Statement to the Press, April 3, 2013
Once again
Tom Horne has shown callous indifference to the rights of Arizonans with his
launching of a lawsuit to block Bisbee from implementing a civil union
ordinance to protect the property rights of the city’s LGBT citizens, mere
hours after its passage. Designed in keeping with the 2008 AZ Constitutional
Amendment banning gay marriage the ordinance creates a special civil union status
to protect citizens’ rights in long-term relationships. As reported by Alia
Beard Rau in the Arizona Republic, the ordinance “which goes into effect in 30
days, would cover joint property ownership, property inheritance, guardianship
and adoption rights.”
Arizona citizens should receive equal protection
under the law. Bisbee’s town council was correct in addressing the needs of its
citizenry. Horne, however, is continuing to inflict his worldview on the
freedom of the public by using his positions of power to deprive Arizonans of
their rights. His actions in Bisbee are in much the same vein as the way Horne
used his position as Superintendent of Public Instruction to punish Tucson public
schools for its Hispanic Studies program. Horne didn’t like the fact that if
Hispanics study history they will learn of the abuses they have suffered at the
hands of American bigots and even our government. So he closed the program and
forbade teachers from teaching about America’s history of discrimination and went
so far as to even banned books by Shakespeare and Thoreau in the process.
As Attorney
General, Horne has continued to twist public policy to punish those he
disagrees with. The Bisbee civil union ordinance is just the latest example. Once
again Arizona’s GOP leadership is claiming their personal vision of morality
dictates the rights of our citizens and once again the state of Arizona is
going to file another expensive, ultimately doomed, lawsuit to justify its
desire to restrict the liberty of its citizens. Bisbee city attorney John
MacKinnon is already mounting a pro-bono defense for the city to refute Horne’s
lawsuit. Noting Horne’s claims that the Bisbee ordinance would rewrite AZ law have
no true legal standing, MacKinnon was quick to get to the heart of the issue. “This
was a desire to make a political statement.” Arizonans have had enough of Tom
Horne’s opinions wielding the force of law. Tom Horne has got to go.
I urge all
Arizonans to join in condemnation of Horne’s latest abuse of power now, by
contacting his office and filing a complaint about his actions regarding Bisbee.
Their Phoenix office is at 1275
West Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007-2926, phone (602) 542-5025, Fax (602)
542-4085. The Tucson office number is (520) 628-6504 and the Prescott office is
(928) 778-1265. To curb Horne’s continuing abuses as Attorney General I urge
Arizonans to support the campaign of Democratic candidate Felicia Rotellini as
she rises to challenge him.
I further
condemn Sen. Gail Griffin of Hereford, and Reps. David Gowan and David Stevens
of Sierra Vista who apparently contacted Horne about the Bisbee ordinance. I
call for Democratic candidates in LD 14 to rise up and show this crowd the
door. It’s time AZ had a government that worked for the rights of all us.
Thank You
Again for Your Continuing Support. AND, Thank You City Council of Bisbee for
trying to looking Arizonans legal rights, even if Tom Horne won’t.
mikel
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