I am inclined to believe him...particularly given his last statement.
Now...if he really believes this...I mean really believes that it is not in the constitution and that the courts have usurped the constitution with this decision, then as a co-equal branch of government and the executive, IMHO, it would be his duty to inform the people in the executive branch to not enforce an unconstitutional law.
That is the type of crisis this grave breach of moral clarity, that this murderous, unconstitutional, bloody decision of so long ago...should produce.
There is precedence. Andrew Jackson did precisely this when he refused to uphold a Supreme Court decision. He said of the Chief Justice of that day, "John Marshall has made his decision. Now let him enforce it." Of course the court had no enforcement power of its own, and so that decision was ignored, and Andrew Jackson was not impeached.
Today it would be a much more dicey thing since an entire industry and lobby groups have grown up around this culture of death...but again, if one really believes that it is not in the constitution and that the courts usurped their authority...one has no choice according to their oath of office.
Anyhow...I digress significantly. This explanation of roney's is a good one and I applaud him for it.
I wish you hadn’t mentioned Andrew Jackson; he was responsible for the “Trail of Tears”. Yikes!
But I’m glad you posted here and that you appreciate Romney’s side of the story. I like it very much that he had the guts to admit he was wrong.
Are you saying you agree with Jackson's decision in that case? The court upheld the law and Jackson, the executive, refused to enforce it. He should have been impeached. His actions cost the lives of thousands of his allies.