Dan white resigned from the board of supervisors over a housing issue. He tried to recind his resignation, but was told by lobbying groups that he needed to unresign. The real estate agents and police union were also very freaked out because they had a cop on the board at the time. It's not like you quit your job for cancer then miraculously recovered; people who rely on you are mad when you come back.
The Twinkie Defense has become a shorthand for disingenuous legal defense strategies. But was it disingenuous? (Yes, but not in the way you think!)
Thanks to Ashley Smith for editing assistance and Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!
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