Immoral illegitimate Supreme Court
Meanwhile, liberal politicians like Governor Steve Beshear and Attorney General Jack Conway — both of whom so readily abandoned the 75% of Kentucky voters who passed a constitutional amendment reserving marriage solely to one man and one woman — have quickly weighed in that the disputed licenses are valid. Of course their views are transparently political and not based on any serious legal analysis. Meanwhile, gay and lesbian activists are demanding that Kim Davis be hauled back into court for "interfering" with gay couples by altering the license forms.
The bottom line is that Kim Davis remains at risk and could be ordered back to jail any time this rogue federal judge decides to once again appease the LGBT activists.
Kim Davis is not the only public official in the crosshairs of gay activists demanding that they personally endorse same-sex 'marriage' or be punished. A fellow clerk in Kentucky, Casey Davis (no relation to Kim), also refuses to issue 'marriage' licenses to gay couples because doing so violates his beliefs. He's facing legal action. In Alabama, Probate Judge Nick Williams has petitioned the state Supreme Court for an order protecting his right not to perform a same-sex 'marriage' in violation of his religious beliefs. And in Oregon, two state judges are under attack for refusing to perform same-sex 'weddings' that violate their religious beliefs.
The case of Marion County Judge Vance Day is particularly troubling. Oregon law allows, but does not require, judges to perform weddings. It is not a required element of their job. In fact, the state's laws are so liberal (like their politics) that just about anyone can pay a small fee and be authorized to perform marriages. Despite the fact that virtually any adult in the state could perform a same-sex 'wedding,' gay activists in the state are determined to force every judge to participate, especially those who object on moral or religious grounds. Thus, activists have filed a professional complaint against Vance Day because he does not want to violate his beliefs and perform a "gay wedding."
And get this: Part of the complaint against Judge Day is that because he doesn't want to personally perform a same-sex ceremony he must be prejudiced against gays and lesbians and they can't trust how he would treat them in court. "It goes beyond marriage and gets to serious questions about judicial integrity," one activist told a reporter.
For example, in Oregon we not only filed legal briefs in support of traditional marriage, we went to court seeking to represent the state's voters when the state Attorney General violated her oath of office and refused to defend the vote of the people to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. When the homosexual judge who invalidated the Oregon marriage amendment denied our motion to defend marriage, we took our fight on behalf of Oregon voters all the way to the US Supreme Court. And even though the Supreme Court did not ultimately grant our request to allow us to defend the Oregon marriage amendment, we've continued to fight for the truth of marriage.
Given the posture of the courts, it's critical that Congress and state legislatures enact legislation like the First Amendment Defense Act. That is why we are working hard in Congress and at the state level to enact this critical legislation. Without it, countless Americans will be at risk of losing their businesses, being fired, having to pay heavy fines to the government and even being jailed — simply because they will not embrace same-sex 'marriage.'
