The police being ordered by city officials not to enforce certain laws is not the same as a county clerk refusing to issue a license on their own accord.
Probably not the letter of the law, but definitely the spirit.
The federal government has the sole power to set immigration policy, not individual localities.
So the police are just following orders? That line of “reasoning” is baffling.
Isn’t that part of their job?
“I’m just following orders” has been used to justify all sorts of atrocities throughout history, so NO.
Yes, civil servants are expected to follow orders.
In the case of Kim Davis, she has been ordered, both by the governor and by the Supreme Court of the United States, to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, and she is refusing to follow those orders.
See above.
Because gay marriage is, of course, the first step in an inevitable slide towards a genocidal dystopia where rainbow-painted police cruisers rule the streets, hauling anyone caught practicing heterosexuality into reeducation camps and everyone is required to report to the now state-run churches in their finest leather bondage gear every Sunday to give thanks to President-For-Life Caitlyn Jenner.
That’s too stupid to even deserve an answer.
Like all of your 18,000 posts?
On second thought, it does deserve a response.
Those who use that excuse are generally psychopaths and Randians who are unable to tell right from wrong.
Sure, buddy.
What is wrong is five unelected judges in D.C. telling people in Rowan County, KY what to do.
…One of the actual people legally seeking a license?? Hmmmm?
You mean those unelected judges who ruled in the Citizen’s United case?
Do you even have a clue about the Constitution?
Well, here is how the process works:
Would you be okay with it if they had been elected?
Being a Sanctuary City just means that local officials don’t ask about the immigration status of people. Net-net, they figure it’s the best thing to do in order to do their actual jobs and keeping their jurisdiction safe. It’s a debatable point, but they don’t generally break any laws. The feds can’t require police to check the immigration status of people they encounter, AFAIK.
County clerks, OTHO, have to obey the law of the land, which right is that SSM is legal.
Amen, cuz it’s SLAVERY!!!
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/fischer-gays-are-trying-reimpose-slavery-south
Take immigration out of the picture. Can San Francisco offer Sanctuary to murderers and be in compliance with federal laws?
This Judge Bunning must be a pussy. Why isn’t Davis’s ass in a jail cell for contempt?