Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis Isn't Kentucky's Only Gay Marriage Holdout

[steve2470]

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/why-arent-other-defiant-kentucky-clerks-joining-kim-davis-jail-n423496

There are three county clerks in Kentucky who have refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. But only one of them, Rowan County's Kim Davis, has been thrown in jail, celebrated by presidential candidates and become a national symbol of opposition to gay unions.

The other two continue to resist, but with far less fanfare — and relatively little legal trouble.

Whitley County clerk Kay Schwartz told NBC News her office is granting licenses for heterosexual couples, but not for those of the same sex. In fact, she said, no gay and lesbian couples had bothered to ask.

Casey County clerk Casey Davis isn't issuing any marriage licenses at all — similar to the approach taken by Kim Davis (no relation) before she was jailed. He has crossed the state on a bicycle as a show of support for Kim Davis, but that stunt arguably drew more attention than his refusal to give licences to same-sex couples.

[leftofcool]

1. The difference is that no gays have applied as of yet in either county.

Once they do, the shit will hit the fan if they are refused a license. No one has sued as of yet either.

[underpants]

4. The Liberty Council must not have arranged a grift with them

The Liberty Council (yes Falwell related) is making some nice money off Kim(eh)!!'s supporters. The longer she is in the headlines the more they make. I've read that Liberty was in touch with her right after she took office prepping for the inevitable SCOTUS ruling.

[MineralMan]

2. The Kim Davis case is important, as they say in France,

pour encourager les autres. Instead of killing admirals, though, it's jailing County Clerks. It's bound to make "the others" think a bit, because the same fate will await them.

[bullwinkle428]

3. Does Huckabee plan to go to jail in place of either of these people as well?