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Title: Oregon judge refuses to perform same-sex marriages
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Associated Press
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Published: Sep 5, 2015
Author: Johnathan J. Cooper
Post Date: 2015-09-05 17:34:43 by cranky
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Marion County Judge Vance Day is being investigated by a judicial fitness commission in part over his refusal to perform same-sex marriages on religious grounds, a spokesman for the judge said. When a federal court ruling in May 2014 made same-sex marriage legal in Oregon, Day instructed his staff to refer same-sex couples looking to marry to other judges, spokesman Patrick Korten said Friday. Last fall, he decided to stop performing weddings altogether, aside from one in March that had long been scheduled, Korten said. "He made a decision nearly a year ago to stop doing weddings altogether, and the principal factor that he weighed was the pressure that one would face to perform a same-sex wedding, which he had a conflict with his religious beliefs," Korten said. In an email, Day declined to comment and referred questions to Korten. The issue of same-sex weddings is "the weightiest" of several allegations against Day that are being investigated by the Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability, Korten said. He declined to detail any of the allegations, saying he didn't want to defy the commission, which considers complaints confidential until it is ready to make them public. The investigation of Day's conduct comes amid heightened national attention to the responsibilities of public officials who oppose same-sex marriage. Kim Davis, a county clerk in Kentucky, went to jail Thursday because of her refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Last month, the Ohio Supreme Court's Board of Professional Conduct said judges can't refuse to marry same-sex couples on personal, moral or religious grounds. Judges who stop performing all marriages to avoid marrying same-sex couples may be interpreted as biased and could be disqualified from any case where sexual orientation is an issue, the Ohio board ruled. The investigation of Day came to light Thursday when the Oregon Government Ethics Commission - a separate entity from the judicial fitness commission - approved the judge's request to create a legal defense fund to pay his lawyers. Day, a former chairman of the Oregon Republican Party, was appointed to the bench in 2011 by then-Gov. John Kitzhaber, a Democrat. Day's move concerned Jeana Frazzini, co-director of the gay-rights group Basic Rights Oregon. "Taking that kind of a step really calls into question how an LGBTQ person could expect to be treated in a court of law," Frazzini said. "It goes beyond marriage and gets to serious questions about judicial integrity."
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#1. To: cranky (#0)
Uh Oh!! Judge Bunning will put him in jail along with Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis. Federal Judges do not like being ignored. They are little gods, you know! Si vis pacem, para bellum
Marion judge says he won't perform same-sex marriages Alisha Roemeling, Statesman Journal 7:29 a.m. PDT September 4, 2015 An ethics investigation of Marion County Circuit Judge Vance Day has been launched following his decision not to perform same-sex marriages, a spokesman for the judge confirmed Thursday. Patrick Korten, a spokesman for Day who is based in Virginia, said the judge has never performed a same-sex marriage since joining the bench in 2011. He stopped performing marriages of any kind this spring and informed his staff that when same-sex marriage became legal in Oregon to refer couples seeking all marriages to other county judges. Korten said Day stopped performing marriages prior to the United States Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage in June. The investigation surfaced Thursday after the Oregon Government Ethics Commission gave Day permission to create a legal fund for himself. According to Korten, Day told the commission that he needed the fund to help cover legal expenses he expects to incur defending himself during the judicial ethics investigation. The investigation was first reported by Portland television station KGW. Representatives at the Oregon Government Ethics Commission said Thursday they could not comment on anything related to Day and directed calls to Ron Bersin, executive director of the commission. Calls and emails made to Bersin were not immediately returned Thursday. Korten said the investigation was begun by the state Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability, which is separate from the ethics commission. A hearing regarding the case is to take place in November, but Korten said he could not discuss specifics of the investigation. Susan D. Isaacs, the executive director of the judicial fitness commission, could not be reached Thursday. According to Korten, Day has never performed a same-sex marriage because of "deeply held religious beliefs." "He has a right to those beliefs under the United States Constitution," Korten said. Day was also a former chairman of the Oregon Republican Party. In Marion County, judges are not required to perform marriages. Marion County's website lists five active judges and one retired judge who are available for ceremonies. Day is not on that list. Korten previously was public affairs representative for the U.S. Justice Department. He said Day called him last week to ask him to be his spokesman because few law firms have his level of expertise. Day's office in the Marion County Courthouse was closed Thursday afternoon. He could not be reached for comment. Statesman Journal Reporter Gordon Friedman contributed to this report. aroemeling@statesmanjournal.com, call (503) 399-6884 or follow on Twitter @alisharoemeling Am I the only one getting fed up with this "Same sex" shit? SEX is a act,you freaking cretins of the press! Learn English,dammit! It's same "GENDER"! Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
SEX is a act,you freaking cretins of the press! Learn English,dammit! It's same "GENDER"! Not when used as a noun. WEBSTER.COM... 1) SEX Seks noun : the state of being male or female : men or male animals as a group or women or female animals as a group : physical activity in which people touch each other's bodies, kiss each other, etc. : physical activity that is related to and often includes sexual intercourse Full Definition 1 :either of the two major forms of individuals that occur in many species and that are distinguished respectively as female or male especially on the basis of their reproductive organs and structures 2 :the sum of the structural, functional, and behavioral characteristics of organisms that are involved in reproduction marked by the union of gametes and that distinguish males and females Now, I'm going back to watching UFC 191 I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
" Oregon judge refuses to perform same-sex marriages "
#2. To: cranky (#0)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#3. To: cranky (#0)
Oregon judge refuses to perform same-sex marriages Source: Associated Press
#4. To: sneakypete (#3)
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To: cranky Oregon judge refuses to perform same-sex marriages Source: Associated Press Am I the only one getting fed up with this "Same sex" shit?
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