Saturday, December 20, 2008

Tazing Attorney General Moonbeam


I have zero problem with the fact that California's Attorney General, Jerry Brown, has a personal opinion about "same-sex marriage" and the legality of Proposition 8.

I have zero problem with the fact that he is disappointed that Prop 8 passed and that he wishes it hadn't.

I have a huge problem with the fact that he has chosen to violate the oath of his office and use its power to attempt to persuade the California Supreme Court to invalidate Prop 8 and nullify the will of the people in a free and legal election.

Prop 8 is no longer Prop 8--it part of the CONSTITUTION of the State of California. Brown's primary legal and moral obligation in the office of AG is to uphold and defend the Constitution. If Jerry Brown can't do that, and chooses instead to pursue a course of public advocacy for his personal opinion, he should have the integrity to resign the office first.