Ten years after the Supreme Court extended marriage rights to same-sex couples nationwide, the justices this fall will consider for the first time whether to take up a case that explicitly asks them to overturn that decision.

Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who was jailed for six days in 2015 after refusing to issue marriage licenses to a gay couple on religious grounds, is appealing a $100,000 jury verdict for emotional damages plus $260,000 for attorneys fees.

In a petition for writ of certiorari filed last month, Davis argues First Amendment protection for free exercise of religion immunizes her from personal liability for the denial of marriage licenses.

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        The tide on Israel is rapidly turning thanks to Trump being in charge.

        Now you know that if you try running a genocidaire again you will not win.

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          A Genocidal maniac like Trump.

          Trump was openly cheering the genocide well before the election.

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            So what, Biden’s policy was unlimited genocide and so too was Kamala’s.

            What would have been super cool and democratic is actually holding a primary election for presidential nominee, after Biden’s brain fully melted. But nope, can’t have democracy in America. We only anoint genocidal maniacs now.

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              People say that Biden was 100% on board with the genocide. But then people are stupid.

              The main issue was that Biden wasn’t acting fast enough for the dumbasses who never actually read the articles.

              And Harris was not Biden. She was just unwilling to criticize her boss while he was still her boss.

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                Biden overrode Congress in multiple occasions to spend hundreds of millions of us tax dollars to rush bombs to Israel. To me, that’s 100% on board with genocide.

                After Harris already had the nom, she said her policy on Gaza would not differ from Biden’s at all. And then she went on tour with Liz Cheney. To me, that’s 100% on board with genocide too.

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                  And yet, he also negotiated the only cease fires that actually happened. Israel violated those cease fires, Harris made some noises about being skeptical… If quiet noises

                  Whereas Trump was calling for a new Trump tower in Gaza.

                  You see how one option was significantly worse right?

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                    No, you still aren’t getting it. I’m saying if Dems held a primary election, we could have voted for someone who actually wanted to stop the genocide. Immediate ceasefire can be achieved by stopping all financial and arms shipments to Israel until they comply with full ceasefire and let international aid workers in. Dems refused us this option, then useful idiots show up afterwards and try blaming the voters for this mess we’re in, instead of who should be blamed - the politicians who are bought and paid for by Israel/AIPAC. It’s disgusting, they serve a foreign government before us. For that matter, do you even know who Biden was throughout his career? There is perhaps no other US politician more up Israel’s ass, and that is really saying something.

                    Those little ceasefires in the first year were simply testing the waters for how much Israel could get away with while the US protected them from the UN and ICC. Turns out, it’s unlimited genocide and total land theft.

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              Definitely can’t let the good get in the way of the perfect. That would be the true tragedy.

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      You did it industrystandard, Gaza is saved! Peace in the Middle East! Hurray!