Defiant Kentucky Clerk Taken Into Federal Custody

In short, Kim Davis is an elected county clerk in Kentucky who has refused to sign same-sex marriage licenses on religious grounds. The Supreme Court has ruled that same sex marriages are the law of the land, and have ruled that there’s no such thing as a religious exemption. And thus, Kim Davis has been held in contempt of court. People expected fines to be levied… but she has actually been jailed for it.

Here’s an interesting quote from the US District Judge who issued the order to have Davis jailed:

“If you give people the opportunity to choose which orders they follow, that’s what potentially causes problems.”

Huh. Regardless of your opinion on same sex marriages… I kinda dig the idea of public officials whose job it is to uphold the law getting tossed into the hoosegow for not upholding the law. Imagine it: mayors of “sanctuary cities” or Presidents who refuse to deport illegals all getting sent to the Fed Pen. Heh.

IRONY ALERT:

According to Wiki:

In 2014 … Davis ran for the clerk office as a Democrat. She defeated Republican John Cox in the November 2014 election, becoming the Rowan county clerk.

And what’s more, Judge David L. Bunning, who had Davis arrested and put into jail, was nominated for United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky by, wait for it… President George. W. Bush in 2001.

So, once again, it’s Republicans smacking down Democrats on the issue of human rights and following the Constitution.