HHS Secretary and former Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius swore an oath to protect and uphold the Constitution. Since then, it’s apparently been out of sight, out of mind.

It’s the final portion of this exchange that’s the most telling. When deciding to mandate that religious employers and institutions violate their consciences when it comes to contraception and abortifacients, Secretary Sebelius didn’t think to ask any lawyers to weigh in with a formal memo on the legal grounds on which they would defend the mandate. (Is Solicitor General Richard Verrelli a crummy lawyer, or does he have crummy clients? This would suggest the latter.)

Whether it’s incompetence or arrogance, Sebelius hasn’t been doing her job well.