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Deborah Brogden: Do the job or leave

Do the job or leave

Our own Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry has some kinship with Kentucky’s county clerk, Kim Davis. They both decline to uphold and enforce the law of the land that they, when sworn into their offices, became obligated to do so.

Picking and choosing should not be an option. Either do the job fully or vacate the position.

Deborah Brogden

Raleigh

This story was originally published October 17, 2015 at 2:00 PM with the headline "Deborah Brogden: Do the job or leave."

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