Posted on 10/05/2015 1:38:47 PM PDT by markomalley
Melissa and Aaron Klein of Oregon, who were ordered by a state agency to pay two women $135,000 after they refused to take part in their same-sex wedding plans, may now face seizure of their assets. An administrative judge fined the couple after they declined to bake a cake for the lesbian couple, citing their religious objections. The fine was ordered by the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, which had accused the Klein couple of violating the Oregon Equality Act of 2007. According to reports, the agency is docketing the judgement and is exploring various options for collection.
Docketing the judgment would put it on the records of the court, making it the first step towards seizing the Kleins home, property, and other assets in place of their payment of the fine. When ordering the fine, the State of Oregon put a gag order on the Klein family, demanding that they not to speak publicly about not wanting to bake cakes for same-sex weddings based on their Christian beliefs. Bureau Commissioner Brad Avakian said at the time of the finding, The goal is to rehabilitate For those who do violate the law, we want them to learn from that experience and have a good, successful business in Oregon.
The Kleins filed a petition for review with the Washington Court of Appeals in July, after Oregons final order upheld the $135,000 fine. Attorneys for the family as for a stay, which would have put payment of the fine to the Bureau on hold until after a ruling could be reached on their appeals. However, the Bureau declined. Attorneys for the Bureau told the Klein family to obtain a bond or an irrevocable line of credit.
Melissa Klein said "Theres legal reasons and theres also kind of personal reasons. If a civil court or a circuit court judge had made this order, I would consider it legally binding. But when a bureaucracy does it and I didnt get due process, I dont call it legally binding.
The Klein family has gotten little sympathy from the State, despite popular fundraising campaigns on their behalf. Its difficult to understand the Kleins unwillingness to pay the debt when they have, very publicly, raised nearly a half million dollars, said Bureau spokesman Charlie Burr. He added that they do not have the right to disregard a legally binding order.
Aaron Klein disputed Burrs estimate of the amount garnered in fundraising. The number theyve given out is bloated, he said. It is not what we have available, it is not what we have on hand, and there are so many variables to where that money has to go, what has to happen with that money, that were not touching that money for any purpose because I dont know what the future holds.
move to recall the judge and in the mean time petition to change venue and find another judge that will possibly stay the commie judge’s decision.
Which supreme court. Oregon’s or U.S.?
To say you'll bake the cake and then poison it is the antithesis of what should be done. When you agree to bake it, you relinquish your rights.
There needs to be some judges and some Oregonian officials hanging from lampposts. They would not dare try this sh*t on Muslims.
The Original Nazis were homosexuals. I don't think there is ever much difference between one and the other.
Straight out of Orwell.
This is not about cake. They wouldn't care if it were made of sh*t so long as they forced someone to make it against their will.
This isn't about cake. This is about who is going to rule barter town.
The word you are looking for is "gleichschaltung"
As Christians, these people probably don’t want to bake a bad cake. Purposely baking a bad cake, or a cake with ingredients that might make someone sick, (X-Lax, urine, etc.,) is against their religion just as much as baking a gay wedding cake is. Besides, they shouldn’t have to bake a bad cake. They should be able to just refuse to do it at all.
Excellent post of the day, IMHO
This is the kind of history lesson that we US Citizens sorely need.
“This kind of crap: overreach of powers that be, blatant violation of representative government, no legal due process, caused a bunch of tea to be tossed in Boston Harbor...
We knew how to deal with overbearing, self-important petty tyrants in those days.”
GREAT! I love it! Yeah... EAT IT!
So just use lots of baking powder. I guarantee no gay or other fragrant ‘sexual minority’ will desire a special queer cake from that bakery again.
There is no judge. It is an “administrator” - a bueaucrat - named Brad Avakian.
Oregon is breaking the law. Federal law.
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It may be time for war in the streets.
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>> “ Could this even be an example of cruel and unusual punishment, to be fined so severely for not baking a cake?” <<
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Yes, obviously.
The fag judge has personal skin in the game.
Re-educate THIS assholes!
Charlie Burr, spokesman for the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, says, “it’s difficult to understand the Kleins’ unwillingness to pay the debt.”
Let’s see, boys and girls, can anyone think really hard and arrive at a reason not to pay the “debt?”
You can not explain this kind of lack of vision, common sense and just plain smarts to anyone without wanting to inflict bodily harm.
Someone ask Charlie quickly, what is the reason for the whole kerfuffle? CHEEZ.
Opening a new business in Russia would be a good use for the money
Perhaps one that Is part of a ministry
I believe the family would be welcome there, and safe
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