"Because they are spineless political hacks."
No, because if you set a precedent for disregarding rule of law handed down by the court in this case then you legitimize it for any situation and weaken the structure that we have set in place. Second he would soon lose his office over it and then what good would he be since he would then find himself behind bars. He tried to do help through legal channels. That is all we can ask of him to do.