Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis has lost another bid to delay issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Thursday denied her latest request for a reprieve.
So according to the courts Davis has to issue marriage licenses even if she thinks that by doing so the same sex couples will drag her to Hell along with them for all eternity.
Bummer.
But wait, all is not lost. Here comes newly elected Governor Matt Bevin to save the day:
Republican Kentucky Gov.-elect Matt Bevin said he plans to sign an executive order removing county clerks' names from state marriage licenses in the hope of avoiding more controversies like the one that arose a few months ago when Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, Reuters reported. Bevin will be sworn in to office Dec. 8.
In his first media availability since the win Tuesday, Bevin said he hopes the executive order will protect the religious beliefs of officials who are opposed to gay marriage, WLKY reported.
So to be clear, Rowan county will STILL be issuing marriage licenses to everybody, gay, straight, or bi. But now they will be issued without the name of the county clerk on them. And somehow THAT makes everything alright with Davis and her whackadoodle religious beliefs?
Got it.
Nice to see this Bevin guy come right out of the gate pandering his ass off to the crazies.
You know that does not bode well for the people of Kentucky.
Of course what can you expect from a guy who got the Sarah Palin seal of approval?
That picture just kills me. You'd think Davis won an Academy Award for best actress or some other fucking thing. Rarely have I seen, as of late, such a contemptuous expression of gleeful hatred and ignorance. She would do well to remember--as many Christofascists seem to forget--that not all sins go unpunished in this life.
ReplyDeleteKarma's a bitch, Kim: and she has you (and your dumbfuck champion Bevin) square in her sights.
It is the epitome of everything wrong with evangelical Christianity and everything a Christian should not be.
DeleteIf she gets an inoperable malignancy, it won't be her Jesus 'calling her' to sacrifice and humility, it'll be something gays and liberals caused by putting her 'righteousness' to such stress, or even outright inflicting on her with witchcraft. Her celebrity now rests on her unshakable certainty and what's to come - good, bad or indifferent - she is forever 'poor, put-upon Kim.'
DeleteAgreed 9:17, her pride and the smoke all those folks were blowing up her Ass is dumbfounding and embarrassing for no accomplishment at all. #deadlysin
DeleteProminent Right-Wing Christian Pastor Ditches The Republican Party (VIDEO)
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Wonder what excuse she will come up with for not doing her job now?
ReplyDeletePost about the LDS (Mormon Church) decision that children of gay parents are not allow to receive blessings, be baptised, or be called on missions if they live with their gay parents. http://www.sltrib.com/home/3144035-155/new-mormon-policy-would-make-apostates
ReplyDeleteFrankly, I don't care if her signature is on it and, if I were gay, I don't know that I'd want hers on it. Some might for "in your face, witch" purposes, but gay friends I have known are a peaceable group and just want equality. I fail to see the harm in that. Bitch on, x-tian Kim.
ReplyDeleteIt has been pointed out on another site that the Governor cannot legally remove clerk names from the form with an Executive Order. It must be done by the legislature.
ReplyDeleteKim quit her clerk job and now works as a fashion designer for Oscar De Low Rent.
ReplyDeleteSarah can take some ques
DeleteIf the Democrats had bothered to vote this asswipe would be a non issue. What does it take to make Democrats see that an election does not have to be national to be important. This is infuriating on every level.
ReplyDeleteCheck out The Brad Blog and Karoli on Crooks and Liars. There may have been a stolen election in KY last week. We'll see if anyone bothers to investigate it there.
DeleteVote Distribution In Kentucky Is A 'Significant Anomaly' -- By Karoli
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If when Mr. Bevin becomes Governor he's going to change the text on state marriage licences, wouldn't it be simpler—and more straightforward—to just have it say that the issuing authority has determined that the legal requirements have been satisfied? Anything in the current text implying that the issuing authority personally approves of the marriage should of course be removed.
ReplyDeleteYou mean, they have to remove "I'm Kim Davis and I approved this marriage"?
DeleteLOL! Davis must think her God is an idiot. Lookie, my name and county isn't on the license. I had NOTHING to do what th it. No, Kimmy, that isn't a faith based decision, it's just your homophobia showing.
ReplyDeleteI think Kim Davis is wrong. and sincere. and misguided. I personally don't think she is necessarily mean or hateful (although I do agree her actions are hurtful. I don't know her well enough to know if she is a mean or hateful person. I just know other people who are generally kind and generous, and IMHO very misguided on gay marraige). If taking her name off the marriage license allows her department to issue marriage licenses that are perfectly valid, and as valid as every other marriage license, and identical to heterosexual marriage licenses, who cares whose signature is on the paper.. I dont' think it helps equal rights to shove it down her throat. Lots of people who used to be against gay marraige have change their minds. Usually this happens when given time and space to reconsider, and not bludgeoned and put on the defensive. Sometimes victory comes without being called "the victor." I dont' see what is gained by insisting her signature go on the marriage licenses.. Eventually the county will accept gay marriage and will Kim and others, and their position, will be part of history. Allow the water to seep up through the sand and pull down those against gay marriage, rather than meeting resistance with resistance.
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BTW, this isn't to suggest that the oppressed should "be patient." That isn't right or fair. In this case, there is a solution that doesn't require patience, and doesn't require force. Of course she should have issued the licenses yesterday and the day before and the year before. And perhaps live with the consequences of her decisions (civil disobedience isn't about getting out of the consequences) But the licenses will go more smoothly for everyone if her signature is removed. Lucy
DeleteAnonymous 11:55 AM wrote: I dont' think it helps equal rights to shove it down her throat.
DeleteShe is not—and never has been—required to signify her personal approval of any particular marriage. What does have to be impressed upon her is separation of church and state. A state-issued marriage licence is not a religious document … but she is trying to have it perceived as one. However sincere this misrepresentation is, it remains misrepresentation.
I agree. It's a misrepresentation. A civil document is not a religious document. She should have issued the licenses a long time ago. She should have to live with consequences of her actions of civil disobedience, although I'm not confident the people who elected her, and those around her will require her live with the ramifications of her choices.
DeleteIn the meantime, if taking the County Clerk's signature off the marriage license for all people smooths things out, I'm not sure it's worth the fight to insist she sign the form if the alternative is just as valid. Lucy
Lucy 1:13 PM wrote: But the licenses will go more smoothly for everyone if her signature is removed.
DeleteBut somebody has to sign off on the checking of the legal requirements. Otherwise marriage licences could simply be dispensed by a vending machine. Her declared "oppression" is based on her assertion that she would be attesting to something more than is really the case, namely that the wedding in question also satisfied the requirements of her individual beliefs.
I don't disagree with you that her signature is merely ministerial and an obligation of her office, and not an affirmation of gay marriage.
DeleteI believe the governor-to-be (unless the election is called a fraud) has said he will take off the requriement for CountyClerk's signature, statewide, and the license will still be valid. That's what I am supporting. If I have my facts wrong, I might retract what I've said. Lucy.
I didn't read you carefully enough. As I understand it, Kim is willing for somebody else to check off the legal requirements and it's just a shifting of responsibilities that are perfectly legal. Happens all the time in offices.. Her only objection (unless she comes up with something else) now is her signature on the document. Lucy
DeleteIf someone else is taking the responsibility for checking off the requirements, then what, exactly, will she be doing?
DeleteThere's more to running the County Clerk's office than issuing marriage licenses. She'll be doing other things required to run the office.
DeleteIf someone else is taking the responsibility for checking off the requirements, then what, exactly, will she be doing?
DeleteAuthority, and work, can be delegated, but not responsibility. As the person in charge, she is responsible for ensuring that whoever checks the requirements has been properly trained, knows what to check and how, doesn't do a sloppy or biased job, etc. That's her responsibility as long as she draws that chief clerk's salary, whether her name appears on the license or not. All her other duties as well, of course.
No argument from me. I agree. Her focus seemed to be her signature on the form, but you make an interesting point, and I missed it - will be she willing to make sure proper procedures are followed? Hmmmm. Lucy
DeleteThese Republican Code Words Are How They Spread Racism Openly To Their Base
ReplyDeleteRacism isn’t as easy to pass off onto the American public these days as it used to be. In another era, using things like the n-word from a podium in the south may have been a viable way to get your point across to the bigots whose votes you needed, but in modern times and modern technology, those sentiments could easily derail your political career.
To get around this, Republicans, or the party of bigotry as I like to call them, have a language all their own when it comes to racism. We all know that they’ve replaced the n-word with “thug,” but is that enough? Certainly not. They need an array of code words and phrases to spread the kind of hatred they need the base to subscribe to, which is exactly what they’ve come up with.
A book called “Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class” by Ian Haney Lopez lays out the clever terms the GOP tends to use to stir racial tensions under the guise of fixing America, or more recently, making it “great” again. Here are some of the highlights. You’ll probably recognize the right-wing rhetoric immediately:
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/11/06/these-republican-code-words-are-how-they-spread-racism-openly-to-their-base/
Domestic Terrorist Group, Oath Keepers, Announce Plot To Infiltrate Fire Departments (VIDEO)
Like all good terrorists know, operating out in the open is a terrible idea. It’s hard to recruit more cannon fodder if you have a well-earned reputation as a violent lunatic. The so-called “Oath Keepers” have finally figured out that announcing that they’re getting ready to overthrow the government is counter-productive, so they’re taking their freak show underground:
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/11/06/domestic-terrorist-group-oath-keepers-announce-plot-to-infiltrate-fire-departments-video/
To me this would represent a total loss for the Christianist cause, rendering her impotent and unable to effect any change in the battle against LBGT rights. She has had her balls cut off, and rightfully so.
ReplyDeleteThey knew he was a 'bagger and elected him anyway.
ReplyDeleteThey deserve what they voted for.
And all those Democrats that didn't bother to vote because it wasn't a presidential election?
They deserve it too.
Yes, and I read that he's pushing to rescind the Medicaid expansion, too.
DeleteWell, you Kentucky jackasses, you get what you voted for.
Can we PLEEEASE make them secede??
Actually, maybe not. Maybe they got what someone rigged the state to get. http://www.dailynewsbin.com/news/evidence-mounts-that-kentucky-governors-election-may-have-been-rigged/22969/
DeleteLucy
Yeah, 2:47 ... What do you think happened?
DeleteIs the moral that if you're going to cheat, don't do it by an eyebrow-raising margin? Especially when it's easily proven that the Democrats DID turn out in droves and voted! Haha maybe they didn't think of that happening?
Bevin won by 9 points? Where there you have it. A Democrat would have to win by at least 10 to foil the Diebold flip.
DeleteIt would be so Schadenfreude to find that the Republicans committed the very voter fraud they are always whining about.
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I really don't think her elevator goes all the way to the top.
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