And in Kentucky, a county clerk has continued to deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples in defiance of the Supreme Court. Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis stopped issuing all marriage licenses following the landmark Supreme Court decision in June which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. On Monday, the Supreme Court denied Davis’s appeal that the court grant her “asylum for her conscience.” On Tuesday, same-sex couples confronted Davis at her office.
Kim Davis: “We’re not issuing marriage licenses today.”
David Moore: “The Supreme Court denied your stay.”
Kim Davis: “We are not issuing marriage licenses today. So I would…”
David Moore: “Based on what?”
Kim Davis: “I would ask you all to go ahead and leave.”
David Moore: “Why are you not issuing marriage licenses today?”
Kim Davis: “Because I’m not.”
David Moore: “Under whose authority are you not issuing licenses?”
Kim Davis: “Under God’s authority.”
David Moore: “Did God tell you to do this? Did God tell you to treat us like this?”
Kim Davis: “I’ve asked you all to leave. You are interrupting my business.”
County Clerk Kim Davis risks jail time and fines if she continues to refuse to provide marriage licenses.