[robreke]

(09-03-2015 09:35 PM)Hotwheels Wrote:  

(09-03-2015 08:05 PM)Dr. Howard Wrote:  

(09-03-2015 07:53 PM)robreke Wrote:  

(09-03-2015 07:17 PM)Hotwheels Wrote:  

She is denying people's rights by not issuing them marriage licenses in accordnce with the law. Her religious views are immaterial.

Look at it from the other side; If she was allowed to do this, then the citizens of other counties could elect County Clerks to nullify the law of the land.

That would not end well.

Yeah, but jail !?

Agree.

Hotwheels, for a local example...no one tried to jail Scott Walker and...whats the name of the senate leader?...for allegedly breaking senate procedural law...they went ahead and tried to recall them. Though the Madison liberals would have loved it, it wasn't even an option.

The Dems in both houses ran and hid out of state to avoid being arrested for refusing to show up to "work" IIRC. (In WI a few years ago)

What other option is there other than jail for this broad? She refused to follow a judicial order.

I like her gumption, but she is wrong.

Maybe there were limited options except jail given her position, but I doubt it.

Other options would include fines or expulsion from office ( impeachment if that's what it's called for a clerk )

Her incarceration was a big "F" you to traditional conservative values, to what has always been considered normal and decent, and to any and all of Obama's adversaries or would be adversaries. It was a shot over the bow:

"Don't like gay marriage or agree with it? F-You, you're going to jail"

"Your religious beliefs prevent you from issuing a license to lesbians. F-You...jail."

"you want to hold on to the way America used to be? Where marriage was only between a man and a woman? You aren't on board with us for this whole 'fundamentally change American' thing? F-You. It's incarceration time."

"Oh...so, mrs. state clerk official...you have the courage to stand up to something you think is perverted or wrong or anti American ? Get with the times you puritan red neck and all you other red state, gun loving, bible thumping, traditionalists. Gay marriage is here to stay and not only stay but flourish.....we WILL throw you in jail unless you step in line"

The judge furthermore said the woman 'holds the key' to her cell. See what this Obamite is doing?

He's saying "step in line, pledge your allegiance to Big Brother, agree that 2+2 = 5 and we will let you out of prison. Just confess your wrong mindedness and we will consider forgiveness."

The jailing was a statement and, in a sense, a warning from an anti American judge which percolated from an anti American ruling and the administration that supports it to traditionally minded Americans who are trying to keep their country from going to hell in a hand basket.

The liberal courts with the blessing of the administration is trying to nip it in the bud now with the shocking, unprecedented decision to jail this woman, so any would be opponents in the future will step in line. They've got more laws in the works to continue to turn America into more of a freak show and this is a pre-emptive action to scare any future opponents of that.