Here’s yet another example of why Republican Brad Schimel isn’t fit to hold the office he’s seeking.
Waukesha County District Attorney Brad Schimel said he would have reluctantly defended a ban on interracial marriage had he been attorney general in the 1950s — a stance Democrats criticized Wednesday.
Schimel, a Republican, is running for attorney general in the Nov. 4 election against Jefferson County District Attorney Susan Happ, a Democrat.
For months, Schimel has said he would have defended the state’s ban on gay marriage in court because the attorney general is obligated to uphold state laws and provisions in the state constitution.
As he discussed his stance on that issue last month on an Oshkosh cable access program, he was asked if it would have been his obligation to defend a ban on interracial marriage if he had been an attorney general in a state with such a law 60 years ago.
He sighed and said, “Yeah, it is.”
“It might be distasteful to me …but I’ve got to stay consistent with that — as the state’s lawyer, it’s not my job to pick and choose.”
The fact that Brad Schimel would put his “duty” as Attorney General above doing the moral and just thing is absolutely galling.
What a maroon! The real story is that Schimel thinks his job is to uphold the interests of the corrupt GOP machine instead of doing what’s right for the people.
C’mon Sue Happ , this is an easy one! You win in competence and integrity. Drive this thing home!
Eventually, someday, Democrats will regain control of the State Legislature. When they start passing laws, would you want a Republican Atty Gen passing their personal judgment on which laws they wish to enforce?
A hypothetical question answered correctly.
To uphold and defend Wisconsin laws.
Galling is thinking the job of the DA is to legislate.
Funny that you’ve never suggested that Van Hollen should be living up to your standard. Republi-CONS crying that the SCOTUS silence, in failing to take up the Gay Marriage ban equals legislating from the bench, but Van Hollen refusing to defend a State Agency like the GAB, or his refusing to join the two John Doe is somehow in tune with upholding and defending Wisconsin law.
How do you feel about district attorney’s that fail to uphold and defend Wisconsin laws regulating campaign finances and banning destruction of evidence?
But according to Schimel’s previous actions, it is his job to play party politics with his office. Which means he’s incapable of seeing of what he said through.