Posted on 07/22/2015 7:10:54 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
Gov. Beshear tells county clerks to set aside convictions of same-sex marriage but won't share his own views on subject
FRANKFORT — Despite telling the few county clerks who still refuse to issue marriage licenses to set aside their personal beliefs on same-sex marriage and perform their duties, Gov. Steve Beshear on Tuesday twice declined to say whether he followed his own advice when he decided to appeal a 2014 federal court ruling overturning Kentucky’s ban on same-sex marriage.
Beshear, whose second term as governor ends in December, continually brushed aside questions on his personal views toward same-sex marriage as his appeal of a U.S. District Court ruling on Kentucky’s constitutional amendment defining marriage moved through the U.S. Supreme Court.
After the high court’s opinion legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, those looking for clarity on the Democratic governor’s views on the divisive subject will have to wait longer.
“I have not allowed my personal feelings to become involved in this whole issue because I felt as governor we had people in this state who have very strong feelings on both sides of the issue,” Beshear said at an unrelated news conference at the Capitol Tuesday.
“We have a constitutional amendment that was voted in by about 70 percent of the population, so I felt like I owed it to every Kentuckian to try to get a Supreme Court decision that one way or the other would settle this issue and say what the law was all across this land.”
Beshear added that he’s ensuring Kentucky follows the Supreme Court’s ruling in his last months in office.
“My personal feelings can wait till another day,” he said.
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hes not SHARING his FEELINGS
..hmm does he have any THOUGHTS?? None he’d care to share OPENLY evidently
Translation: “I’m pro-queer but I don’t want to say so because I’m afraid it would hurt my loin leavings chances of getting elected State Attorney General.”
Kentucky is basically a blue state now.
He’s in the pockets of the corporations.
To most Americans today, and all the leftists, the views individuals hold about important social issues are just "feelings." They can never be considered reasoned conclusions based on evidence, much less convictions grounded in natural law and religious faith.
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