If she wanted to take a stand she would have quit, what she wants is power that is why she did not quit.Cowboy, where does one make a stand? When a government action runs counter to one's moral belief, is it not just to refuse to accede? I am thinking of the "I was just following orders" defense at the Nurenburg trials.
Don't let the sales pitch blind you to the facts. This woman is a tax collector an a marriage license is a tax paper. She is not protecting marriage cause she does not marry people, she is protecting taxes...