Carson: Supreme Court Hadn’t ‘Overstepped Its Boundaries’ When Clerk Took Job

Ben Carson announces his candidacy for president during an official announcement in Detroit, Monday, May 4, 2015. Carson, 63, a retired neurosurgeon, begins the Republican primary as an underdog in a campaign expecte... Ben Carson announces his candidacy for president during an official announcement in Detroit, Monday, May 4, 2015. Carson, 63, a retired neurosurgeon, begins the Republican primary as an underdog in a campaign expected to feature several seasoned politicians. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) MORE LESS
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Republican presidential candidate and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson said at a campaign rally Wednesday that the Supreme Court had not “overstepped its boundaries” when Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis took her job.

Davis was jailed for refusing to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Carson spoke at a rally in Anaheim, California.

“The Supreme Court had not overstepped its boundaries and done what it did at the time when she took that job,” Carson said, according to a tweet by Washington Post reporter Dave Weigel.

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