For those of you who may not know we’ve been having some interesting going ons in the ways of politics around here. Particular I’m refereeing to how California has become the central battleground for the issue of Marriage.
After all the time, money, and heartache spent on both sides of the Prop 8 campaign, and after its passage the witch hunts that followed when supporters’ names were released and the backlashes against churches and businesses, I was very ticked off to hear one man say it was all for nothing, both parties had wasted their efforts.
As ticked off as I was, I respected this decision. It has been common practice in our nation for over 200 years that the judicial branch has the authority to determine whether laws are constitutional or not.
Now recently I read an article that depresses me even more. Another judge, and an appellate court has decided that the people of California cannot force our district attorney or governor to defend our laws. This astounds me: the Judicial Branch has, by this decision, just said that the Executive Branch does not have to and cannot be made to enforce laws. Anyone who has taken even the most basic American government class knows that enforcing laws is the primary function of the Executive Branch!
Though Prop 8 was passed by California voters, and though each man said they would support the will of the people no matter the outcome of Prop 8, both AG Brown and Gov. Schwarzenegger have refused to support or defend the law.
I commend them for standing upon their principles, but as representatives of the people it is their job to defend all our laws, not pick and choose those that they agree with. If they find they cannot do this because of the dictates of their conscience, that is their right, but as this prevents them from carrying out their civic duty they should resign.
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