USAONE@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agoGeorgia Republican lawmaker moves to impeach Trump prosecutor Fani Williswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1353
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minus-squareJordan LundlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up57·1 year agoGeorgia passed a law back in May specifically allowing for the removal of DAs. https://apnews.com/article/brian-kemp-georgia-prosecutor-district-attorney-remove-7987cd538ab3ccdc713ae4d2b2aec32b Ostensibly, it’s to be used on prosecutors who are failing to do their jobs. For example, one Georgia DA refuses to prosecute marijuana charges. I predicted that the instant she filed charges, there would be a move to remove her and I hate being right. :(
minus-squareAlexstarfire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up29·1 year agoEveryone predicted what it would actually be used for. You did something I don’t like? Gone.
minus-squarespider@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up25·1 year agoDeSantis has been doing this to elected Democratic state attorneys in Florida over the past year, which may have inspired the Georgia law.
Georgia passed a law back in May specifically allowing for the removal of DAs.
https://apnews.com/article/brian-kemp-georgia-prosecutor-district-attorney-remove-7987cd538ab3ccdc713ae4d2b2aec32b
Ostensibly, it’s to be used on prosecutors who are failing to do their jobs. For example, one Georgia DA refuses to prosecute marijuana charges.
I predicted that the instant she filed charges, there would be a move to remove her and I hate being right. :(
Everyone predicted what it would actually be used for. You did something I don’t like? Gone.
DeSantis has been doing this to elected Democratic state attorneys in Florida over the past year, which may have inspired the Georgia law.