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Sen. Ted Cruz is ready to rain on the parade of Texas citizens celebrating the Supreme Court decision on Friday to legalize same-sex marriage throughout the country.
On Saturday, the 2016 Republican presidential candidate said he “absolutely” believes that his state’s country clerks should deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples if they have a religious objection, in an interview with The Texas Tribune.
“Ours is a country that was built by men and women fleeing religious oppression,” Cruz told the newspaper, “and you look at the foundation of this country—it was to seek out a new land where anyone of us could worship the Lord God Almighty with all of our hearts, minds and souls, without government getting in the way.”
^^^^ that..."Ted Cruz backs county clerks denying marriage licenses to gay couples"
Well of course he does, because he a tedious partisan hack, rightwing loon, and hostile to the rule of law.
Americans are a bunch of fucking children, hence the problem...Change is hard to swallow for some. Just look at the posters on this board with everything from the necessity of the wot to gay marriage.
We are literally being governed by a bunch of children. There are issues worthy of not giving an inch of your ground.....this is not one of them.
The real winners in this whole farce.Do so, there are plenty of lawyers seeking billable hours....
I thought he was supposed to understand the constitution?Ted Cruz backs county clerks denying marriage licenses to gay couples
MSNBC ^ | 06/28/15 12:50 AM | Adam Howard
Sen. Ted Cruz is ready to rain on the parade of Texas citizens celebrating the Supreme Court decision on Friday to legalize same-sex marriage throughout the country.
On Saturday, the 2016 Republican presidential candidate said he “absolutely” believes that his state’s country clerks should deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples if they have a religious objection, in an interview with The Texas Tribune.
“Ours is a country that was built by men and women fleeing religious oppression,” Cruz told the newspaper, “and you look at the foundation of this country—it was to seek out a new land where anyone of us could worship the Lord God Almighty with all of our hearts, minds and souls, without government getting in the way.”
Ted cruz is consistent in his beliefs. Not a flip flopper.
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Ted Cruz backs county clerks denying marriage licenses to gay couples
MSNBC ^ | 06/28/15 12:50 AM | Adam Howard
Sen. Ted Cruz is ready to rain on the parade of Texas citizens celebrating the Supreme Court decision on Friday to legalize same-sex marriage throughout the country.
On Saturday, the 2016 Republican presidential candidate said he “absolutely” believes that his state’s country clerks should deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples if they have a religious objection, in an interview with The Texas Tribune.
“Ours is a country that was built by men and women fleeing religious oppression,” Cruz told the newspaper, “and you look at the foundation of this country—it was to seek out a new land where anyone of us could worship the Lord God Almighty with all of our hearts, minds and souls, without government getting in the way.”
Ted cruz is consistent in his beliefs. Not a flip flopper.
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They get paid well when you ignore the laws of this land so, don't...The real winners in this whole farce.Do so, there are plenty of lawyers seeking billable hours....
Is this only religious objections to gay marriage or all religious objections a clerk may have?Happy days, for many of my clients:
"County clerks in Texas will be able to turn away gay couples seeking marriage licenses, the state's attorney general Ken Paxton (R) announced on Sunday.
Clerks can refuse based on religious objections, Paxton told the Austin American-Statesman, and because the clerks will probably be sued, "numerous lawyers stand ready to assist clerks defending their religious beliefs," he said."
Some States Are Still Trying To Resist Gay Marriage
Nothing more fun than being named in a lawsuit. Oh wait, my bad, that sucks actually...
Pretty much & taxpayers will be fleeced for the billTexas will pass laws saying government employees don't have to follow the law if they don't feel like it.
Texas will be sued
Texas will lose
You're on vacation and still posting on USMB? WTF is wrong with you?Bad opinion. I am vacationing the Texas Hill Country right now on the Colorado River, and the general talk is that "I don't like it, but it is the law now, let us move on." Unless one is in Austin, and they are having a ball there over the issue.
When you are a public official and you won't do your job, the people sue...PaintMyHouse Below is the link to the full text of Paxton’s opinion. Not sure where the warning is to the clerks that they might face legal action
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/opinions/opinions/51paxton/op/2015/kp0025.pdf
