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originally posted by: DarthFazer
Three words only describe this woman
Bat sh1t crazy !
If her religion conflicts with doing her job she had no business being clerk period.
originally posted by: Phoenix
a reply to: BubbaJoe
As I said to those opposing her and her decision, the feds have no business in this matter according to the first amendment to the constitution, nor the 10th, nor the 9th and 14th if history is served.
Ignore history and I guess you could make a case for giraffe marries dwarf man and owes 3 million child support based upon reality television losses from series cancellation due divorce.
This is how crazy this crap gets - is that what you call freedom - is that what you want youre federal government to regulate?
That's just were this is going no matter what the supporters tell you.
originally posted by: WeAreAWAKE
Yet again...a priceless example of how ignorance is celebrated here now-a-days.
originally posted by: olaru12
originally posted by: Phoenix
a reply to: BubbaJoe
Yes, Federal Judges have all the power seemingly and that's the rub for me when this really is a states right issue or first amendment right issue.
The judge is out of bounds here.
The only person out of bounds is Kim Davis for wanting to push her religion down the throat of others.
The Right wing Christians would be livid if some Buddhist bureaucrat wanted to stop gun registration for religious reasons.
Your defense of this fool also reflects on you....Kim as well as you know that religion has no place in the State or Federal bureaucracy.
originally posted by: WeAreAWAKE
originally posted by: BubbaJoe
originally posted by: WeAreAWAKE
originally posted by: kaylaluv
a reply to: WeAreAWAKE
Knowing she couldn't do her job, why didn't she just resign? Hmmm? I know if I had a job that required me to do something I didn't want to, I would just quit. Why didn't she just quit? Because she wanted to control what happened in her county. That's a little different than just not wanting to do something against her religion. She thought she could rule over her county and stop same sex marriage there. That was her goal. Queen Kim Davis - ruler of her Kentucky county.
Since she has to be impeached and not just fired, she thought that because impeachment proceedings typically take so long, that she she could continue to stop same sex marriage in her county in the meantime. Nice try, but the judge was on to her, hence the jail sentence. Sorry, her county is not a theocracy, she doesn't get to rule over it. She doesn't get to decide that same sex marriage licenses aren't gonna happen in her county.
She took a job with one set of rules and the rules were changed. She decided not to. She should have been fired for her religious beliefs. I guess no one had the guts to do that...so she was put in jail. Think about that. No one had the guts to tell her that she was fired BECAUSE OF HER RELIGIOUS BELIEFS. So they put her in jail.
You don't see any problem there I guess??? Amazing. And by the way...I don't believe in God and am not religious. Just pointing out something that was wrong.
She has been in the job for 27 years, I am sure more than 1 thing has changed in that time. She has no rights to force her religious beliefs upon anyone (except her minor children), and regardless she is required to do her job. She was also refusing marriage licenses to traditional couples, and had demanded her deputies do the same. She was violating the rights of others.
The government, who is her employer hired her with a certain understanding of what she was supposed to do. The government changed the rules and this conflicted with her religious beliefs. They changed the rules...I believe they should have said "sorry...we changed the details of your job and you are no longer able to do the job...you're fired". Instead, they told her do it or else (ie. the judge) and then jailed her for not doing the job. When someone refuses to do a job, even for religious reasons they should be fired not jailed. If a shelf stocker refuses to stock the shelves, you fire them...you don't say "you should quit" and then jail them for not stocking shelves. You only believe it is OK to jail someone who won't do their job, when you wish to force them against their will to do the job. That is wrong. Fire them...that is what happens every day someone decides not to do their job.
She was told to do something new that was against her religious beliefs and since she didn't, they jailed her for refusing to break her religious beliefs. Prove that statement wrong...or don't argue.
originally posted by: Phoenix
a reply to: Grimpachi
Oh this is sweet, show me how any of those amendments are federal powers - please do so I am so ready for that.
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people
originally posted by: WeAreAWAKE
a reply to: DarthFazer
And now...ATS decides that trying to force her to oppose her religious beliefs, jailing her instead of just firing her wasn't enough. Lets make fun of her for following her religion. Yet again...a priceless example of how ignorance is celebrated here now-a-days.
originally posted by: Phoenix
a reply to: BubbaJoe
That's a great inference to how public officials should act, I give you credit for that, under that criteria Obama should submit all his school records and Hillary should provide 100% email access because as public officials they have no right to privacy as they have taken the oath.
Um, I believe she's well within her oath to uphold the Constitution.
originally posted by: Sremmos80
a reply to: WeAreAWAKE
Well when you say that you hold these firm believes and then don't have a track record to back it up, people are going to say something.
You have no problem doing it with politicians, what makes this lady different.
No one is trying to oppose her beliefs, we just want here no to use the gov to push it on other people.
I know you are all for freedom, who is this lady to tell two consenting adults they can't get married?
Where is the personal liberty there for the two she is denying.
originally posted by: BubbaJoe
originally posted by: WeAreAWAKE
a reply to: DarthFazer
And now...ATS decides that trying to force her to oppose her religious beliefs, jailing her instead of just firing her wasn't enough. Lets make fun of her for following her religion. Yet again...a priceless example of how ignorance is celebrated here now-a-days.
No ATS has decided to fight back against the ignorance and hatred that has been displayed in this thread. She is not being asked to oppose her beliefs, or not worship as she sees fit, she is being asked to do her job. You can't blame the federal judge or ATS for her not being fired, her own governor has refused to call a special session of the legislature to impeach her. This is not a christian country and because you believe in 2000 year old fairy tales, it doesn't mean we all do. Yet we are all American citizens and have rights, and "teh gays" do as well. I hope this sorry a$$ed county employee rots in the hell I do not believe exists.
originally posted by: Phoenix
a reply to: BubbaJoe
That's a great inference to how public officials should act, I give you credit for that, under that criteria Obama should submit all his school records and Hillary should provide 100% email access because as public officials they have no right to privacy as they have taken the oath.
Um, I believe she's well within her oath to uphold the Constitution.
Davis won the Democratic Party primary,[13] and advanced to the general election against Republican John Cox.[15] She defeated Cox in the general election.[16][17] Following her election, Davis told the Morehead News,
"My words can never express the appreciation but I promise to each and every one that I will be the very best working clerk that I can be and will be a good steward of their tax dollars and follow the statutes of this office to the letter."[1]
originally posted by: WeAreAWAKE
originally posted by: BubbaJoe
originally posted by: WeAreAWAKE
a reply to: DarthFazer
And now...ATS decides that trying to force her to oppose her religious beliefs, jailing her instead of just firing her wasn't enough. Lets make fun of her for following her religion. Yet again...a priceless example of how ignorance is celebrated here now-a-days.
No ATS has decided to fight back against the ignorance and hatred that has been displayed in this thread. She is not being asked to oppose her beliefs, or not worship as she sees fit, she is being asked to do her job. You can't blame the federal judge or ATS for her not being fired, her own governor has refused to call a special session of the legislature to impeach her. This is not a christian country and because you believe in 2000 year old fairy tales, it doesn't mean we all do. Yet we are all American citizens and have rights, and "teh gays" do as well. I hope this sorry a$$ed county employee rots in the hell I do not believe exists.
HAAAAA! That is great. She is ignorant and full of hatred (to basically quote you) but you hope she "rots in hell". Wouldn't that be...ummmmmm....hate? And just to be clear...I don't believe in God and dislke religion. But I call foul when something is wrong. Jailing her was wrong. Firing her would have been right. But why argue with someone with as much hatred of another as you apparently have.
She did not deserve to be given a choice of breaking her beliefs or being jailed.