SPEAKER TIM JONES SAYS AG KOSTER HAS AUTHORITY TO ACT IN COLEMAN CASE,CITES MO LAW

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4. We'll see.

Koster has made the statement that, due to Missouri law, he technically cannot enter into the fray unless asked. He also said that maybe there needs to be a bill presented and passed that allows him to enter in a manner that will not be fought in court further down the line.

I've met Koster on a few occasions, back when he was the lead prosecutor for Cass County. He can be a jerk but in cases like this he doesn't back down and he had a pretty good success rate of conviction. In his case, it's not because of the politics or connections but because of the way the law is actually written.

As to Jones making his comment, it's a fight between Republicans and Democrats. Jones is proudly a member of ALEC (and a birther) who will use this to his advantage, no matter what Koster does. If Koster waits to see what happens, he'll blame him for the mess. If he jumps in he'll find a way to cite law stating that he cannot jump in on this case and that the "damn Dems" are rewriting the laws.

BTW-it's also rumored that Jones might be eying the state AG job so of course he'll put this out there.