- Target:
- Kentucky Government
- Region:
- United States of America
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kentucky-clerk-kim-davis-says-she-wont-stop-deputies-marriage-n426836?cid=sm_fb
Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples because of a religious objection, returned to work Monday and said she was being forced to choose between "my conscience or my freedom."
But she said she would not stand in the way of her deputy clerks, who had begun issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in her absence. And a couple from Lexington, Shannon and Carmen Wampler-Collins, walked away with their official papers.
Their license had Davis' name removed and the words "pursuant to federal court order" added to it. She questioned the validity of licenses issued without her authority, but the governor and the county attorney have said that licenses issued to gay couples by the deputies will be valid.
We, the undersigned, call on the Kentucky government to take corrective action against Clerk Kim Davis for actively discriminating against homosexuals and not fulfilling her duties as a public official.
We request her removal from her position such that the law may be upheld by those willing to adhere.
The Request for removal of Kim Davis from office petition to Kentucky Government was written by Hilary Johnson and is in the category Human Rights at GoPetition.