I have been working very hard over the past few days to focus my response to Kentucky clerk Kim Davis' imprisonment into a succinct point that is worth saying and actually adds to the conversation. But I was only able to whittle down to three concise arguments.

Sending Kim Davis to jail was a mistake for the following three reasons:

1) It had the opposite effect that was intended, transforming her into a martyr and further emboldening those who support her behavior and the "

religous freedom laws."



2) The pressure should be placed on the state government. They could step in at any time to deal with this situation, and thinking their hands are tied is not only naive, it's playing into their strategy. They don't want the ball in their court and, most likely, appreciate her martyrdom.



3) The jailing of County Clerk Kim Davis is also a moral failing. It is exercising the new power of the law, finally on our side, in an effort to get revenge on those who represent the years of oppression the LGBT community has faced. Do we want to become the institution we have been subjected to, one that acts as corrupt thugs who simply force others to conform to our way of thinking and behavior. Not twenty years ago, "homexual acts" were illegal in many states and could be punished by imprisonment. Just because we can now use the weapon once weilded against us doesn't mean we should. There are other solutions. Put down the weapon. It's time to help the country move forward.