Posted on 09/09/2015 12:19:51 PM PDT by Laissez-faire capitalist
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said that while it was too bad Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis was put in jail over her refusal to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples, people have to abide by the Supreme Court's ruling on the matter.
"Well, you know, she was released and that was good, and it was too bad that she had to be put in jail, and I'm a very, very strong believer in Christianity and religion, but I will say that this was not the right job for her," Mr. Trump said on Tuesday evening's "The O'Reilly Factor" on Fox News. ...
"Because we had a ruling from the Supreme Court and we are a country of laws and you have to do what the Supreme Court ultimately, whether you like the decision or not, and it was a 5-4 decision, whether you like the decision or not, you have to go along with the Supreme Court" Mr. Trump said. "That's the way it is." ...
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Well I think CNN will go after Huckabee over support for Davis before they go after Trump for lack of support.
“Critical issue”...
Yes, because whether government recognizes a LGBT marriage or not is so much more critical than economic meltdown, or bands of invading “immigrants” that threaten the fabric and culture of our society, or that a country that wants to kill us will soon have nuclear weapons.
Thank you for recognizing the real, dire priorties...
It’s something Trump said.
Now watch someone here try to turn this around against me or others here. Just wait... It will happen...
The issue is whether or not there can be a way for people of conscience (on this or other issues) to say no and there be a legal route for “backup” people in the clerks office who can occupy a position within said county clerks office to issue whatever license is being sought - if she or others have a problem doing issuing whatever license.
Apparently this is what Kim Davis and her lawyers want for her.
I have eliminated all seven of the liberals on this one: Bush, Christie, Fiorina, Graham, Kasich, Pataki, and Trump.
Trump as I’ve said numerous times from the very beginning lacks gravitas and he will collapse sooner or later. Even his one-horse pony issue of immigration is not well thought out with respect to the inevitable follow up questions of identifying, finding, arresting, holding, and deporting 11 million immigrants from a dozen nations or more. To say nothing of the tsunami of court injunctions that will rain down like confetti.
This Trumpoonery has no real center core of beliefs.
No we're not. We're a country ruled by wicked fools.
But the opposite seemed to occur with others who went after Kasich and Bush rather than after Trump.
In the end, I think you could cut a hole in a humongous sack, and Trump, Bush and Kasich would come out the same hole marked “liberal social policies.”
There wasn't anything wrong with the job when she was elected to the position. She did just fine until a judge ruled that the law in Kentucky defining marriage as between one man and one woman was no good.
When the SCOTUS refused to hear the case, allowing the lower court decision to stand, there was effectively no statute governing marriage. You could marry your pickup truck if you wanted to, because the union was no longer defined.
Effectively, the courts changed the rules during her term, and as such things often do, changed the nature of her employment to something she might not have sought in the first place, had there been no rules, nor the promise of any.
Yep. The Presidency is not a good fit for him.
It was atrocious that she was put in jail, but it is also atrocious that brave freedom fighters are hiding behind her apron. She has a snowball’s chance in hell of fighting this on her own. Holding a lower level political office, she has had the rug jerked out from under her by every elected officer above her, and in particular, the governor of Kentucky. A real stand-up guy. This specific event can only be addressed in Kentucky, but has only been exploited by Huckabee and Cruz.
Jindal came out the next day after the decision and said the ruling was the law of the land, and he is touted as one of two “reliable” conservatives. As far as I know, all fifty state governors, who are the elected representative of the state, have not raised their little finger in opposition. They could have banded together and probably stopped it.
I suspect that Trump will come out of the CNN debate whining about how he wasn't treated nice, just like he did with the Fox one.
You got it. Those are my two deal-breakers, abortion and homo "marriage." Besides the moral non-negotiables involved, how one views the Supreme Court and the Constitution, the Tenth and First Amendments, religious liberty--these are also deeply interwoven in these two issues.
Well, there is that ‘Throwing the baby out with the bathwater” thing to consider. Trump has other qualities that prevent this from becoming a dealbreaker. It’s not like a have many other real choices.
He's pandering to the swarms of homosexuals and other perverts in D.C. and the Media.
If Donald Trump were in the Continental Congress in 1776:”I know this taxation without representation thing is horrible, but the king has ruled, whether you like the decision or not, you have to go along with the king. Time to move on.”
If Donald Trump were running for president in 1860: “Dred Scott was a terrible decision, but the Supreme Court has ruled, whether you like the decision or not, you have to go along with the Supreme Court. Time to move on.”
If Donald Trump were running for president in 1944: “Placing American citizens in concentration camps and taking away their property is a terrible thing, but the Supreme Court has ruled, whether you like the decision or not, you have to go along with the Supreme Court. Time to move on.”
If Donald Trump were running for president in 1952: “Segregation is a terrible thing, but the Supreme Court has ruled, whether you like the decision or not, you have to go along with the Supreme Court. Time to move on.”
If Donald Trump were running for president in 1972: “Killing an unborn child for the sake of convenience is a terrible thing, but the Supreme Court has ruled, whether you like the decision or not, you have to go along with the Supreme Court. Time to move on.”
Look over the past presidents we have elected, and that includes Ronald Reagan - not one of them did a thing to change Roe vs. Wade. And, unless PP is defunded, nothing will ever be done. Our country is in dire straits, we are being overrun by illegals, regulations, lack of jobs, etc. While I might agree or disagree with Trump on this issue - we have many, many concerns facing our nation. Heck, with the shape our military is in right now - any country - such as Russia could come ashore and overtake us - and these other issues then would not be so important - would they? However, Putin doesn’t allow gay marriage, so that might not be a factor either. Just saying - there are many issues we will not agree on with any candidate unless one is blinded by rose-colored glasses. We have to see if the good outweighs the bad.
“Even his one-horse pony issue of immigration”
That one-horse pony carries the death knell of this republic.
“Thank you for recognizing the real, dire priorties...”
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You mean priorities. And you’re quite welcome.
I only wish Trump realized what is critical. While he may be right on immigration concerns, and while he is great at calling people names and being insulting, he is lacking in his knowledge and understanding of the Constitution.
“Not the right job for her”? Why? Because she’s a Christian? Because she followed the law?
And this is why I support Ted Cruz.
A religious test for a govt position is illegal. Trump is saying without realizing it that Christians should be discriminated against.
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