"Do your job!"
Yesterday, the Supreme Court flatly rejected an appeal from Rowan County, Kentucky Court Clerk Kim Davis, who has refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples because of her "deeply held religious beliefs."
This morning she seems destined to meet U.S. District Court Judge David Bunning after she again defied court orders:
Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis has defied court orders by refusing to issue marriage licenses.
Davis showed up for work just after seven Tuesday morning.
A couple that went into the office at 8 a.m. was denied a marriage license.
A deputy clerk told April Miller and Karen Roberts, who walked into the office trailed by dozens of television cameras, that no licenses would be issued and refused to make Davis available.
A second couple, David Moore and David Ermold, rejected a fourth time, are demanding to speak with Davis.
When asked under whose authority she was refusing to issue the licenses, she exclaimed "under God's authority!"
Jump below the fold for video of the increasingly contentious scenes inside the county clerk's office.
8:00 AM PT: Both couples are asking Judge David Bunning to find Davis in contempt of court, but not send her to jail:
The latest motion in the case asks U.S. District Judge David Bunning to hold Davis in contempt. Bunning will probably hold a hearing for the gay couples to present evidence, which could include testimony from Davis herself. Bunning would then decide on punishment. That could include fines, jail time or both, but the motion asks the judge to impose only financial penalties.
8:32 AM PT:
Watch David Moore and David Ermold get rejected by Davis rejected for the fourth consecutive time. They've been together for 17 years and say they simply want to exercise their right to marry in their home county. After Davis again refused to issue their license, they began shouting "do your job!" and demanding the police be called to arrest her.
This morning she also denied a license to April Miller and Karen Roberts.
Kim Davis, Judge Bunning will be seeing you back in court very soon. Stay tuned.