Kim Davis, the Clerk of Rowan County, Kentucky, who, on personal religious grounds, has refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, misconceives her job. As a government functionary, she is an agent of the Rowan County government, vested by law with certain responsibilities, including the stamping and issuance of pieces of paper that make legal and binding (with all the privileges and appurtenances pertaining thereto) the contract of marriage.
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Peter Scheer, Huffington Post: Politics
Thu, 09/03/2015 - 11:19am
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