Rand Paul: KY Clerk's Gay Marriage Objections ‘Part Of The American Way’

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) suggested Tuesday that a Kentucky clerk who is refusing to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples was "making a stand" and "an important part of the American way." But he argued the whole situation could have been avoided if states stopped processing marriage licenses entirely.

"I think people who do stand up and are making a stand to say that they believe in something is an important part of the American way," Paul told Boston Herald Radio, according to The Washington Post.

He made the statement after he laid out his broader theory on how to deal with those with religious objections to same-sex marriage.

"I think one way to get around the whole idea of what the Supreme Court is forcing on the states is for states just to get out of the business of giving out licenses," Paul said. "Alabama has already voted to do this, they’re just no longer going to give out licenses. And anybody can make a contract. And then if you want a marriage contract you go to a church. And so I’ve often said we could have gotten around all of this also in the sense that I do believe everybody has a right to a contract."

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[Raster]

1. Once again, Rand Paul proves HE IS AN IDIOT.

[StanP50]

2. But he's an American Idiot

.....maybe...need to really check that birth certificate to be sure. One never knows, does one

[Raster]

3. I'm thinking Kenya...

[Angry Dragon]

8. +13,036

[Efilroft Sul]

4. So is going to jail for contempt of court.

Orange is the new prairie skirt.

[csziggy]

5. Of course he would understand where she's coming from

When he didn't like the standards set by a professional organization, he started his own professional organization. If Kim Davis wants to meet his criteria, though, she needs to start her own county, state and country.

[Initech]

6. Hate and bigotry are the American way?

Maybe in 1865, but this is 2015, Rand...

[d_legendary1]

7. Someone needs to tell Rand Paul

that Aqua Buddha is not in charge and never was.

[Raster]

9. Someone needs to tell Rand Paul....

...we humored your Daddy, you're stretching the good will mighty thin.

[matt819]

10. What a fucking moron

What part of the presidents job would he choose not to do because that's the American way. This infuriates me.

[HardLineDem]

11. No, Senator, you don't go to a church to make a contract.

...and the state should get out of the business of what Christians regard as a sacrament. But the state does have an interest in regulating property rights and legal relations, so there should be a plain, civil means of registering a household and family. Let those who want a religious wedding have it, by all means, but that's not what the state does.