Bonus Rant!

Travis County Assistant District Attorney Erika Hansen was arrested last weekend for DWI. Travis County DA Rosemary Lehmberg pled guilty to DWI a couple of years ago, causing all sorts of drama, not just here, but around the state. I mean HONESTLY. Follow the laws you're supposed to be upholding.

So pathetic.

The real rant though, is that when this weekend's arrest showed up on social media and people started making nasty comments, because they are well-deserved, someone pulled out the tired retort, "You must be a Republican. If this were a Republican DA, you wouldn't say a word."

1) But since you're a Democrat and it's a Democrat DA, you're offended that anyone would say anything. Gotcha.

2) She's a Democrat? Who the hell knew? Or cared?

3) Wait for it... this will be the second segue rant of this post (a new record!)...

Why is the DA (the railroad commissioner, the tax assessor and countless other positions I'll leave alone for now) an elected position with a political affiliation? That position should be hired like any other county worker. Do these people make all their decisions based on conservative or liberal politics and what party leaders tell them to do? 

Like I said about these wackjobs who won't process gay marriage licenses- you don't get to decide what the law is. The law is what the law is. I certainly wouldn't imagine the DA is making daily decisions based on her political affiliation. If you're fashioning the law, we need to know when you'll be representing some party line. Otherwise, it isn't relevant.

I don't care what your political views are, if you can't follow the law, you shouldn't be responsible for prosecuting criminals. There are far more law-abiding citizens than not, so there are great lawyers aplenty, on both sides of the political realm, to replace you.