Why Bother?

The Amicus (friend of the Court) George Macintosh was the attorney appointed by the provincial government of British Columbia to argue against Canada's (S.293) ridiculous anti-polygamy law.  I received word today that Macintosh is declining to appeal the recent decision from Chief Justice Robert Bauman which upheld the law.

I guess I would be more upset if I thought there was good reason to appeal the stupid decision.  Chances are that, if this case got to the B.C. Court of Appeals or to the Canadian Supreme Court, either would reverse Bauman and decriminalize Canada's polygamists.  Truth is - Canada's polygamists are already decriminalized - appeal or no appeal.  What would you like to bet me that no BC polygamist will be arrested?

Canada is playing the same game as the idiots in Utah.  Last week, Utah's Attorney General deputy Jerrold Jenson told a Federal judge that the Utah County attorney, Jeff Buhman has not yet decided whether to arrest the Browns (and have them extradited from Vegas).  I believe he has decided, but that he doesn't want to admit it.  If he says he won't prosecute, the Browns have good cause to ask that the bigamy statute be stricken.  If he says that he will prosecute, the Browns have good cause to complain that they are threatened by the law and thus have harm and standing with which to challenge it.

The politicians just want to preserve the status quo - one in which polygamists can be painted as outlaws and felons, and can be demonized by society as legal lepers.