She had legal options. Once this became law, she could have protested. She could have resigned. She could not refuse to issue a marriage certificate to a gay couple. Once upon a time, miscegenation was illegal and court clerks refused to issue licenses to mixed-race couples even when miscegenation was declared illegal. The clerks got away with it. This time around, the Feds have more power and can do something to enforce the law. Ms. Davis and her ilk need to either do their job or resign. If they refuse to follow the law, they should be prosecuted and treated as the lawbreakers they are.