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Originally posted by sgtclub
We elect the executive branch to enforce and uphold the laws. There is no other reason for the executive branch. I agree that prosecutorial discretion is appropriate, but not in this case.
I think all of you would have a far different take on this is Newsom was issuing assault weapon licenses, and that is what really scares me. Breaking the law is OK if I agree with it, but not if I don't? It is just an unworkable system.
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Since Kamala Harris was elected in this city to enforce and uphold the laws, I'm not exactly sure what Gavin Newsom should be doing on your view of the world. Getting her coffee?
I would have a different take on this if Newsom was issuing assault weapon licenses, or letting grade-schoolers go joy-riding in SFPD cruisers, but those situations seem to me to present a tangible risk of harm to the citizenry. Neither I, nor Judges Warren and Quidichey, for that matter, see that sort of risk here. In fact, that is the best answer to the whining on the other side. Lots of gays and lesbians have gotten married here in the last few weeks, and the sky has not fallen.
edited, per Sidd's directive, to fix the spelling of the mayor's name, and to point out, in my defense, that I know how to spell Judge Quidachey's name
