tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post7675486709221903723..comments2024-02-08T07:32:20.315-06:00Comments on Steve Bates - Yellow Doggerel Democratic Views: RWNJ Kentucky County Clerk Ordered Jailed For Contempt Of Court Over Refusal To Issue Gay Marriage LicensesSteve Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-33870778800775114582015-09-04T19:43:11.882-05:002015-09-04T19:43:11.882-05:00Indeed, one of the most disturbing aspects of her ...Indeed, one of the most disturbing aspects of her behavior here, and that of many other people in similar circumstances, is their insistence on an interpretation of the phrase "freedom of religion" which actually means just the opposite: "freedom of religion" translates as "freedom to impose one's religion on everyone else, even in defiance of the law." That wins no admiration from me, and I'd like to think that an adolescent ethics discussion group in the church I spent some time in (I was a UU) would not be allowed to get away with that perversion of meaning for 10 seconds... and it would be the other adolescents who would put a stop to it long before the adult leadership had to intervene. Ms. Davis has no basis for being proud of herself, and I hope someone of her own faith tells her so before she commits even worse logical perversions.Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-72097102949456703102015-09-04T19:13:55.896-05:002015-09-04T19:13:55.896-05:00"I totally support her desire to take a princ...<i>"I totally support her desire to take a principled stand -- she should resign." - pj</i><br /><br />pj, that is one of at least two principled actions available to her. The other is to acknowledge that her refusal to perform a well-defined mission of her office is a kind of civil disobedience, and like all practitioners of that venerable technique, she is prepared to accept the consequences of her illegal acts, whether jail time or impeachment and removal from office or both. <br /><br />Ms. Davis, however, insists on having it both ways: refusing her duty and dodging any consequences for doing so. If we are to maintain the rule of law in our society, our judiciary must be able to insist on and enforce the whole order: that she continue to be pinned on both of that dilemma's horns. An unenforceable judicial order is a preliminary to societal chaos.Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-38543255123062915192015-09-04T15:59:19.179-05:002015-09-04T15:59:19.179-05:00This is not a complicated situation. This woman...This is not a complicated situation. This woman's religious convictions conflict with her public duties and I totally support her desire to take a principled stand -- she should resign.paintedjaguarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12543155841059132978noreply@blogger.com