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Beartracks

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40. Then U.S. Marshals should be posted at the Clerks' offices...

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 06:23 PM

Jun 2015

... like when they had to accompany black children to school to ensure that de-segregation was being enforced.

And I think any Clerk who needs their religious beliefs accommodated should be put on administrative leave until they can be placed in another position within their County. THAT's what accommodation is, NOT refusing to do your job.

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Message To Fundies Decrying The Supreme Court Decision As An Infringement On Their Religious Freedom [View all] napkinz Jun 2015 OP

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they feel that if they can't impose their beliefs on others, they are being persecuted/oppressed napkinz Jun 2015 #16

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And nobody's forcing them to go marry a gay person, either. calimary Jun 2015 #7

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it's simple; if you're against same-sex marriage, don't have one napkinz Jun 2015 #19

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Marriage has always been a part of civil law. hifiguy Jun 2015 #14

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conservatives want to protect traditional biblical marriage ... well ... napkinz Jun 2015 #32

I guess the "religious liberty" argument rested on individuals, like Court Clerks. Beartracks Jun 2015 #18

Texas attorney general says county clerks can refuse gay couples napkinz Jun 2015 #37

Then U.S. Marshals should be posted at the Clerks' offices... Beartracks Jun 2015 #40

I wonder how Texas will respond ... napkinz Jun 2015 #41

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a civil matter, a civil right napkinz Jun 2015 #39

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When a Baker or a Government Clerk denies service to a hetero couple for being previously divorced.. brooklynite Jun 2015 #35

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Supreme Court Decision Will Lead To Assault On/Persecution Of Christians By Teh Gays! napkinz Jun 2015 #52