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- From: rcd@raven.eklektix.com (Dick Dunn)
- Subject: "upholding" the amendment
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.234453@eklektix.com>
- Organization: eklektix - Boulder, Colorado
- References: <1992Nov16.024150.1634@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> <Nov16.200447.36650@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> <1992Nov17.013538.16335@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 23:44:53 GMT
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- [going back a couple of followups]
- >>>The Governor is not trying to get the Amendment declared unconstitutional,
- >>>nor can he legally do any such thing. His job is to enforce the laws of
- >>>the State, regardless of his opinions about them. In fact, he and the
- >>>Attroney General are _required_ to defend Amendment 2 in court.
-
- Neither the Governor nor the Attorney General are required to "defend" laws
- which are in violation of the US Constitution. Therefore, if they believe
- this to be the case, they may seek rulings to clarify the situation.
-
- cuffell@spot.Colorado.EDU (CUFFELL TIMOTHY MICH) writes:
- >The Gov. is not forsworn to uphold Amendment 2 until some time in Jan., when
- >it becomes law.
-
- (Please, don't use "forsworn"! It doesn't mean what you think. I'll
- assume that you meant "sworn".)
-
- The statement is true, in the sense that there isn't anything to "uphold"
- until the Amendment becomes law. In the meantime, if there's any good
- reason to think it's unconstitutional (which there is), it's his job to get
- any necessary court action moving.
- --
- Dick Dunn rcd@raven.eklektix.com -or- raven!rcd Boulder, Colorado
- ...Simpler is better.
-