If this startles you, maybe you should work to get government out of the marriage business….
Kim Davis, the county clerk for Rowan County in Kentucky who refused to give out marriage licenses in defiance of the Supreme Court’s decision mandating same-sex marriage recognition, is off to jail. A federal judge has found her in contempt of court. From USA Today:
U.S. District Court Judge David Bunning placed Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis in the custody of U.S. marshals until she complies.
More than 100 protesters gathered outside the courthouse to bolster both sides of the debate.
Demonstrators lined the street, waving signs either with religious messages or calls for marriage equality.
Her counsel attempted to prevent the contempt finding by pointing out there were other ways to achieve the same goal, such as authorizing the state to hand out marriage licenses or somebody else in the office. But those would certainly require legislative fixes that most assuredly could not happen immediately and probably not something the judge could just order.
Read more about today’s decision here. Read Stephanie Slade discussing Davis’ refusal and how it’s not a matter of religious liberty here.
On the flip side…………
