I must say that I'm a bit surprised by this FOX News panel on
Happening Now. Who would've thought? They got it right.
From The New Civil Rights Movement:
Monday morning two Fox News legal experts weighed in on Rowan County clerk Kim Davis' case and lambasted her attorney, Mat Staver, head of Liberty Counsel.
Chip Merlin told Fox News' "Happening Now" host Gregg Jarrett that Davis' chances of winning an appeal are "pretty slim, almost none."
Jarrett noted that Davis "can still practice her faith, just not on the job in a way that interferes with the legal rights of the citizens she serves. And in fact, the U.S. Supreme Court said so nine years ago."
And he quoted the 2006 SCOTUS ruling in Garcetti v. Ceballos: "When a citizen enters government service, the citizen by necessity must accept certain limitations on his or her freedom."
Jarrett then played a clip of Davis' attorney, Mat Staver, saying it is "questionable" whether the Supreme Court has the "constitutional authority" to rule that same-sex couples have a right to marry.
Liko said Jarrett's characterization was "a very polite way of putting it."
"I would say it’s just a ridiculously stupid statement. The Supreme Court does just that, and they determine constitutionality issues, they resolve these kinds of disputes," she said. "This woman has a choice, she can either follow the law — she can do her job — or she can get out."