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Texas judge who doesn’t want to perform gay marriage ceremonies hopes web designer’s Supreme Court case helps her fight (www.texastribune.org)
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McLennan County Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensley filed a lawsuit after a state agency warned her about refusing to marry gay couples. She hopes a recent U.S. Supreme Court case about religious freedom helps her cause.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm always on the side of a clergy who doesn't want to perform a marriage for any reason, but this isn't that. This person is a public office and their personal opinions don't enter into it, full stop.

I'm with you. This judge should be impeached and have their law credentials revoked. They're failing to perform the duties of their office, they get fired.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, there's no requirement for credentials to be a judge. It's typically lawyers but they don't have to be.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

That's a fair point. Perhaps disbarment would be purely punitive, if they in fact have law credentials, but at least they should be impeached. This is absolutely cause for removal from the bench.