County Clerk Kim Davis emerged from a five-day stint in jail Tuesday pumping her fists to blaring fight music. THE ATMOSPHERE Tuesday was circus-like.
Her “victory” was defying U.S. law by refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Rowan County, Ky.
Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas and a presidential candidate, and most eager to take advantage of Davis’s 15 minutes of fame, praised Davis for “putting her life on the line” for her stance.
Not to be outdone, Sen. Ted Cruz, another contender for the Republican nomination, was also in Kentucky to grab the spotlight.
Cruz commended Davis for standing up to the “judicial tyranny,” imposed by the Federal District Court.
The irony there is the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on same-sex marriage has helped move our country away from institutionalized bigotry and the Federal District Court was merely enforcing the law.
Davis, 49, maintains she was operating “under God’s authority” in denying the licenses.
It’s certainly hard to argue with someone with connections like that.
She also defends her stance as preserving the “sanctity of marriage.”
No matter that she’s on her fourth.
Scores of people had gathered to witness Davis’s release; schools were closed, a 150-voice choir sang, and Huckabee, a former circuit preacher, was in his prime to dish out fire and brimstone.
Minus the theatrics, the event is nothing more than someone’s personal beliefs being in conflict with the demands of their job, much as it might be for someone working in a liquor store or selling guns.
Clearly, Davis is in the wrong job. People who can’t abide by the law, have no business enforcing it.
— Susan Lynn
Job not a good fit for Kentucky clerk
