Kentucky clerk refused have same sex marriages license!

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Out west the county clerk is an appointed position, not an elected one, so unless KY is different she can be removed without impeachment process.
 
seb said:
Out west the county clerk is an appointed position, not an elected one, so unless KY is different she can be removed without impeachment process.
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In KY, impeachment is only one option to remove her from office, not otherwise.
 
I have seen a number of posts (from different people) referring to her as "City Clerk". She is actually a "County Clerk" which is the next larger government division within the state.
 
Foxrac said:
Yes, that's very sad. :(

She made Christians look bad.
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She made the human race look bad ! She wouldn't issue a marriage license to anyone , if we refuse to our jobs at most businesses we're fired on the spot !
 
Foxrac said:
In KY, impeachment is only one option to remove her from office, not otherwise.
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She could also be put behind bars for contempt of court, until she decides to obey the judges order, that would effectively remover her from office.
 
seb said:
She could also be put behind bars for contempt of court, until she decides to obey the judges order, that would effectively remover her from office.
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Incorrect, imprison her for contempt of court will not remove her from office and she still have name on county website - she is officially clerk of Rowan County.

http://rowancountyclerk.com/

Impeachment is only one option to remove her from office and wipe her name off - it has done via state legislature with 2/3 vote.
 
Foxrac said:
Incorrect, imprison her for contempt of court will not remove her from office and she still have name on county website - she is officially clerk of Rowan County.

http://rowancountyclerk.com/

Impeachment is only one option to remove her from office and wipe her name off - it has done via state legislature with 2/3 vote.
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impeachment is not the only option on the table.

for example - gross ignorance of official duties. unfitness or inability to promptly and properly discharge official duties. official misconduct. criminal charge.
 
Jiro said:
impeachment is not the only option on the table.

for example - gross ignorance of official duties. unfitness or inability to promptly and properly discharge official duties. official misconduct. criminal charge.
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Official misconduct will not remove her from office automatically.

Following the presentation, Gardner took questions from the audience. Many of which concerned the possibility of removing Davis from public office. The only processes by which she could vacate the position before the end of her term, he said, are impeachment or resignation.

“If an impeachment case was pursued and she was convicted, she would be taken out of office," said Gardner. "If she goes to prison because of contempt, she will not lose her office.”
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http://www.thetrailblazeronline.net/life_and_arts/article_829f9950-4dba-11e5-bacb-7f66fd30c138.html
 
seb said:
She could also be put behind bars for contempt of court, until she decides to obey the judges order, that would effectively remover her from office.
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she's already in the jail....
 
Jiro said:
nothing is automatic.... and that's not the point.

it's a ground for removal. I don't care what Professor Gardner said. that's just his opinion. There are always ways to remove her.
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What kind of way to remove her from office, beside impeachment?

I have gut that Kim Davis will be acquitted from misconduct because some jurors are religious and they don't believe that refuse to issue a marriage to gay couples are misconduct.

There is no win situation but lock her up in jail for long time may pressure her to resign.
 
As an elected official, Davis is difficult to fire. Friday’s request for misdemeanor official misconduct charges against her by the Attorney General begins a slow process that could only actually kick her out of office if the state legislature votes to impeach her. She has also risked contempt charges by continuing to refuse to issue licenses in defiance of a court order. If the Supreme Court grants her request from Friday night, it would keep her in office until her suit against Beshear is ultimately resolved — potentially even by The Nine themselves.
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http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2015/08/29/3696830/kim-davis-kentucky-marriage-scotus/

Oh wow, that will be impossible to remove her from office.
 
Foxrac said:
What kind of way to remove her from office, beside impeachment?
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Foxrac said:
I have gut that Kim Davis will be acquitted from misconduct because some jurors are religious and they don't believe that refuse to issue a marriage to gay couples are misconduct.

There is no win situation but lock her up in jail for long time may pressure her to resign.
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such potential jurors who cannot perform their duty would be removed during selection process.
 
Jiro said:
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such potential jurors who cannot perform their duty would be removed during selection process.
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See #153 - impeachment is only one option, not otherwise.

The misconduct is leading to impeachment offense but that's impossible because majority of state legislature are conservative Christians, even DEM or GOP alike.

Good luck with jurors - no jury trial is perfect.

It means they are stuck with Kim Davis until she resigns from office.
 
whatdidyousay! said:
But can't potential jurors lies so they'll get pick ?
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It is possible - they could lie and not expose about their true identify.

Also, no wonder about why bad police officers rarely convicted or indicted.
 
whatdidyousay! said:
But can't potential jurors lies so they'll get pick ?
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yes possible but the selection process is quite tedious with dozens of questions that can potentially red-flag you and this is a small town where I assume everybody knows each other...

the trial could be moved to a different county or even capital where there is much less bias. who knows.
 
Jiro said:
yes possible but the selection process is quite tedious with dozens of questions that can potentially red-flag you and this is a small town where I assume everybody knows each other...

the trial could be moved to a different county or even capital where there is much less bias. who knows.
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Move the trial to NJ/NYC and oh wow, she will be guilty of misconduct. :lol:
 
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