Forum (Forum & Focus)
Jan. 28, 2009
The State's Gay Workers Shouldn't Have to Promise to Defend a Document that Excludes Them
The state’s gay workers shouldn’t have to promise to defend a document that excludes them, writes M. Katherine Baird Darmer. - Forum Column
FORUM COLUMN
By M. Katherine Baird Darmer Last week's "do-over" of President Obama's presidential oath after the lines were flubbed on Inauguration Day illustrates the importance of such oaths of office. The president is required by the Constitution to swear to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States," a document that by its terms guarantees equal protection to all. Thousands of Californians who must swear similar oaths...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In