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Originally posted by sgtclub
Yes, if it is indeed illegal, he should not be doing that while a public official.
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Club, you are absolutely right that it is very different for a private citizen to engage in an act of civil disobedience than for a public official acting in his capacity as a public official to engage in civil disobedience. Newsome has not just engaged in civil disobedience, he has high-jacked the machinary of the government to carry out his own personal beliefs. That is a slap in the face to all this country stands for. We are a country governed by laws. This sort of illegal activity is no different from what the southern governors used to do when they didn't agree with the civil rights laws.
It is not the province of a mayor to interpret the state or US constitution - that is the province of the judiciary. Those of you who are confused about this, see Marbury v. Madison for more information.
