11 thoughts on “Kim Davis and gay marriage: both sides are at fault (but mostly the homos on SCOTUS)”
The first thing to acknowledge, however, is that Ms. Davis didn’t cause this problem. The Supreme Court did. When the court ruled in June that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right, it redefined marriage for the nation, in a way that I and many others do not believe was constitutionally justified. And it redefined Ms. Davis’s job.
Had same-sex marriage come to Kentucky through the Legislature, lawmakers could have simultaneously created religious liberty protections and reasonable accommodations for civil servants. But the Supreme Court decided this issue itself — and, as predicted by the dissenting justices, primed the nation for conflict.
"The first thing to acknowledge, however, is that Ms. Davis didn’t cause this problem. The Supreme Court did. When the court ruled in JuneLoving v Virginia that same-sex interracial marriage is a constitutional right, it redefined marriage for the nation, in a way that I and many others do not believe was constitutionally justified. And it redefined Ms. Davis’s job."
Some on the left say that you must do every aspect of your job, despite your beliefs, or resign. But this has never been the practice in the United States. We have a rich history of accommodating conscientious objectors in a variety of settings, including government employees. Do we really want to say that an otherwise competent employee must quit or go to jail if there is another alternative?
Holy mountain of straw men Batman! That was fucking terrible! I am embarrassed for the author and for the NYT for publishing that pile of dreck
"The first thing to acknowledge, however, is that Ms. Davis didn’t cause this problem. The Supreme Court did. When the court ruled in
JuneLoving v Virginia thatsame-sexinterracial marriage is a constitutional right, it redefined marriage for the nation, in a way that I and many others do not believe was constitutionally justified. And it redefined Ms. Davis’s job."Having a hard time seeing any difference.
Because there is none- it's the same fucking whining V 2.0
Why not take it the logical extreme and just blame it on teh gheys for the audacity of existing?
Modernity is to blame. Fucking modernity!
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Douthat?
Then time to [ break some fingers ] ?
I can't even hear that fast.
Not Douthat!!!
Special guest senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation !!
Um, considering that her bullying behavior is making her deputies afraid of issuing those licenses even though they want to do so, I would say that she is not an otherwise competent employee TYVM…
/FFS
I would like to note that, despite a similar family name, that I am in no way related to this asshat.