Kim Davis Jailed

Torplexed · 09-05-15, 09:13 PM

I believe Americans do have the right to refuse to perform a service if they feel doing so would violate their religious or political beliefs, their morality etc. They just have to be willing to accept the fact there may be legal consequences for doing so. While I don't agree with this woman's position (I think the law is clear) I don't have a big problem with a county clerk here or there who says, "I'm sorry I can't do this, I resign." But on the other hand, you don't get to collect the wages of sin ($80,000 a year in a rural county) while taking a stand for holiness, which is what she is doing right now.

However, one reason she's not resigning of course is that her position as county clerk has become something of a hereditary office. Her predecessor was her mother and she's got her son waiting in the wings. Louis XVI was similarly situated. It did not work out entirely well for him.

09-05-15, 09:13 PM	#4
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I believe Americans do have the right to refuse to perform a service if they feel doing so would violate their religious or political beliefs, their morality etc. They just have to be willing to accept the fact there may be legal consequences for doing so. While I don't agree with this woman's position (I think the law is clear) I don't have a big problem with a county clerk here or there who says, "I'm sorry I can't do this, I resign." But on the other hand, you don't get to collect the wages of sin ($80,000 a year in a rural county) while taking a stand for holiness, which is what she is doing right now. However, one reason she's not resigning of course is that her position as county clerk has become something of a hereditary office. Her predecessor was her mother and she's got her son waiting in the wings. Louis XVI was similarly situated. It did not work out entirely well for him. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--