Texas wants to allow contractors to issue marriage licenses over the phone

[DonViejo]

Source: LGBTQ Nation



By Alex Bollinger · Tuesday, April 18, 2017

A new bill passed by the Texas senate would allow private contractors to issue marriage licenses if county clerks object to a marriage.

The bill is intended to create a religious exemption for county clerks who hold “a sincerely held religious belief” that they feel bars them from issuing a marriage license to a couple.

If a clerk has such a belief, they will be allowed to ask a deputy clerk to issue a marriage license, or a judge or magistrate. If none is available, they can ask a “certifying official.”

A certifying official can be anyone according to the law, and this official would only be allowed to issue marriage licenses. There are no minimum qualifications in the law to become a certifying official, leaving the door open to private contractors.

Read more: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/04/texas-allow-contractors-issue-marriage-licenses

[Angry Dragon]

1. How come it seems that people feel that a belief equates to basic facts

How come religious people feel they can demand special and more rights??

[snooper2]

3. because if they do a gay marriage then they won't be able to sleep

Would you be able to sleep if you gave a marriage license, knowing your sky demon will now torture your soul with 500K years of non-stop Nicki Minaj?


IT'S A HORRIBLE SITUATION TO BE IN!

[Angry Dragon]

11. poor them

[Initech]

2. Shove your "sincerely held religious beliefs" up your ass, GOP.

You have none. Zero. Quit it, it's not funny at all. All you have and know is pure, unfiltered hatred. And it's been showing for a while.

[MindPilot]

5. Yeah, when a divorce is a phone call away...I might think this is good idea.

[rwheeler31]

6. This could be a good racket,

I wonder how much they charge and how closely they check documents?

[Thor_MN]

7. If you object to your job fuctions, find another job.

[Luciferous]

8. Why not hire people who will do their jobs?

[keithbvadu2]

9. The clerks are paid to do the job. They are thieves if they accept pay and do not do it.

The clerks are paid to do the job. They are thieves if they accept pay and do not do it.

Dock their pay for the amount that the private contractors charge.

[Solly Mack]

10. Bending over backwards to accommodate hate.

Classy.

Delicate little sugar spirals they.