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“Herr Janosch, who carries the responsibility?”

Bill Metzger, a justice of the peace in Dallas County, is trying desperately to be the next Kim Davis. 

In a Facebook post last week, Metzger ranted about how he plans to refuse to marry same-sex couples, even though that’s technically illegal and those couples would just get married by another person probably in the same office. Because marriage discrimination is illegal now, remember?! He wrote: 

“As I said back in June of last year, because of my faith in God as a devout Catholic I will be only be conducting traditional marriages. Recently, I have been asked about my beliefs and stance on traditional marriage. I think it is important to point out that this is the law in Texas per Attorney General Ken Paxton’s legal interpretation via opinion KG-0025: ‘Justices of the peace retain religious freedoms, and may claim that the government cannot force them to conduct same-sex wedding ceremonies over their religious objections.’ This came as a result of a request from Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick. As such, it is not true for someone to say they are required by law to conduct a non-traditional wedding.

General Paxton’s opinion can be found here: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/opinions/opinions/51paxton/op/2015/kp0025.pdf.

It is clear that any Justice of the Peace in Texas can refuse to perform a non-traditional wedding when that wedding can be performed by others. My sincerely held religious belief keeps me from being forced to conduct anything but a traditional wedding as a Judge per our Attorney General.”

Microaggressions aren’t about how one tiny little comment can destroy someone. Discussing microaggressions isn’t about fragility. Microaggressions are about how tiny seemingly innocent comments add up into the perception of who their target is over the course of their lives. 

It’s not “So where are you REALLY from?” it’s about hearing “So where are you REALLY from?” five thousand times over the course of your life. It plays into the concept that because you don’t look/behave/present a specific  way that you inherently don’t belong. 

by @ootocomic :)

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