RE: Look I criticize Trump all the time, but he is right. The law is the law. The law sucks
You mean this law the Clerk was supposed to uphold?
Kentucky Revised Statute 402.020:
Other prohibited marriages (1)Marriage is prohibited and void (d)Between members of the same sex. This is the law. Still on the books. I don’t know which law Trump is talking about either. County clerks across the state are in violation of KRS 402.02(1)(d) when/if they issued marriage licenses to same sex couples.
So, what law is the law again?
The Federal court overrode the state courts and you know that. The Supreme Court ruled gay marriage was legal and the law of the land. You can argue states rights all you want, but that's been tried before. The SCOTUS is basically an unelected Royal Court. The only way to avoid these sorts of decisions is impeaching the judges and putting ones we prefer on the bench (not possible at this time), a constitutional amendment limiting the power of the court (lengthy process that probably would fail), packing the court with more right minded justices (not possible at this time), or simply electing a President who nominates consistent, ideological conservatives to the bench.
That's been my problem with Trump from the outset, he isn't a person grounded in conservative ideology. We should be striving to elect someone who actually understand how important nominating judges with a long history of actual conservatism. As of now, many people are ignoring the importance of this and getting behind Trump - who is a populist protectionist with some conservative positions, but no history of being an ideological conservative.
Saying that, Trump is right on the law here. Davis is taking a stand, but the law isn't on her side and she will have to pay a price for standing for what is right rather than what is legal.