(September 1, 2015 at 12:28 pm)Divinity Wrote: They should have fired the stupid bitch as soon as she started denying licenses. Fucking Kentucky.
Interesting. In accordance to the Nuremburg trials:
Even if the ethical law renders conduct legal or a soldier recieves an order to engage in certain conduct a person is to refrain from acting according to that law or order if they may not do so in good conscience.
Furthermore the First Amendment (Non-Religious part but freedom of speech part) as stipulated by the Supreme Court:
Freedom of speech includes the freedom to withhold speech. It is for this reason that a person may not be compelled to sign any legally binding document against their own conscience.
According to Oath of Office. "I do solemnly swear to exercise the office of _________ in good faith and to the best of my abilities..."
Good faith is to act in good conscience in the fulfillment of the law or contract. Should one exercise their office not in good faith they are guilty of abusing their position and may be guilty of perjury should they lie under oath to the fact.
So she, by international and national law should refrain from signing the document if she may not do so in good conscience. It was also determined in accordance with the Nuremburg trials that a person opting to resign their position rather than to fulfill that position in good conscience is guilty of the acts which follow. So by international law she should not resign her position.