Hillary Clinton On Jailed KY Clerk: 'Officials Should Be Held To Their Duty'

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joined her 2016 rivals in weighing in on the decision by a federal judge to hold a Kentucky clerk in contempt of court for not issuing gay marriage licenses.

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@HillaryClinton

Marriage equality is the law of the land. Officials should be held to their duty to uphold the law—end of story. https://twitter.com/ap/status/639484985162993664 …
2:17 PM - 3 Sep 2015

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Kim Davis, a clerk in Rowan County, has stopped issuing marriage licenses to all couples after the Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage.

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[rpannier]

1. Yep. I agree

They're paid to do a job
If they're not great at it, that's one thing
They're elected after-all
So that's a voter issue
If they're drawing a paycheck and refuse to do it
They're mooches and criminals

[RKP5637]

2. Agree so much!!! K&R!!! n/t

[riversedge]

3. Spot on!

[Cha]

4. Thank you, Hillary! Mahalo Don~

[mindwalker_i]

5. The sentiment must have settled sufficiently for her to take a stance

[zentrum]

10. Good one! Very funny.

[Lex]

7. Hmmmmm much?

[DonViejo]

8. 21 Senators Who Voted For DOMA In 1996 But Later Opposed It

BY JOSH ISRAEL MAR 6, 2013 10:50AM <----- Note date of article. Don

Just 17 years ago, the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) passed the U.S. Senate on a devastating 85-14 vote. But since 1996, at least 21 of the Senators who voted for the marriage inequality legislation have changed their minds.

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The growing list of Senators who have evolved since the 1996 vote includes:

1. Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT). Endorsed marriage equality in 2012, saying adults “should be free to choose who they spend their lives with a committed relationship.”

2. Former Sen. and Vice President Joe Biden (D-DE). Endorsed marriage equality in 2012 in an interview, spurring President Obama to do the same.

3. Former Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM). Co-sponsored S. 598, a DOMA repeal bill, in 2011.

4. Former Sen. Bill Bradley (D-NJ). Signed an amicus brief with three former Senate colleagues.

5. Former Sen. and former Secretary of Defense William Cohen (R-ME). Signed an amicus brief with other national security and defense experts.

6. Former Sen. Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D). Signed an amicus brief with three former Senate colleagues.

7. Former Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT). Signed an amicus brief with three former Senate colleagues and authored a 2009 op/ed in support of marriage equality .

8. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA). Signed an amicus brief with more than 200 other Congressional Democrats.

9. Former Sen. J. Bennett Johnston (D-LA). Told ThinkProgress he no longer supports the law.

10. Former Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI). Co-sponsored S. 598, a DOMA repeal bill, in 2011.

11. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ). Signed an amicus brief with more than 200 other Congressional Democrats.

12. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT). Signed an amicus brief with more than 200 other Congressional Democrats.

13. Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI). Co-sponsored S. 598, a DOMA repeal bill, in 2011.

14. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD). Signed an amicus brief with more than 200 other Congressional Democrats.

15. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA). Signed an amicus brief with more than 200 other Congressional Democrats.

16. Former Sen. Larry Pressler (R-SD). Signed an amicus brief with more than 100 other Republican leaders.

17. Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI). Co-sponsored S. 598, a DOMA repeal bill, in 2011.

18. Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). Signed an amicus brief with more than 200 other Congressional Democrats.

19. Former Sen. Republican Whip Alan Simpson (R-WY). Signed an amicus brief with three former Senate colleagues.

20. Former Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA, later D-PA). Endorsed DOMA repeal in an 2009 editorial, prior to his 2012 death.

21. Former Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-MN). Wrote that he regretted his DOMA vote, prior to his 2002 death.

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http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/03/06/1671581/21-senators-who-voted-for-doma-in-1996-but-later-opposed-it/

[Liberty Belle]

9. what a slippery slope it would be it we let all govt. workers ignore laws, such as these:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027138701

[Geronimoe]

11. Held to their duties?

Except when it comes to doing Dept of State business on Hillary's private server.

Such a hypocrite. But you see the Clintons out fox the laws.

[Android3.14]

12. Officials Should Be Held To Their Duty

Yes, they should.