She’s not “refusing to issue gay marriage licenses”; she’s refusing to issue ANY marriage licenses to anyone, gay or straight. You just don’t get a government-sanctioned marriage in Rowan County.
If the Extreme Court is going to force so-called “marriage equality” on the country, then this is precisely where we need to go — get the government out of marriage altogether.
“She’s not ‘refusing to issue gay marriage licenses; she’s refusing to issue ANY marriage licenses to anyone, gay or straight. You just don’t get a government-sanctioned marriage in Rowan County.”
But issuing marriage licenses is one of the duties of a County Clerk, as determined by the State of Kentucky. It’s not up to her to decide she’s just not going to do a portion of her job.
As for the “we’re not discriminating because we’re not providing to anyone” argument - it didn’t work when southern states decided to shut down their public school systems altogether rather than desegregate, and it won’t work now.
Which is the same rationale these demented assholes used to strike down DOMA.
The party is over.