Because when the government starts ordering county officials to tattoo the arms of Christian dissidents, we don't want there to be any hiccups in the process.
Nobody was forcing her to participate. She could have resigned.
Having government employees freelancing on policy rather than following the law would be a Pandora’s Box that would let meddling socialist bureaucrats run even wilder than they already are.
Davis’ religious beliefs apparently take a back seat to drawing a paycheck from the taxpayer. The only thing she got right here is that “gay marriage” is an absurdity that should not be countenanced. Everything else she’s done wrong, and in the end she will hurt the cause far more than she has helped it.
The standard time-honored response for an employee being asked to violate their conscience is to resign, whether that’s a private or public employee.
She did not capitulate to a judicial putsch.
rules for radicals.
the homosexual and left want the moral majority to be forced to abdicate morality to the left. She is defying the alynsky rules.
If so then equally apropos would be to fire her... this martyring is ridiculous. But evil is like that. It becomes blind with rage and wants to make an example of how it domineers, not realizing the precarious position it puts itself into.
Yup. Tough nexus of perspectives. Problem with resigning is it abandons the stance by simply handing power to someone willing to carry out policy, rather than withstand it.
Because when the government starts ordering county officials to tattoo the arms of Christian dissidents, we don't want there to be any hiccups in the process.
The Nazi defense of “following the laws” didn’t cut it at the Nuremburg trials. However, in the present day USA, it has been ruled that government edicts must be followed no matter how perverse. Let Christians be prepared for growing persecution by the ungodly government that recognizes no god but itself.
What law? The supreme court doesn’t make law.
The punishment for Religious Freedom is that you will no longer be employable by the State.
Next, buying groceries.
What a stupid remark. Glad to see that so many thinking FReepers have already posted how wrong you are.
She should have resigned? What’s next? Being FORCED to resign?
Newbie! There IS NO LAW TO ENFORCE! Supreme court interprets law only. Marriage is a state level law and Kentucky does not have a law stating same sex couples can marry, in fact their law says marriage is one man, one woman only! The idiotic Supreme Court decision doesn’t change that.
Why should she resign when she is in fact being asked to BREAK THE LAW of Kentucky?
You have seen all the replies so far.
Pretty much on her side.
Know why?
Because she’s standing up to real hate and illegitimate State power.
I don’t care if the Leftists might do it. They already do, all the time. How do you think we got here?
The Attorney General of California and the Governor BOTH refused to apply the AMENDMENT TO THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION prohibiting homosexual marriage.
They BOTH went against their sworn duty. No Federal Marshals showed up to arrest them.
Now what do you say?
It’s all bunk. They ignore, refuse, intimidate, bully, malfease, take bribes, pay bribes, do whatever they want...until they get their way.
And the law is on their side.
THEN it becomes a LAW YOU MUST NEVER BREAK.
Like abortion. Like taxpayer funds for illegals.
Alinsky said it: force the Right to play by the rules, bog them down, but never ever ever play by the rules yourself.
Rules are for Rubes.
Like you.
When she accepted the job she was not required to act in ways that violated her religious or moral standards.
She is not refusing to perform the duties that were conditions of her original employment.
Why should she now be forced to violate her conscience or lose her job and be imprisioned because the government has changed the conditions of her employment in order to satisfy the wishes of militant homosexuals?
Do us a favor and STFU!!
She was following KY law which declared it illegal. Before you say that the federal law, trumps the state laws....you will have to explain why federal law is ignored for marijuana in favor of state laws.
It seems like these guys just pick and choose which laws they want to enforce.
Yup, and Rosa Parks should have just gotten off the bus and walked.
Sometimes, ya gotta just stand for something.
Isn't this exactly what the Supreme Court and the Obama administration is doing? Haven't their actions already opened the Pandora's box?
This is a matter of civic equality: if the elites are free to beak the law then so are the rest of us.
There is no contest of legal justice or legal principle here, only a contest of force.
You do not understand the nature of civil disobedience. She is refusing to obey the law. She is not avoiding obeying the law by allowing someone else do her job. She knows she is violating the law but does so prepared to accept the consequences. She holds the government responsible for obeying the moral law and natural rights.
Is that you Rand Paul?
Look up Morehead, Kentucky and note that there are at least 20 Kentucky counties closer to Ohio, where this homo couple lives. They are not being inconvenienced in the slightest. This is a search and destroy mission.
As Ted Cruz commented today:
"For every politician — Democrat and Republican — who is tut-tutting that Davis must resign, they are defending a hypocritical standard. Where is the call for the mayor of San Francisco to resign for creating a sanctuary city — resulting in the murder of American citizens by criminal illegal aliens welcomed by his lawlessness? Where is the call for President Obama to resign for ignoring and defying our immigration laws, our welfare reform laws, and even his own Obamacare? When the mayor of San Francisco and President Obama resign, then we can talk about Kim Davis."
Besides, she was elected not appointed. If the people of KY want to recall her or call for her impeachment they can.
