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[mj1108]

FAQ:
Q: Why hasn't she been fired? or Y U NO FIRE INSTEAD OF JAIL
A: She is an elected official and cannot be fired. Thank you for reading this FAQ.


http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/04/us/kim-davis-same-sex-marriage.html

ASHLAND, Ky. — A federal judge here on Thursday ordered a Kentucky clerk jailed for contempt of court because of her refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

The clerk, Kim Davis of Rowan County, was ordered to jail after a hearing here before Judge David L. Bunning of the Federal District Court. The decision represented another legal defeat for Ms. Davis, who has argued that she should not be forced to issue licenses that conflict with her religious beliefs.

“The court cannot condone the willful disobedience of its lawfully issued order,” Judge Bunning said. “If you give people the opportunity to choose which orders they follow, that’s what potentially causes problems.”

 

[Amentallica]

Bye Felicia.

 

[hom3land]

First Tom Brady and now this! What a great day

 

[Succinct Verbosity]

Whether or not this will make other officials think twice is the interesting thing here.

 

[SliceSabre]

Good. Don't respect the will of the Supreme Court you go to fucking jail.

Screw that 'Just fine her!" noise. Send a fucking message this shit isn't tolerated.

 

[alr1ght]

Comply or get out. Sounds good to me.

Ryland Barton ‏@RylandKY 11m11 minutes ago
Judge Bunning said that he wasn't convinced fines would have compelled Rowan County clerk Kim Davis comply with order to issue licenses

 

[Cap'n Cook]

 

[Dalek]

 

[Llyranor]

Warnig!

 

[RPGCrazied]

Break the law, go to jail, very simple.

 

[User1608]

Good. What a total loser.

 

[Veritigo_X]

Any good salty posts from her supporters?

 

[WeAreStarStuff]

Nice. Though I'm sure in her eyes this just makes her a martyr for Jesus.

 

[GreatestHits]

BAM. Did not see that coming. Sweet victory. She was practicing pure discrimination in the name of the law

Edit: All those pro-Kim Davis signs and then, "KIM DAVIS, FUCK YOU". Hahaha

 

[Zombie James]

Good.

 

[LumpOfCole]

Ah, the literal separation of church and state.

 

[BennyBlanco]

Nice. Didn't think this would happen.

 

[Rebel Leader]

Any good salty posts from her supporters?

Do you have to ask?
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/09/03/kentucky-clerk-am-prepared-to-go-to-jail.html?intcmp=hpbt4

Comment section, now.

 

[T-Dot]

Was about to post this.

 

[Seductivpancakes]

Good.

 

[Viewt]

Mmmm, that's some good schadenfreude!

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Shame on Will and Jada Smith.

 

[Ray Wonder]

Awesome.

Nice. Though I'm sure in her eyes this just makes her a martyr for Jesus.

Yeah.. Most likely.

 

[dabig2]

Comply or get out. Sounds good to me.



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"Kim Davis, fuck you!" Short, sweet, and to the point. I like it.

 

[Faiz]

So now that she's officially out is there a deputy Co Clerk waiting in the wings willing to issue licenses or are we going to be going through this shit all over again?

 

[Veritigo_X]

Do you have to ask?
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/09/03/kentucky-clerk-am-prepared-to-go-to-jail.html?intcmp=hpbt4

Comment section, now.

Should've gone straight to the source. I had to dig a bit to find anything on twitter.

 

[inky]

Good. Fuck her.

 

[Dicer]

 

[hitme]

I guess Kentucky schools doesn't teach the separation of church and state.

 

[Dead]

Should have lost her job, not sure if Jail is overkill, but at the same time it's kind of hard to give a shit about her. Good riddance either way.

edit: lmao at that "kim davis fuck you" sign post. Succinct

 

[Gordon Shumway]

 

[3N16MA]

She should have just left her job and find another that falls inline with her religious beliefs. She had several opportunities to follow the law or step down.

 

[LakeEarth]

Should have lost her job, not sure if Jail is overkill, but at the same time it's kind of hard to give a shit about her. Good riddance either way.

She's an elected official. She can't just get fired.

 

[Volimar]

So now that she's officially out is there a deputy Co Clerk waiting in the wings willing to issue licenses or are we going to be going through this shit all over again?

The judge is giving them like a half hour to decide to comply with the court's orders or join her in jail.

 

[Dicer]

Should have lost her job, not sure if Jail is overkill, but at the same time it's kind of hard to give a shit about her. Good riddance either way.

Well, they can fire her for not showing up now...

 

[Plasticine]

 

[Rebel Leader]

Should've gone straight to the source. I had to dig a bit to find anything on twitter.

Most comment's there however are against her from what I see

 

[Clockwork]

She should have just left her job and find another that falls inline with her religious beliefs. She had several opportunities to follow the law or step down.

As someone already said, she had 80,000 reasons not to.

 

[metalslimer]

The best part about this is she's going to become a martyr and force the gop to talk about it at some point

 

[Veritigo_X]

Most comment's there however are against her from what I see

Yeah, I was surprised to see that. The live feed from outside the courthouse will have to do for now.

 

[GreatestHits]

Should have lost her job, not sure if Jail is overkill, but at the same time it's kind of hard to give a shit about her. Good riddance either way.

edit: lmao at that "kim davis fuck you" sign post. Succinct

It sends a clear message that this is a crime. And with the massive amount of idiots protesting and not acknowledging that at all, I think this is the effective consequence that was needed. Also, contempt of court, or making up your own laws isn't a small deal. They think they are basically their own country that are immune to federal laws, because, religion. Idiots

 

[Rebel Leader]

Yeah, I was surprised to see that. The live feed from outside the courthouse will have to do for now.

Where can I watch this?

 

[SwiftDeath]

About time. Glad to see it's at least as severe as some minor amount of jail time not that I think it will dissuade her from continued discrimination

So are the rest of the world seeing this at all? It's honestly embarrassing for our country in 2015

 

[JDSN]

I dont give a shit she is about to get a pay day for this, bye bitch.

 

[CitizenCope]

First Tom Brady and now this! What a great day

Truly is a beautiful day. 9/3/15.

 

[Dishwalla]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_pHbRafFzmw

"Where's your messiah now?!"

 

[Omegasquash]

You beat me to it, you swift motherfucker, you.

 

[TimorousPanda]

Love it.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Is going to jail against your religious beliefs too? Hope you learn your lesson

 

[Viewt]

The only shitty thing about this is that she's about to get a "legal defense fund" GoFundMe that's going to net her like a hundred grand.