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Lecheloco · 01-12-2016, 01:24 PM

Kim Davis to Attend State of the Union Address, Attorney Says
by EMMA MARGOLIN

Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, who spent five nights behind bars last year for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, will attend tonight's State of the Union address, the conservative legal group representing her said in a statement Tuesday morning.

Also in attendance will be Davis' attorney, Mat Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. According to the group, their presence "will be a visible reminder of the Administration's attack on religious liberty and an encouragement for people of faith to stand."

Kim Davis speaks after being released from jail. NBC News
"Kim and I are encouraging all people of faith to get involved in the political process, to vote for people who support your values, and to never give up," Staver said in a statement. "Our 'one nation under God,' is worth our continued prayers and active support."

Davis has earned many fans in the Republican Party for her defiant stand last year against a Supreme Court ruling that required her to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Doing so, she said, would violate her Christian beliefs -- an argument that failed to convince a federal judge she should be exempt from the landmark decision making marriage equality the law of the land. That judge found Davis in contempt of court and sent her to jail for five nights.

Despite becoming a hero to many in the GOP -- including two Republican presidential candidates, Mike Huckabee and Ted Cruz, who were with Davis on the day she was released from jail -- Liberty Counsel will not say which Republican lawmaker invited her to attend tonight's State of the Union.

"We are not publicizing that information," Charla Bansley, Liberty Counsel's communications director, told MSNBC. "I don't think we'll ever publicize it."

Of course the will not publicize who invited her. It is enough to know Ted Cruz and Mike Huckabee support her it's like they found their new Sarah Palin, in Kim Davis. Now they want to use her for a demonstration during the SOTU address, Surprising, not, I am sure as the weeks start to get closer we will be seeing much more of this woman.
I find it tacky and tasteless to use her to make a statement like this.
It just shows me the GOP will grab at whatever they can to try and swing it towards the GOP. Kim Davis should still be in jail and definitely not attending Obama's address to Congress.

01-12-2016, 01:24 PM	#3547
Lecheloco Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Preferred Pronoun?: Masculine preferred Relationship Status: Happy as is, but a date would be nice Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Neverland Posts: 717 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,650 Thanked 1,975 Times in 633 Posts Rep Power: 21474848	Not sure if I should have made a new thread for this but I am putting it here Kim Davis to Attend State of the Union Address, Attorney Says by EMMA MARGOLIN Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, who spent five nights behind bars last year for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, will attend tonight's State of the Union address, the conservative legal group representing her said in a statement Tuesday morning. Also in attendance will be Davis' attorney, Mat Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. According to the group, their presence "will be a visible reminder of the Administration's attack on religious liberty and an encouragement for people of faith to stand." Kim Davis speaks after being released from jail. NBC News "Kim and I are encouraging all people of faith to get involved in the political process, to vote for people who support your values, and to never give up," Staver said in a statement. "Our 'one nation under God,' is worth our continued prayers and active support." Davis has earned many fans in the Republican Party for her defiant stand last year against a Supreme Court ruling that required her to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Doing so, she said, would violate her Christian beliefs -- an argument that failed to convince a federal judge she should be exempt from the landmark decision making marriage equality the law of the land. That judge found Davis in contempt of court and sent her to jail for five nights. Despite becoming a hero to many in the GOP -- including two Republican presidential candidates, Mike Huckabee and Ted Cruz, who were with Davis on the day she was released from jail -- Liberty Counsel will not say which Republican lawmaker invited her to attend tonight's State of the Union. "We are not publicizing that information," Charla Bansley, Liberty Counsel's communications director, told MSNBC. "I don't think we'll ever publicize it." Of course the will not publicize who invited her. It is enough to know Ted Cruz and Mike Huckabee support her it's like they found their new Sarah Palin, in Kim Davis. Now they want to use her for a demonstration during the SOTU address, Surprising, not, I am sure as the weeks start to get closer we will be seeing much more of this woman. I find it tacky and tasteless to use her to make a statement like this. It just shows me the GOP will grab at whatever they can to try and swing it towards the GOP. Kim Davis should still be in jail and definitely not attending Obama's address to Congress.