Flames of Liberty

According to the Supreme Court, marriage falls under the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. As such a state would need a compelling legal justification to deny marriage to a group. No such legal justification exist. I do not agree with same sex marriage, but the legal reasoning of the 5 justices was sound.

Was it the world that drew and then disowned a "red line" ultimatum for Syria and also claimed ISIS was just a JV terrorist team, or were both done by Barack Hussein Obama? ISIS is a world problem, not that of a single country. It is not our responsibility alone to deal with them. If you wish to point fingers at a single person, the person who removed Sadam Hussein would be a good target. There would be no ISIS if he were still in power.

I would agree with the PM, the world has failed in Syria and with ISIS.

No, that is not what it is set up to do. The SCOTUS is set up to challenge the constitutionality of laws passed by Congress. They are a check and balance on Congress. There are no laws legalizing gay marriage, so she was not violating any laws. She was upholding KY law and the Supreme Court does not have the power to override state laws. States are sovereign. KY's Constitution upholds marriage as being between a man and woman, only. They have no laws providing anything for gay couples. It is the gov't, not Kim Davis, that has broken the law. The role of the Supreme Court is not limited to just laws passed by Congress, never was and never will be. The laws of one of the UNITED states cannot be in violation of the Constitution of the United States.

The Supreme Court ruled that marriage fell under the protection of the 14th amendment. Agree or disagree with the ruling, the Supreme Court did what it was created to do, determine the constitutionality of laws passed by the people. Just as this amendment was used to justify stinking down Jim Crow laws.

The Supreme Court disagrees with you. Additionally, it was she that refused to allow the others in her office to sign the marriage licenses.

There is never bail in contempt of court cases. When bail is authorized it is assumed the person will not commit the actions they have been accused of while on bail. In this case she has openly admitted she will continue to not do her job. I agree 100% with her view on same sex marriage, but in our country that does not give her the right to not do her job and still get paid for it. It is not in the job description of a County Clerk to define marriage.