Brnovich, Mesnard, Graham Use Government Resources For Petty Party Politics
The use of government resources for political purposes is expressly prohibited by Arizona law; that is unless you are Arizona’s top lawyer and the Speaker of the House provides you with a creative way to abuse your power and the law.
This week, Arizona Speaker of the House J.D. Mesnard called on Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich to help out their political ally, outgoing chair of the AZGOP, Robert Graham, by issuing an opinion on the meaning of the word mail. In record-breaking speed, newly installed Solicitor General Dominic Draye issued an opinion in favor of Graham in which he found that the word “mail” means snail mail. The opinion will likely be used to try and eliminate competition for Graham’s chosen replacement, Jonathan Lines in the upcoming AZGOP state statutory organizational meetings coming up later this month.