playtime
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^^^ What you ask about here in my opinion is not the same thing compared to scoring a marriage license. Kim was not trying to stop them people from doing things that can't go undone. People have to eat, go to the bathroom, etc. Having to go to a certain place for a marriage license is not a detriment to their well being like not eating and going to the bathroom is. It isn't as imperative as things that have to be done in order to stay alive like eating and going to the bathroom are.
God bless you and Kim always!!!
Holly
It's a matter of civil rights & equal protection under the law per the 14th amendment.
Equal Protection: An Overview
The Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. See U.S. Const. amend. XIV. In other words, the laws of a state must treat an individual in the same manner as others in similar conditions and circumstances. A violation would occur, for example, if a state prohibited an individual from entering into an employment contract because he or she was a member of a particular race. The equal protection clause is not intended to provide "equality" among individuals or classes but only "equal application" of the laws. The result, therefore, of a law is not relevant so long as there is no discrimination in its application. By denying states the ability to discriminate, the equal protection clause of the Constitution is crucial to the protection of civil rights.
Equal Protection | Wex Legal Dictionary / Encyclopedia | LII / Legal Information Institute
Just substitute the word 'individual' for 'homosexual' & 'employment contract' for 'marriage license' In this situation Kim Davis is the 'State' because she is employed by & is an agent working on behalf of the 'State'.
Now tell me again why it's somehow different because it's not about eating or having bathroom privileges? Next will you be using the 'separate but equal' argument?