Arizona attorney general goes to the dark side

In our Kafkaesque world, Democratic elected officials urge protestors to confront federal agents. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz threatened to call out the National Guard to oppose the federal government, and Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes counseled Arizonans on when they could lawfully kill ICE agents.

State attorneys general are among the most powerful officials in the United States. In the 43 states, including Arizona, in which they are elected separately from the governor, they are the arbiters of what laws to enforce...