This Pretty Well Sums It Up

If this isn't reason enough for removing Gavin Newsom from office in San Francisco, I don't know what it:

Yet what really matters to Mayor Gavin Newsom is what they're saying in the neighborhoods of San Francisco - that his decision to buck California law and grant marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples makes him a hero. (emphasis mine)

"At the end of the day I sleep well, and in life there is nothing more important than that," Newsom said Saturday during an interview at City Hall, where nearly 3,200 same-sex couples have taken vows in the last 10 days. "What matters is doing the right thing and being true to yourself and standing up on principle." (emphasis mine again)

He claims to have based his decision "based on his reading of the California Constitution."

Now would this be the same Constitution that provided for a seperation of powers in the government? Would this be the same Constitution that he is essentially ignoring based on his view of "doing the right thing?"

Gay marriage is not on par with murder. Right and wrong is not as clear cut, no matter how much the extremists, like Mr. Newsom, might want us to believe. I'm sure that Mr. Newsom would complain vociferously about a marriage amendment being an imposition of someone else's morality, yet what he has done is to impose his vision of morality on his city. What makes his version better? What makes his vision superior to everyone elses?

Mr. Newsom needs to understand that there are ideals in our government that are more important than his status as a "hero." Our system of government is far more important than Mr. Newsom's ability to sleep better at night.

If he's willing to act the little tyrant for pride, then Mr. Newsom has no business being in office.