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(14,691 posts) Thu Oct 1, 2015, 08:19 PM Oct 2015

Ky. governor rips Kim Davis lawsuit as 'forlorn'

Source: USA Today

"Absurd." "Forlorn." "Obtuse."

Those are some of the words lawyers for Kentucky's Gov. Steve Beshear used to describe a lawsuit that county clerk Kim Davis brought against the governor as she fights to avoid issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Davis, who spent five days in jail for defying a series of federal court orders – and met with Pope Francis when he visited the U.S. last week – alleges that Beshear, a Democrat, "usurped control of Kentucky marriage law" and violated her religious freedom by asking clerks to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized gay marriage nationwide.

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/10/01/kentucky-governor-steve-beshear-hits-back-at-county-clerk-kim-davis-for-her-lawsuit-against-him-re-same-sex-marriage-licenses/73137134/

Quelle surprise. How could it be anything but?

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Ky. governor rips Kim Davis lawsuit as 'forlorn' (Original Post) LiberalElite Oct 2015 OP

Pope Francis proved that he's just another bigot for meeting with that cretin. Yeah, okay on income catbyte Oct 2015 #1

The Roman Catholic Church openly sanctioned Dawson Leery Oct 2015 #2

Francis might be the best pope ever... mike_c Oct 2015 #3

Did this really happen? gvstn Oct 2015 #4

All the reports are based on Davis saying she did, and the Vatican spokesman saying Demit Oct 2015 #5

Where was the media frenzy? TexasBushwhacker Oct 2015 #6

Thanks. gvstn Oct 2015 #7

Was it ever proven he DID meet with her? davidpdx Oct 2015 #8

Or, he was blindsided: silvershadow Oct 2015 #11

Troubled soul Geronimoe Oct 2015 #9

Unfortunately, she is not a troubled soul. Nitram Oct 2015 #12

How exactly can a governor "usurp" a state law? SwankyXomb Oct 2015 #10

Time for the firing squad to start cleaning their rifles. Elmer S. E. Dump Oct 2015 #13

catbyte

(34,373 posts)

1. Pope Francis proved that he's just another bigot for meeting with that cretin. Yeah, okay on income

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Thu Oct 1, 2015, 08:40 PM

Oct 2015

Inequality and climate change, but he's still basically the same old same old. I was never much of a fan anyway. Indians like me have a problem with the Catholic church anyway, so I was disgusted but not surprised.

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)

2. The Roman Catholic Church openly sanctioned

Reply to catbyte (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 1, 2015, 08:52 PM

Oct 2015

Genocide against all native peoples of the new world who did not convert to their cult.......I mean church.
I left the church in 2007 and never looked back.

mike_c

(36,281 posts)

3. Francis might be the best pope ever...

Reply to Dawson Leery (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 1, 2015, 09:01 PM

Oct 2015

...but the institution he leads is still a homophobic, racist, and sexist cult.

gvstn

(2,805 posts)

4. Did this really happen?

Reply to catbyte (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 1, 2015, 09:06 PM

Oct 2015

He met with her?

I was all for the "cool" Pope but if he met with her then we are done. Seriously did he actually meet with her of all 300 million Americans?

Demit

(11,238 posts)

5. All the reports are based on Davis saying she did, and the Vatican spokesman saying

Reply to gvstn (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 1, 2015, 09:38 PM

Oct 2015

he 'did not deny that a meeting took place', but that he would have no additional comment.

I think her story of her hugging the pope, and his hugging her back, is wildly exaggerated. Her lawyer said, as if in proof, that he was waiting for the Vatican to send him pictures that were taken. Somehow I doubt we'll ever see any such thing.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,174 posts)

6. Where was the media frenzy?

Reply to Demit (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 1, 2015, 09:42 PM

Oct 2015

Every other appearance he made, including the one with victims of sexual abuse, was well documented. I'll believe it when I see it. He must not know about her 3 divorces.

gvstn

(2,805 posts)

7. Thanks.

Reply to Demit (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 1, 2015, 09:47 PM

Oct 2015

I usually read all the crappy websites like DailyMail. Ihave been busy this last day and have seen nothing of this gossip.

I really hope the Pope didn't choose her to hug. There are a lot of other people that deserve a hug from him more. I'm not really religious but I think I like Francis. He seems kind.