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La Legislature looking for ways to handle rogue DA's that fail to prosecute criminals
Posted on 4/17/24 at 10:45 am
Posted on 4/17/24 at 10:45 am
This is to address "the New Orleans situation".
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Conservative officials in Louisiana are pushing multiple measures to limit the authority of district attorneys, following the lead of GOP leaders in other states with liberal cities at odds with their politics.
Republican Gov. Jeff Landry is advocating for a constitutional convention where, according to his own advisory committee, district attorneys’ broad authority over criminal prosecutions and grand juries in their judicial districts would be up for debate.
At the same time, state lawmakers are weighing a separate constitutional amendment to allow the Louisiana Legislature and a not-yet-created state commission to overrule district attorneys when they refuse to prosecute and give control over cases to the state attorney general.
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Sen. Jay Morris, R-West Monroe, said he was inspired to file Senate Bill 122, the constitutional amendment to weaken district attorney authority, because of what he called the “New Orleans situation.” The city elected Democrat Jason Williams in 2021 to serve as district attorney based on a progressive criminal justice platform.
During a state Senate hearing on his proposal Tuesday, Morris said he worried about New Orleans “letting people out of prison” and a surge in the city’s crime rate two years ago, shortly after Williams started his six-year term.
In 2022, the New Orleans jail had to release hundreds of people after the district attorney office’s deadlines to charge them with crimes expired.
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Even if Williams altered his approach, Morris warned fellow senators Tuesday another “rogue” district attorney might be more obstinate, and there is little state Republicans could do to put pressure on them without changes to the state constitution.
District attorneys enjoy wide discretion over which cases they can pursue, thanks to protections embedded in the constitution. The attorney general is only allowed to take over cases with the district attorney’s explicit permission or when a judge removes a district attorney’s office from a case for unacceptable behavior, which rarely happens.
This gives Louisiana’s district attorneys a shield their counterparts in other states don’t have. In Florida, for example, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis believes the powers of his office came with the authority to suspend and replace two Democratic district attorneys unilaterally.
GOP officials in other states also passed new laws just to make it easier to remove district attorneys. GOP Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in 2023 signed off on a new commission that could more easily reprimand prosecutors, which may disrupt Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ case against former President Donald Trump.
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Posted on 4/17/24 at 10:51 am to goofball
Not a terrible idea but I’d like to see some efforts made to hold judges accountable as well. They are very much a part of the problem. Black judges tend to be a much bigger problem.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 11:01 am to goofball
It’s a damn shame that the measure if needed, but it sure as hell is needed.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 11:22 am to goofball
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La Legislature looking for ways to handle rogue DA's that fail to prosecute criminals
its not that hard
refusal to do your job, is a form of quitting your job, and you should be treated as such, you quit, therefore you dont hold that job or any salary, benefits, or authority that came with it.
This post was edited on 4/17/24 at 11:27 am
Posted on 4/17/24 at 11:25 am to goofball
Why does the West Monroe legislator five hours away feel like his opinion is valid on New Orleans issues? Let the Metairie or Chalmette rep take on this crusade
Is Jason Williams telling other parishes what criminals they should and shouldn’t prosecute?
Is Jason Williams telling other parishes what criminals they should and shouldn’t prosecute?
This post was edited on 4/17/24 at 11:28 am
Posted on 4/17/24 at 11:27 am to goofball
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Republican Gov. Jeff Landry is advocating for a constitutional convention where, according to his own advisory committee, district attorneys’ broad authority over criminal prosecutions and grand juries in their judicial districts would be up for debate.
At the same time, state lawmakers are weighing a separate constitutional amendment to allow the Louisiana Legislature and a not-yet-created state commission to overrule district attorneys when they refuse to prosecute and give control over cases to the state attorney general.
Wow.
What a shite show and knee-jerk reaction.
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Even if Williams altered his approach, Morris warned fellow senators Tuesday another “rogue” district attorney might be more obstinate, and there is little state Republicans could do to put pressure on them without changes to the state constitution.
fricking authoritarians.
This post was edited on 4/17/24 at 11:28 am
Posted on 4/17/24 at 11:29 am to chalmetteowl
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Why does the West Monroe legislator five hours away feel like his opinion is valid on New Orleans issues? Let the Metairie or Chalmette rep take on this crusade
Is Jason Williams telling other parishes what criminals they should and shouldn’t prosecute?
Imagine JBE telling Ouachita, St Tammany, Beauregard, etc. what to do for 2 terms and the meltdowns it would have caused on here
Posted on 4/17/24 at 11:29 am to chalmetteowl
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Why does the West Monroe legislator five hours away feel like his opinion is valid on New Orleans issues? Let the Metairie or Chalmette rep take on this crusade
New Orleans issues affect the entire state as the city is really one of the lifelines in this state. Between tourism, events & conventions, everyone should have a vested interest in what’s happening in New Orleans.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 11:31 am to whoa
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New Orleans issues affect the entire state as the city is really one of the lifelines in this state. Between tourism, events & conventions, everyone should have a vested interest in what’s happening in New Orleans.
Not if you’re more than like an hour away
Posted on 4/17/24 at 11:33 am to chalmetteowl
Yea a lack of tourism dollars because people are afraid of coming to the city doesn’t affect the rest of the state.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 11:35 am to whoa
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Yea a lack of tourism dollars because people are afraid of coming to the city doesn’t affect the rest of the state.
a. I don't think any data backs this up as occurring.
b. Think about the underlying basis of this argument and ask yourself how you couldn't make this argument about almost any locality.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 11:36 am to goofball
Step 1. Pass a law that after a certain amount of deaths occurs because a DA refused to per-sue charges on individuals who are threats to the public threats they can be indicted and liable.
Step 2. Jail the DA with his criminal friends he let go
Step 2. Jail the DA with his criminal friends he let go
Posted on 4/17/24 at 11:41 am to SlowFlowPro
It hasn’t occurred yet but doesn’t mean it can’t or won’t. Look at other cities where criminals aren’t being prosecuted.
Foreigners aren’t traveling across the globe to visit Lake Charles so no one gives a frick about the crime there.
Foreigners aren’t traveling across the globe to visit Lake Charles so no one gives a frick about the crime there.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 11:51 am to whoa
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Foreigners aren’t traveling across the globe to visit Lake Charles so no one gives a frick about the crime there.
I love the qualifications (tourism only) upon qualifications (foreign tourists, only)
Posted on 4/17/24 at 12:40 pm to chalmetteowl
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Why does the West Monroe legislator five hours away feel like his opinion is valid on New Orleans issues? Let the Metairie or Chalmette rep take on this crusade
Is Jason Williams telling other parishes what criminals they should and shouldn’t prosecute?
Probably tired of seeing New Orleans constantly fail to be the economic driver the state needs it to be.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 12:46 pm to RaoulDuke504
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Step 1. Pass a law that after a certain amount of deaths occurs because a DA refused to per-sue charges on individuals who are threats to the public threats they can be indicted and liable.
Step 2. Jail the DA with his criminal friends he let go
How about giving the state AG the authority to dismiss the DA and local judges for every district over 200,000 people? Then allow the AG to take over those districts or appoint an interim until an election is held. That would be New Orleans, East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, and probably Lafayette. Maybe Livingston, St Tammany, Caddo, and Ascension one day if they grow.
The state can’t afford for its larger cities to fail.
The locals should have the ability to elect their leaders, but the state should have a check on that especially in cases where outside influence, corruption, or incompetence is suspected. Florida does something similar.
This post was edited on 4/17/24 at 12:51 pm
Posted on 4/17/24 at 1:09 pm to SlowFlowPro
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fricking authoritarians.
Jay Morris is one of the worst of the worst authoritarians. He has another bill he's moving through the legislature (SB 78) where he seeks to vest judicial authority, in part, to a 2/3 vote of each chamber of the Louisiana legislature.
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Posted on 4/17/24 at 1:13 pm to chalmetteowl
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Why does the West Monroe legislator five hours away feel like his opinion is valid on New Orleans issues? Let the Metairie or Chalmette rep take on this crusade
Because Orleans parish reps aren’t concerned with actually fixing issues related to the city. The majority of the state politicians from the parish continually vote against most crime bills to fix issues that affect their constituents.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 1:17 pm to keakar
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refusal to do your job, is a form of quitting your job, and you should be treated as such, you quit, therefore you don't hold that job or any salary, benefits, or authority that came with it
The district attorney of a parish or judicial district is elected by the voters. If the voters within that parish or judicial district are dissatisfied with the job performance of the district attorney, they have the ability to vote them out of office.
New Orleans experienced problems with crime when Leon Cannizzaro, Eddie Jordan, and Harry Connick were district attorneys. The legislature is only doing this because Jeff Landry wants to convince everyone that he can make New Orleans a safe city by having the authority to reign in the district attorney or have the authority to overrule the voters of the district or parish who elected them.
It's the basic definition of authoritarianism and big government, both hugely antithetical to conservatism.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 1:18 pm to The Hurricane
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Because Orleans parish reps aren’t concerned with actually fixing issues related to the city.
Are the representatives of Alexandria concerned with actually fixing issues related to that city, because most of what I saw when I drove through that city two years ago was poverty and more poverty.
This post was edited on 4/17/24 at 1:18 pm
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