Kemp signs Georgia law reviving prosecutor sanctions panel. Democrats fear it's aimed at Fani Willis

[RamblingRose]

Source: AP

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a law Wednesday that lets a state commission begin operating with powers to discipline and remove prosecutors, potentially disrupting Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ prosecution of former President Donald Trump.

“This legislation will help us ensure rogue and incompetent prosecutors are held accountable if they refuse to uphold the law,” Kemp said before signing the bill, flanked by Republican legislative leaders. “As we know all too well, crime has been on the rise across the country, and is especially prevalent in cities where prosecutors are giving criminals a free pass or failing to put them behind bars due to lack of professional conduct.”

Though Kemp signed legislation last year creating the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission, it was unable to begin operating after the state Supreme Court in November refused to approve rules governing its conduct. The justices said they had “grave doubts” about their ability to regulate the duties of district attorneys beyond the practice of law. Tuesday’s measure removes the requirement for Supreme Court approval.

The measure is likely to face renewed legal challenges. Four district attorneys dropped their previous lawsuit challenging the commission after the Supreme Court set it aside.


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[ificandream]

1. The Republican motto ... if you don't succeed, try and try and try and try again.

[Rebl2]

7. Then cheat

[SouthernDem4ever]

2. If you can't win, cheat!

Assholes. Raffensperger and Kemp completely blew any appearance of justice or dignity. Now they are just plain old stupid fascist magats.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. From what I recall, the main focus of that provision

was to go after "libbbbbrrrrrruuuuulllll" D.A.s "who refused to prosecute crimes". I.e., they were targeting those who were proponents of "no cash bail" and not going after piddly crap like prosecuting jaywalking or dice cubes hanging from a car's rearview mirror, etc, and even excusing the "joint found in the car" nonsense.

It was pointed out in some of the discussion around the time of initial passage and Kemp 's earlier push-back of it related to Willis, that in her case, she WAS "prosecuting" (i.e., NOT refusing to prosecute), so it didn't seem to fit what the law's intention was.

So it seems they want to twist it into what would essentially be an ex post facto law that targets her for something that wasn't the intent of the law.

[Torchlight]

4. GOP sure has been on a de-fund the police kick the past couple of years.

Though this new perspective they hold that law enforcement is out of control and needs to be curtailed seems to kinda date back only to when Golden Calves was beginning to get into some real trouble. I sure it's just a coinky-dinky for the stinky winkie, though.

[IcyPeas]

5. I rewrote it for Kemp....

... Kemp said before signing the bill, flanked by Republican legislative leaders ACCOMPLICES. “As we know all too well, crime has been on the rise across the country, and is especially prevalent WHEREVER DONALD TRUMP IS in cities where prosecutors are giving criminals LIKE DONALD TRUMP a free pass or failing to put them behind bars due to lack of professional conduct.”

[ThoughtCriminal]

6. "Giving criminals a free pass"

Irony really is dead.

[kimbutgar]

8. The mafioso boss got to him to shut up and do what he wants.

Or else your family or friends might be in danger.

It’s amazing how a man of German ancestry became such a mafia boss mobster!

[PortTack]

9. Crime is not on the rise in this country...in fact it's down!

[intheflow]

10. Kemp made the fucking recordings

of Trump trying to get him to overturn the election, why would he help him now? Oh, he’s a Republican and in this climate it’s either bow down to the orange asshat or kiss reelection goodbye. That’s what he thinks. My guess is, it’s a no win for him either way. Enough people are fleeing the party that not holding 45 to account might kill his reelection dreams.