Every U.S citizen has to follow the law regardless of his or her beliefs. James Higdon is a writer for The Washington Post and has written the article “Kentucky Clerk Ordered to Jail for Refusing to Issue a Gay Marriage License”. The article concerns Kim Davis, a clerk for marriage license and her refusal to adhere to a court order. Higdon has also written many different articles for different companies such as The New York Times and The Washington Post. Higdon wrote “The Cornbread Mafia” which was about organized crime dealing drugs in Kentucky. He published the book in 2012 and received 4 out of 5 stars for his book. Higdon’s recent article about Davis has received a lot of attention because of the topic gay marriage. Higdon argues that
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Higdon argues that Davis has pressured the state officials and people are starting to propose the idea that wedding officants should issue marriage license. Higdon does not have enough information to back up his arguments because there are only a couple of points that are mentioned. For example, Higdon states, “Steve Beshear (D) has resisted calls for a special session, arguing that it would not be cost-effective to convene the General Assembly simply to accommodate Davis and the two other clerks in the state who are refusing to issue licenses.” This is Higdon’s only detail regarding pressuring the state officials. If an author wants to state an argument, then Higdon needs more than one detail for the argument. Higdon has good arguments, but he needs more information for the reader to understand the situation. Higdon continued to talk about the arrest of Davis and how people reacted to the arrest. The arrest was not his argument; therefore he did not need the majority of the information based on the arrest. Higdon’s information should have been mainly based on his argument and specific details to back up the …show more content…
I disagree with the government pushing Davis to follow the law even if she doesn’t want to. Although Davis continued to break the law, no one should be forced to do something they do not want to do. If Davis did not want to issue marriage license to a gay couple, then she shouldn’t be forced to do something she doesn’t religiously believe in. The government continued to push Davis to issue the license, but instead of arresting Davis, the officers should have asked other clerks to issue the marriage. The arrest of Davis started a spark in the media across the United Sates and many people were intrigued by the situation. After being arrested the deputy officer decided to release Davis. Many people rallied and supported Davis as she walked out of jail. A lot of people who support Davis also have religious beliefs and support Davis in her refusal. One of those people that support Davis was the Pope. In a private meeting in Washington, Pope Francis met with Davis and told her to “stay strong” and “Thank you for your courage.” Many people have the same religious beliefs as Davis and if they are brave, they will stick up for their beliefs like Davis did. No one wants to do something they don’t want to do, especially if it deals with a person’s belief. If Kentucky continues to enforce the same sex marriage law, then clerks should have the choice of issuing marriage license. If clerks have a choice
Higdon argues that Davis has pressured the state officials and people are starting to propose the idea that wedding officants should issue marriage license. Higdon does not have enough information to back up his arguments because there are only a couple of points that are mentioned. For example, Higdon states, “Steve Beshear (D) has resisted calls for a special session, arguing that it would not be cost-effective to convene the General Assembly simply to accommodate Davis and the two other clerks in the state who are refusing to issue licenses.” This is Higdon’s only detail regarding pressuring the state officials. If an author wants to state an argument, then Higdon needs more than one detail for the argument. Higdon has good arguments, but he needs more information for the reader to understand the situation. Higdon continued to talk about the arrest of Davis and how people reacted to the arrest. The arrest was not his argument; therefore he did not need the majority of the information based on the arrest. Higdon’s information should have been mainly based on his argument and specific details to back up the …show more content…
I disagree with the government pushing Davis to follow the law even if she doesn’t want to. Although Davis continued to break the law, no one should be forced to do something they do not want to do. If Davis did not want to issue marriage license to a gay couple, then she shouldn’t be forced to do something she doesn’t religiously believe in. The government continued to push Davis to issue the license, but instead of arresting Davis, the officers should have asked other clerks to issue the marriage. The arrest of Davis started a spark in the media across the United Sates and many people were intrigued by the situation. After being arrested the deputy officer decided to release Davis. Many people rallied and supported Davis as she walked out of jail. A lot of people who support Davis also have religious beliefs and support Davis in her refusal. One of those people that support Davis was the Pope. In a private meeting in Washington, Pope Francis met with Davis and told her to “stay strong” and “Thank you for your courage.” Many people have the same religious beliefs as Davis and if they are brave, they will stick up for their beliefs like Davis did. No one wants to do something they don’t want to do, especially if it deals with a person’s belief. If Kentucky continues to enforce the same sex marriage law, then clerks should have the choice of issuing marriage license. If clerks have a choice