Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz has decided to ignore reality and do her version of “Captain Queeg” by pursing her candidate for Attorney General after Richard Blumenthal declared she needed to get a court ruling to validate her candidacy.

Blumenthal found the statute to be constitutional, but said the issue of what constituted “active” legal practice was an area best left to the courts. This came as no surprise to people who know Blumenthal, who is always eager to avoid conflict or a hard decision. Regardless, the official request by Byseiwicz was a canard, since Blumenthal, by his own admission, had no standing to make such a opinion.

“I’m moving forward,” Bysiewicz said, meaning she will try and convince rank and file Democrats that she meets the state law requirements of 10 years of active legal work.

Through the prism of Bysiewicz’s legal mind, Blumenthal’s ruling actually validates her position, which it doesn’t. But no matter. Nothing can stand in the way of Susan Bysiewicz’s ambition – even if it means ignoring the law she is sworn to uphold.

This political opera is now in its third or fourth act, with Bysiewicz declining to seek to declaratory ruling from the state court on whether her resume matches up with the term “active” legal practice. She is willing to roll the dice that the Democratic delegates to the state convention and the Democratic primary voters will either ignore her lack of time as a lawyer, or simply won’t care or be clued in.

But her opponents, George Jepsen, a former Senate Majority Leader from Stamford and Democratic State Party chairman and State Rep. Cameron Staples, D-New Haven, are not going to let her slide on this. And, if the Democrats in the Legislature try to change the law to allow her to qualify with a lower standard, each of them will be held accountable for changing the rules at the last minute.

There is no doubt that the three Republicans exploring running – John Pavia of Easton, State Rep. Arthur O’Neill, R-Southbury and State Sen, Andrew Roraback, R-Goshen, all meet the standard. They have practiced law without anyone asking for their resumes.