Posted on 06/30/2011 8:12:21 PM PDT by fwdude
New York’s gay weddings victory lap has not extended to all parts of the Empire State, with a rural town clerk determined to not sign any same-sex marriage licenses.
Barbara MacEwen, the town clerk in upstate Volney who is responsible for signing marriage licenses in the town, said she’s morally opposed to same-sex weddings and does not intend to affix her signature to any marriage documents for gay or lesbian couples.
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As far as I can tell, she has every right not to sign any document she doesn’t feel like. Good for her.
God bless her and protect her in every way. Amen.
Yes. God Bless her. I’m sure she knows exactly what she is in for. That is moral courage.
LGBT activists are going to make an example of her... may God protect this woman.
God bless her. I wish we had more brave souls on our side like this woman.
She’s got more testosterone in her eyelashes than all 4 of those traitorous, gutless tasbards RINO’s in NY combined. Voting for this perverted abomination marriage of anal reamers. They disgust me to no end—the RINO’s that is.
The comments at the site against the woman talk about how dare she ignore the law. Isn’t Zero ignoring the law about deporting illegal aliens? What about Zero’s ignoring of law? I’ve read reports over the years of some demo something-or-other who proudly said they will not enforce such-and-such law because they don’t believe it is right. Democrats, I call you hypocrites (unfortunately, they don’t care).
Yes, they will viciously attack her, traveling hundreds of miles out of their way with homo-lawyers in tow to make sure she bows before the idol of Molech.
To me, what defies rationale is that the homo-activists attack people like this who PROVE that homosexual "marriage" does, in fact, affect other people. It would be extremely gracious and good public relations practice to just let people like her who have strong objections to this radical change in civilization to have her way instead of pounding their agenda home in every corner of society. They are altogether evil, seeking out good in every nook of this country to destroy it.
Actually what she needs is a contingency of FR supporters to set up a perimeter patrol around her residence and all of us to bring our concealed weapons and permits and plenty of hollow points as well. The gloves need to come off. The freaks will stop at nothing and the mainstream media will support them a hundred percent.
Good on her!!!!
I find the comments section funny. She’s ‘striking’ because of her beliefs.....and the homos are whining because they are ‘tax payers’. Funny, that. ;-)
Let them try that when the unions are striking. Bunch of f#ckwits.
Unless she can prove that the job description gives her the right to arbitrarily withold her signature because an applicant is homosexual, or black, or has only one eye, or walks funny, she ought to get herself into another line of work that doesn't offend her moral sensibilities.
I fully support her right to object.
But like the man said, you get paid to perform a given job, not to hold a moral position about the people involved. Best of luck to her.
I'm sure she has moral courage, but I don't believe she has any idea of the magnitude of absolutely vile, violent vindictiveness of the homo-left. She needs massive support, and I hope NY FReepers in her area are on board.
“As far as I can tell, she has every right not to sign any document she doesn’t feel like. Good for her.”
Any act that requires permission from the State to engage in makes it a privilege, not a right. And the privileges the State grants it can also take away.
When she was elected by the people in her community - implying she shared the community's values - at the time that she signed on for this position, the firm foundation of real marriage was already in existence. This is effectively changing her job description in the middle of her term. She wasn't elected to "marry" two men or two women.
If what you say is true, then she may be able to hold onto her job in spite of her objection.
Can you say on what basis you hold your opinion? I am unaware of the applicable laws in her town regarding the legal responsibilities of the town clerk, but perhaps you are.
This town clerk is doomed. She and her family are going to be threatened, if not actually assaulted. And in the end she WILL lose her job. It’s the Gaystapo way.
Amen. These freaks are militant. It’s alllllll about the $$$$$$$$$$$$.
Sorry if it came off that way, as it wasn't meant to be patronizing at all. I have strong moral sensibilities and I don't find the phrase troublesome.
What I meant was, I am concerned that unless she can find a legal basis for maintaining her objection, she may find herself out of a job. That's not uncommon -- I know vegetarians who refuse to handle meat, and were dismissed from jobs where meat handling was required, for example.
> When she was elected by the people in her community - implying she shared the community's values - at the time that she signed on for this position, the firm foundation of real marriage was already in existence. This is effectively changing her job description in the middle of her term. She wasn't elected to "marry" two men or two women.
I understand and agree.
I'm only noting that, given that the law is the law until it's overturned, she may find her position untenable, which would be a shame.
I support her objection, as I said before.
I am sorry to say that I share your pessimism in that regard. Unless she can find a legal basis to sustain her objection, she may not be able to hold onto her position.
> She and her family are going to be threatened, if not actually assaulted.
I pray that does not come to pass. But again I fear you may be right. I have seen the fury of the homosexual activists (I live near Ithaca, NY, home to a great many of them) and they will work hard to overpower this 75-yr old woman.
On the positive side, I'm proud to say that upstate NY is also home to a great many conservatives and the small towns still hold moral values very strongly. I'm sure she has the support of her neighbors and townspeople, regardless of the media circus which is sure to erupt.
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