Kim Davis still thinks she's the shit. Or her lawyer does.

[WOT?*]

news.yahoo.com/gay-couples-try-wed-defiant-clerk-sits-jail-082850785.html#

MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — A jailed Kentucky clerk asserted that marriage licenses issued without her authority Friday to gay couples in Rowan County are void and "not worth the paper they are written on" because she didn't authorize them, her attorney said.

Kim Davis now wears an orange jumpsuit and "has already been doing Bible studies with herself" in jail, her attorney Mat Staver of Liberty Counsel told reporters after meeting with her behind bars. He said Davis is in very good spirits, and is prepared to stay as long as it takes to uphold her religious freedoms.

"She's not going to resign, she's not going to sacrifice her conscience, so she's doing what Martin Luther King Jr. wrote about in his Letter from the Birmingham Jail, which is to pay the consequences for her decision," Staver said.

Meanwhile, Staver said he's preparing to appeal U.S. District Judge David Bunning's contempt finding as one of several legal challenges on her behalf.

At least three gay couples received marriage licenses Friday from one of Davis' deputies, embracing and celebrating after repeatedly being turned away before Davis was jailed on Thursday.

Marriage licenses in Kentucky usually have the elected clerk's signature on them; those handed out Friday lacked any signature. The Rowan County attorney and lawyers for the gay couples said they are legal and valid nevertheless. When the judge was asked if the licenses will be considered valid without Davis' authorization, he said it was up to the gay couples to take that chance.

William Smith Jr. and James Yates, a couple for nearly a decade, were the first through the door. Deputy clerk Brian Mason congratulated the couple, shook their hands and accepted their fee of $35.50. Yates then rushed across the courthouse steps to hug his mom.

"Civil rights are civil rights and they are not subject to belief," said Yates, who had been denied a license five times previously.

A crowd of supporters cheered and a street preacher rained down words of condemnation as they left. Yates and Smith said they are trying to choose between two wedding dates and plan a small ceremony.

Kim Davis had refused to issue any marriage licenses rather than comply with the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in June legalizing gay marriage nationwide. After ordering her to jail, the judge told her six deputy clerks that they too faced potential fines or jail time if they similarly refuse. All but one — the clerk's son, Nathan Davis — agreed to end her church-state standoff.

A second couple, Timothy and Michael Long, got their license later Friday, enduring a taunt of "More sodomites getting married?" from a man inside the office. The Longs did not respond, and a worker told the man to leave.

A third couple, April Miller and Karen Roberts, got their license around midday.

"Now we can breathe. I'm still ecstatic and happy. I just can't wait to get married now," Roberts said.

The judge offered to release Davis if she promises not to interfere with her employees issuing the licenses, but she refused.

Davis husband, Joe Davis, also came to the courthouse Friday, holding a sign saying "Welcome to Sodom and Gomorrah."

He said his wife was in good spirits after her first night in jail. Asked if she would resign, he said, "Oh, God no. She's not going to resign at all. It's a matter of telling Bunning he ain't the boss."

Davis' son, who said he supports his mother, was warned by the judge Thursday not to interfere with his fellow employees. The judge said he did not want "any shenanigans," such as closing the office for computer upgrades as they did briefly last week.

"That would show a level of disrespect for the court's order," Bunning said. "I'm hoping that cooler heads will prevail."

The judge indicated Kim Davis would remain in jail at least a week, saying he would revisit his decision after the deputy clerks have had time to comply with his order.

Staver called on the judge as well as Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear to make "reasonable accommodations" so that Davis can keep her job without violating her beliefs as an Apostolic Christian. He suggested that with an executive order, he could change all the forms in Kentucky so that none require a clerk's signature or say that they've been issued under a clerk's authority.

Kentucky lawmakers won't meet until January, unless the governor calls a costly special session, and when they do, they say they will have many changes to make to adapt the state's civil code to the Supreme Court's ruling.

[gpw]

ETA:  "It's a matter of telling Bunning he ain't the boss." is not a good way to get a judge to let you out, either. 

[nsl]

I want to kiss the deputy who issued those licenses.

[sfy]

I can't deal with those stupid ass protestors messing up what should be a great experience for these couples (I know with the extended extended wait, we might be past that, but still).

I'm excited to see how long she sits there. I seriously doubt she lasts as long as she and her lawyer are thinking she will. I wish there was a camera in her cell like they did for the giraffe birth. I would totally log in sometimes.

[gpw]

Sept 4, 2015 19:23:47 GMT -5 sfy said:

I can't deal with those stupid ass protestors messing up what should be a great experience for these couples (I know with the extended extended wait, we might be past that, but still).

I'm excited to see how long she sits there. I seriously doubt she lasts as long as she and her lawyer are thinking she will. I wish there was a camera in her cell like they did for the giraffe birth. I would totally log in sometimes.

YES.  And she's going to be off the front pages soon.  People will lose interest.  

[orangeblossom]

Sept 4, 2015 19:23:47 GMT -5 sfy said:

I can't deal with those stupid ass protestors messing up what should be a great experience for these couples (I know with the extended extended wait, we might be past that, but still).

I'm excited to see how long she sits there. I seriously doubt she lasts as long as she and her lawyer are thinking she will. I wish there was a camera in her cell like they did for the giraffe birth. I would totally log in sometimes.

You are hilarious. A webcam like the giraffe cam.

[Velvetshady]

So, she wants to ensure the entire world is aware of her lack of understanding of the Constitution, of the law, of her role as an elected official, of Christianity, and--now--American history. What's next?



I'm beginning to think this is all a stunt to expose the low education standards in KY.

[KB]

She.needs.to.go.

[WOT?*]

I start to feel for this gal, because I think her lawyers are taking her for a ride and using her to further their agenda.
And then I don't because while she may not be driving the train, she certainly is a willing passenger.

[elleblue]

Sept 4, 2015 19:45:42 GMT -5 WOT?* said:

I start to feel for this gal, because I think her lawyers are taking her for a ride and using her to further their agenda.
And then I don't because while she may not be driving the train, she certainly is a willing passenger.

Nope. She started it. Her lawyers may be taking advantage but she made deliberate choices to not issue marriage licenses and use her religion as the excuse for not performing a fundamental function of her job. And now she thinks she's a religious martyr. Fuck that.

[jln]

I hope there's some women in jail with her that are letting her have it.

[Velvetshady]

Sept 4, 2015 19:53:38 GMT -5 jln said:

I hope there's some women in jail with her that are letting her have it.

But it's all okay because  making someone your bitch doesn't equal marrying them.

[josieposy]

Sept 4, 2015 20:01:48 GMT -5 pennypenny said:

Wait. So will the marriages be valid or not? That seems to be getting glossed over and the judge saying "it was up to the gay couples to take that chance." WTF does that mean?

I feel sorry for these couples. To wait all this time to be allowed to marry and then have to deal with this ratchet ass bigot.

I'm a little lost on this as well. I'm wondering what is behind the county attorney's statement, but I guess all he has said is that they are valid.

[bugandbibs]

Sept 4, 2015 20:18:53 GMT -5 Dig Ophelia said:

Sept 4, 2015 20:01:48 GMT -5 pennypenny said:

Wait. So will the marriages be valid or not? That seems to be getting glossed over and the judge saying "it was up to the gay couples to take that chance." WTF does that mean?

I feel sorry for these couples. To wait all this time to be allowed to marry and then have to deal with this ratchet ass bigot.

Maybe he meant that they took the chance in having the validity of the licenses challenged at a later time?


I'm wondering why that missing link son of hers wasn't thrown in jail, too, since he also refused to do his job.  

I would assume it's because he is not interfering with the licenses being issued.

[emisi]

Did she seriously compare herself to Martin Luther King Jr? Seriously? And she didn't see the irony in that?

[bimbi284]

Sept 4, 2015 22:38:30 GMT -5 emisi said:

Did she seriously compare herself to Martin Luther King Jr? Seriously? And she didn't see the irony in that?

This.

[elleblue]

Sept 4, 2015 22:38:30 GMT -5 emisi said:

Did she seriously compare herself to Martin Luther King Jr? Seriously? And she didn't see the irony in that?

A few days ago she (or her husband, whoever it was that was tweeting from her account) compared her to Jesus, so...yeah. 

[WOT?*]

Oh, I quit feeling sorry for her ages ago. Initially it was some shyster religious right wingnut lawyer finding some backwoods religious nut homophobe in an official capacity they could leverage and leading her down the primrose path. But she's been riding this for all it's worth, hoping for her fifteen minutes of fame and martyrdom. I still think the lawyers are leading her, but she's more than willing to drink the water and spit the rhetoric.

ETA:  I totally predict she'll be on the religious right wing-nut lecture circuit within the year.  And I want to find that Jesus tweet too.  Isn't that against about half the New Testament and at least one Commandment, like the FIRST one?

And another ETA: I like this one. It came down my FB feed:

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Aw, how sweet that she hired her own family members to work for her.

Please know this woman is disavowed by sensible Christian people.

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Sept 4, 2015 19:11:42 GMT -5 WOT?* said:

news.yahoo.com/gay-couples-try-wed-defiant-clerk-sits-jail-082850785.html#

Kim Davis now wears an orange jumpsuit and "has already been doing Bible studies with herself" in jail, her attorney Mat Staver of Liberty Counsel told reporters after meeting with her behind bars.

I feel like this may be the first time she's actually studying the Bible. Maybe she'll figure out what it really says about love and tolerance (and divorce, lol).

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Sept 5, 2015 8:38:38 GMT -5 @silver said:

Sept 4, 2015 19:11:42 GMT -5 WOT?* said:

news.yahoo.com/gay-couples-try-wed-defiant-clerk-sits-jail-082850785.html#

Kim Davis now wears an orange jumpsuit and "has already been doing Bible studies with herself" in jail, her attorney Mat Staver of Liberty Counsel told reporters after meeting with her behind bars.

I feel like this may be the first time she's actually studying the Bible. Maybe she'll figure out what it really says about love and tolerance (and divorce, lol).

She's probably really zeroing in on Old Testament. Let's not get into that sticky NT stuff, oh no.

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Sept 5, 2015 9:49:06 GMT -5 @ladydisdain said:

Sept 5, 2015 8:38:38 GMT -5 @silver said:

I feel like this may be the first time she's actually studying the Bible. Maybe she'll figure out what it really says about love and tolerance (and divorce, lol).

She's probably really zeroing in on Old Testament. Let's not get into that sticky NT stuff, oh no.

I'm rusty, but don't you still get stoned for adultery in the old testament?

[debatethis]

Sept 5, 2015 8:33:14 GMT -5 @ladydisdain said:

Aw, how sweet that she hired her own family members to work for her.

Please know this woman is disavowed by sensible Christian people.

I would love to see her face in services led by my divorced, female rector at our church with a bunch of gay couples and two transgender kids.

[WOT?*]

Sept 5, 2015 11:01:57 GMT -5 @silver said:

Sept 5, 2015 9:49:06 GMT -5 @ladydisdain said:

She's probably really zeroing in on Old Testament. Let's not get into that sticky NT stuff, oh no.

I'm rusty, but don't you still get stoned for adultery in the old testament?

And not the good kind of stoned.