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Steve Beshear: I don't see that the religious freedom law has been trampled on. What you had here was a public official who voluntarily…

On the recordSeptember 7, 2015
I don't see that the religious freedom law has been trampled on. What you had here was a public official who voluntarily ran for election to that office. She decided she could pick out the duties that she would perform and not perform some of the others.

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Governor Beshear comments on Kim Davis's refusal to issue marriage licenses, arguing that she cannot selectively perform her duties.

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