Free-State Of Texas legislature about to rein in pro(re)gressive DAs who refuse to enforce law

Texas legislature about to rein in proregressive DAs

“Carte blanche public pronouncements by district attorneys that laws we have on the books will be ignored renders the authority of the Legislature to determine what is and isn’t a crime, moot,” state Rep. David Cook (R-Mansfield) said in a statement provided to The Texan. “It is my intention to rein in renegade district attorneys and ensure the rule of law is respected in Texas.”

Rein In The Renegades
Ensure Rule Of Law

The Free State Legislature will 'forbid district or county attorneys with criminal jurisdiction to “adopt or enforce a policy under which the prosecuting attorney prohibits or materially limits the enforcement of any criminal offense or as demonstrated by pattern or practice, prohibit or materially limit the enforcement of any criminal offense.”

Prosecutors are NOT lawmakers, though, if that is the job they want, they are free to ask the folks in the Free State of Texas for that job .

These dipshit DA's 'may face civil penalties up to $1,500 for an initial offense and then up to $25,500 for ensuing ones. Offending prosecutors may also be removed from office and their replacement would be appointed by the governor.'

'Five county DAs publicly declared they would refuse to enforce the law banning abortion. They have been warned.'

Please discuss how the Separation of Powers doctrine restrains our Constitutional Liberal Democracy from turning into a deranged dictatorship.

 

So the governor of the “free state” can have elected District Attorneys removed from their position and then that same governor can appoint a new one without an election.

Republican politicians seem to really be doubling down on the fascism (look up the word if you don’t believe it fits) to the loud applause of their base.

I bet the Venn diagram of who supports this but also supports police refusing to enforce laws enacted by the legislature is a perfect circle.

 

You don't want to obey the law don't run for office. The liberals are always telling us "no one is above the law".

 

Until the next election.

You're a secessionist. Democrats have a long history of secession. In fact, before Texas was a Free State, the entire State seceded and joined confederacy over the loud objections of then Governor Sam Houston, who warned that while they would do very well in the beginning that at some point the North would become wholly aroused and beat the living **** out them, and Sam Houston was not going to be a part of that. His was the only voice speaking sense within a crowd of fools and he passed from this earth about the time that the tide turned just as he saw so plainly that it would. The "consensus" was for secession and it resulted in incredible destruction.

When the Free State of Texas passes a statewide law, a County prosecutor will not be allowed to ignore it without sanction. That is because of Separation of Powers, which I see you refused to address. If these renegade prosecutors want to be lawmakers, they are free to run for the legislature.

The lawmaking process and the resulting statute has put them on notice, if they cannot in good conscience enforce these laws, they are free to resign.

 

Good. It’s about time.

 

Just like the police right? If they fail to uphold the law enacted by the legislature then they are free to be resigned or removed, yes?

Or is that d-d-d-different

 

I do not think this bill will not pass. To be more specific, they are focusing on Drugs and abortion in which DAs like the Dallas DA have not charged poeple with minor possession of Hemp, mostly because the state legislature has not solved the problem of how to define possession of hemp and the exculpability of certain amounts of Hemp. And that was done in the previous legislature.

the other problem is that there is prosecutorial discretion on what to charge and not charge. And to allocate resources accordingly for those charges. This is why first-time possession charges are never prosecuted and will instead seek treatment to avoid a conviction. And some on the state legislature want to prosecute doctors and mothers who commit abortion even if it is threatening the life of the mother. But since this is not a legislature priority, I do not think it will make it to the governor and the governor has not said whether he wants that or not. He is focused on infrastructure, the power grid, the Southern Border, etc.

 

Well you can't "be resigned", in the real world that's being fired. But of course the State Legislature would be free to impose this same sanction on police. If such a sanction violated the rights of the police they could simply take the issue to the nearest appropriate Court House, just like these prosecutors are free to do.

 

We also believe the law can be an arse. Banning abortion at six weeks endangers pregnant women

 

That means you think it will pass.

 

No it won't. I will be very surprised it passes both houses in time and it won't be a special session for something like this. Keep in mind, the first 60 days, no bills can be voted on. And the priorities of the Taxas Legislature take precedence which includes the southern border, infrastructure, property tax relief, education, the budget surplus and what to do with it, etc. The rest is always a possibility. And all bills must pass both houses by May 29th. And that is it until 2025 when the next legislature convenes, unless a special session.

 

The title of this thread is so Orwellian it’s hilarious.

 

In New York the gov can fire an elected DA. I don’t know how the replacement is selected.

 

When the cops uphold the law, like giving out traffic tickets, they’re told to stop because…..drumroll….that’s racist.

 

So yep you believe that's different.

 

sad, Republicans firing elected officials unconstitutionally

 

yes, those Republicans doing this should step down as they can't follow the law

 

TEXAS!!!! WHERE FREEDOM LIVES!!!!

 

And the maternal and infant mortality rate would make a third world country blush

 

I think they should be criminally charged for whatever crimes the people they refuse to charge do.

This is the only reason violent crime is up because there's no stopgap measure to prevent it. Also the reason why gun ownership is going up.

So you have to decide do you want your cake or do you want to eat it.

no it's preventing fascism. Different prosecutor picks and chooses of which laws apply and to whom that's fascism the governor is trying to put an end to that.

It's strange to me that libertarianism fascism to you you know what these words even mean?

 

That's not ironic it's just a difference in hell if it mortality is counted.

Remember there are lies they're a damn lies and then there are statistics.

 

Texas, where the people's vote doesn't matter