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[-] [email protected] 78 points 2 years ago

"We look forward to appealing this decision for Kim Davis," said Mat Staver, an attorney for Davis. "We will argue religious accommodation under the First Amendment, and other state and federal laws. We will also argue that Obergefell v. Hodges was wrongly decided and should be overturned."

So actual religious oligarchy and removal of civil rights is what her lawyer is arguing for. Imagine if a mail carrier didn't have to deliver mail because they didn't religiously believe in credit card offers or electric bills.

[-] [email protected] 61 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

didn't religiously believe in credit card offers or electric bills

hear the man out here

[-] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago

jokerfied This is going to be the case that overturns Obergefell.

[-] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago

anarchist-occult and so it shall be!

[-] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

Imagine if a mail carrier didn't have to deliver mail because they didn't religiously believe in credit card offers or electric bills.

Wait hold on I think you're on to something

[-] [email protected] 53 points 2 years ago

Nah bruv, free speech and freedom of religion is when minor government bureaucrats deny marriage licenses to gay couples, its in the constitution

[-] [email protected] 52 points 2 years ago

Should have been $200k

The district court found Davis personally liable in both cases, but only awarded damages in one.

[-] [email protected] 34 points 2 years ago

Round up to 250 so we can call it a quarter mil

[-] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago

Fuck that, all her money for life

[-] [email protected] 34 points 2 years ago

Tbh I wish life (preferably in the form of a high speed public train) would come at her even faster

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

don't bother; there will always be another who will gleefully take her place.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

That doesn't deal with the issue of her being awful right now. 🍛

[-] [email protected] 34 points 2 years ago
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[-] [email protected] 32 points 2 years ago

God, I could go for some discrimination right about now

[-] [email protected] 32 points 2 years ago

thank you comrade biden for making my enemies suffer

[-] [email protected] 31 points 2 years ago
[-] [email protected] 25 points 2 years ago

Watch: her gofundme is going to rake in $10M.

[-] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago

Look we all know this is true but let’s just have this for a blessed moment

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

this is probably only enough to cover lawyer costs

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