TPM Interview: Why Kentucky's Attorney General Refuses To Defend His State's Anti-Gay Law
SAHIL KAPUR – MARCH 5, 2014, 6:00 AM EST
Kentucky's chief lawyer Jack Conway went against his governor and arguably the will of his constituents when he tearfully announced on Tuesday he wouldn't defend a Kentucky law banning recognition of out-of-state gay marriages.
"I felt like I would be defending discrimination," the Democratic attorney general since 2008 told TPM in an interview on Tuesday. "And for me that's a line in the sand. I couldn't do it."
It was a rare and extraordinary move that split the administration of Gov. Steve Beshear (D), who revealed that he would appeal a federal judge's ruling against the statute after his top lawyer refused to do so.
"I've known for the last couple of days that's where he was headed. I respect Steve Beshear. I had a duty to defend the law ... and I read the [judge's] decision, I agreed with it, and I informed my client I agreed with it," Conway said, citing attorney-client privilege in refusing to divulge the details of their conversations.
more
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/jack-conway-kentucky-gay-marriage-tpm-interview
= new reply since forum marked as read
You have proven there are some good people of conscience who WILL draw a line in the sand.
I'm still sad that Rand Paul is in the Senate instead of Conway. 
