I didn't really appreciate how hard it can be for a lawyer to be forced to defend a position he doesn't believe in until I read this article on CNN. It seems that Gov. Schwartzenegger wants Attorney General Bill Lockyer to put a stop to gay marriage, but Lockyer doesn't support discrimination:
Attorney General Lockyer posted a statement on his Web site saying that it was "the duty of my office to defend that law against this challenge by the city and county of San Francisco, and allow the courts to determine whether the city has acted illegally."But, he said, his own opinions lean decidedly to equality.
"As a lifelong defender of civil rights, due process and equal protection for all, I do not personally support policies that give lesser legal rights and responsibilities to committed same-sex couples than those provided to heterosexual couples," he said.
"That is why I have and continue to strongly support extending the benefits and responsibilities of marriage to same-sex couples through domestic partnerships and civil union statutes," he said.
You go, Bill.
