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6. Once again, she can't be fired

Wed Aug 26, 2015, 04:26 PM

Aug 2015

It's an elected position. There is nothing that gives anyone the authority to fire her.

She can be fined, and she can be jailed on contempt until her term as clerk expires.

But she can't be fired.

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Court orders defiant Kentucky clerk to issue same-sex marriage licenses in compliance with SCOTUS... [View all] DonViejo Aug 2015 OP

Fine and fire her. uppityperson Aug 2015 #1

I think we ought to make scofflaws like her truebluegreen Aug 2015 #3

As outlined a few weeks back jberryhill Aug 2015 #19

...which is why I'd like to go further, truebluegreen Aug 2015 #21

The most likely outcomes here are jberryhill Aug 2015 #23

Dollar Tree will sell most of the copies Marthe48 Aug 2015 #32

They do love to think they're just like the Christian martyrs, don't they? truebluegreen Aug 2015 #47

That's not unique to this group of people jberryhill Aug 2015 #51

Didn't say it was, but it is definitely a feature. truebluegreen Aug 2015 #52

Once again, she can't be fired jberryhill Aug 2015 #6

Thank you, I haven't been following and appreciate your taking time to repeat yourself which uppityperson Aug 2015 #7

No problem jberryhill Aug 2015 #16

Yep. Her ship has come in, much like the "I'm not gonna COLGATE4 Aug 2015 #48

What about impeachment? cstanleytech Aug 2015 #18

I am not familiar with the relevant Kentucky statutes down to that level of procedural detail jberryhill Aug 2015 #20

she can be jailed on contempt until her term as clerk expires. lobodons Aug 2015 #22

And she'll write letters to donors, and prepare for the sermon circuit jberryhill Aug 2015 #24

And eventually, her notoriety will evaporate, Ilsa Aug 2015 #27

Still beats the life she had jberryhill Aug 2015 #28

Oh yeah. This will be the highlight of her life. Ilsa Aug 2015 #30

No question. She has joined the ranks of Christian martyrs. yardwork Aug 2015 #39

According to Kentucky statutes, she can be removed from office by the courts. leftofcool Aug 2015 #29

What part are you reading? jberryhill Aug 2015 #31

She did commit a crime, at least according to our County Clerk leftofcool Aug 2015 #33

"because that plays right into her hands" jberryhill Aug 2015 #35

I bet they do too! leftofcool Aug 2015 #37

she can be impeached though the likelihood of that is probably not high dsc Aug 2015 #36

I remember reading a post by one person in a comment from a news article saying 4lbs Aug 2015 #2

And if she denies it again........................ turbinetree Aug 2015 #4

Before breaking out the leg irons, the next steps are... jberryhill Aug 2015 #5

Who is/will be paying all her legal bills? lamp_shade Aug 2015 #8

She's a fund-raising vehicle jberryhill Aug 2015 #10

Aha. Thanks for replying. lamp_shade Aug 2015 #12

Donate here jberryhill Aug 2015 #15

... lamp_shade Aug 2015 #17

So what happens if she is taken into custody? starroute Aug 2015 #11

If she's taken into custody... jberryhill Aug 2015 #13

Everyone wants to be a celeb. Applies equally well Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #46

How long do all of those steps take? Weeks? Months? LeftofObama Aug 2015 #25

Days jberryhill Aug 2015 #26

Hope she has fun sitting in jail in contempt. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2015 #9

I'm sure she will jberryhill Aug 2015 #14

It's an embarrassment to KY that Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #34

The biggest embarrassment to KY is that awful jelly jberryhill Aug 2015 #42

We have bad jelly? Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #43

Yeah that KY Jelly is nasty jberryhill Aug 2015 #44

Hah. OK; you're just being slippery. Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #45

Maybe you're using the wrong peanut butter? nt COLGATE4 Aug 2015 #49

Crunchy or creamy? jberryhill Aug 2015 #50

Crunchy, definitely. Stops the KY from sliding off 10 times out of 10. COLGATE4 Aug 2015 #53

Well it'll soon be flying off the shelves in Rowan County jberryhill Aug 2015 #54

I just learned a lot... MMTampa Aug 2015 #38

The last paragraph you clipped is the key...n/t ms liberty Aug 2015 #40

sue her allan01 Aug 2015 #41