WATCH: Gay Kentucky couple insulted and abused by county workers when they ask for a marriage licens

[DonViejo]

WATCH: Gay Kentucky couple insulted and abused by county workers when they ask for a marriage license

A gay Kentucky couple met a hostile greeting when they attempted to request a marriage license in the county where they’ve lived for 10 years.

David V. Moore and David Ermold went Tuesday with a videographer friend to the courthouse in Rowan County to ask County Clerk Kim Davis to issue a marriage license.

Davis has vowed never to issue a marriage license to a same-sex couple and has claimed she has the religious freedom to ignore the U.S. Supreme Court ruling and orders from the governor and state attorney general.

“It’s a deep-rooted conviction; my conscience won’t allow me to do that,” Davis said. “It goes against everything I hold dear, everything sacred in my life.”

The ACLU of Kentucky filed a lawsuit last week against Davis — who is among just two of the state’s 120 county clerks to refuse to follow the law — on behalf of a lesbian couple and a gay couple who were also turned away.

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http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/watch-gay-kentucky-couple-insulted-and-abused-by-county-workers-when-they-ask-for-a-marriage-license/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=15&v=QU3yCvJWtDU

[irisblue]

1. doing the essential functions of the job

seems to be a minimal requirement....Rowan county needs to review job requirements and fire her.

[Botany]

2. they all should be fired ASAP

[closeupready]

3. Are red states civil judgment nirvana for gay people?

Stupid is as stupid does, and these clerks are discrediting the jurisdictions of which they are obligated to do business vis-à-vis the public.

[LeftinOH]

4. "It goes against everything I hold dear. Everything sacred in my life."

F*ck that. That person has a value system which is simultaneously sanctimonious and pathetic.

[Ilsa]

5. The clerks there should read this letter from the DA in

Victoria Texas. Even Harris Co (Houston) is referencing Tyler's response to a clerk in a nearby county:

https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2015/jul/07/das-letter-about-gay-marriage-widely-distributed/

The gist of it is that the clerk can be sued, and although Tx AG Paxton says they don't have to issue a marriage license, the clerks cannot expect Paxton or the county to cover their legal expenses.

Tyler also said that Paxton is way off base claiming that the SCOTUS decision is a suggestion, not a ruling.

The letter is in a pdf form on the above page.

[avebury]

6. The ACLU lawsuit should also include all other employees

in Kim Davis' office who refuse to issue a marriage license to a same sex couple. If the Governor of Kentucky has issued an order that County Clerk's should issue the licenses then, if a County Clerk refuses to do so, he/she should do so at their own financial peril. Tax payers should not be require to fund any legal defense.

Any County Clerk refusing to do his/her job should be fired for non-performance of their job duties.