Posted on Mar 12, 2023
Georgia lawmakers look to limit state prosecutors' powers
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Georgia’s Republican legislators are pushing bills that would make it easier to remove local prosecutors from office. They’ve passed both the state’s Republican-controlled House and Senate. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp is expected to sign the legislation in the coming weeks after the two chambers reconcile technical differences in the texts of their respective bills.
Republican lawmakers say the measures are needed to rein in reform-minded prosecutors and increase accountability of local prosecutors. Critics say the bills undermine the will of the voters by removing minority prosecutors.
What kind of support do these bills have from Georgians? And how will they affect Georgia’s state politics?
Republican lawmakers say the measures are needed to rein in reform-minded prosecutors and increase accountability of local prosecutors. Critics say the bills undermine the will of the voters by removing minority prosecutors.
What kind of support do these bills have from Georgians? And how will they affect Georgia’s state politics?
Georgia lawmakers look to limit state prosecutors' powers
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Interesting article. It's a dual-edged sword. I am for executive review (prosecutors are part of the executive branch) by the legislature but the real thing will be in the details.
One thing the advocates of the bill say it will target is 'activist prosecutors' where those prosecutors won't persecutor crime 'they don't agree with'. The opponents say it will be just "political retribution" and possible "racial discrimination" (assuming the prosecutor they are targeting is a minority).
I do appreciate you posting these 'podcasts' from WAMU because the discussions (in the two I've listened to) were balanced and non-partisan (or at least equally partisan).
One thing the advocates of the bill say it will target is 'activist prosecutors' where those prosecutors won't persecutor crime 'they don't agree with'. The opponents say it will be just "political retribution" and possible "racial discrimination" (assuming the prosecutor they are targeting is a minority).
I do appreciate you posting these 'podcasts' from WAMU because the discussions (in the two I've listened to) were balanced and non-partisan (or at least equally partisan).
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In Augusta Georgia we had a great prosecutor who was fearless. The defense lawyers didn’t like her and got a dud in. His first act was to drop charges against and release a gang banger. The gang banger rounded up some friends and did a drive by killing a young girl who was petting a horse s fellow brought along for children to pet in disadvantaged neighborhoods. The horse was also killed. The judicial circuit has appointed a special gang prosecutor to get around the DA
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