactly!
Send them all to J.Kennedy’s chambers, let him ‘marry’ them.
Thought "crimes" are still Constitutional in my universe.
I have absolutely no problem with those people who exercised the courage of their convictions and resigned rather than do something against their beliefs. Kind of makes you question level of commitment of those who claim that this is against their beliefs and don’t do anything, doesn’t it?
I was merely pointing out that the implication that there is a nationwide groundswell of actions is not supported by the math. After all, 10 out of 31,000 isn’t real impressive, is it?
Spoken like a faithful member of the pro-sodomy crowd.
Incidentally, those are not marriages. Language, in a any society, can’t be changed by fiat...
Thought “crimes” are still Constitutional in my universe.
Temper, temper, temper. I was merely pointing out that the facts (~10 County Clerk employees quitting vs. over 31,000 County Clerk employees nationwide) don’t support the implication that this is a nationwide movement.
By the way, your universe must be a real nice universe. Doesn’t appear that skill at elementary school math is a requirement to enter.
No it isn't. Had the Supreme Court done such a thing as this in the 1960s, there would be rioting in the streets. Today, most people are "meh."
It appears we are strapped into this roller-coaster to H3ll and will not be allowed to get off.
Lots of things have changed since 1960. You can put your own judgement as to whether they are for the good or for the bad but, all things considered, I would rather be here than there.
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