Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, aka Jeff Landry’s sock puppet, appears to have taken lessons from either Pam Bondi or Kristi Noem and whichever one it is, the results aren’t very becoming of a state official, even in Loozianer where hard-ball politics is the norm.
But do give her credit. She didn’t do in darkness. In fact, she was so proud, she posted her actions on her official state office’s web page.
Basically, what she’s done is to fire off a LETTER to New Orleans officials in which she threatens them with jail time for disagreeing with her and her boss, Squeaky Toy Landry.
At dispute is the hardball attempt by the administration, by jamming an act through the legislature, at denying the citizens of Orleans Parish a duly-elected clerk of court which abolished the office of criminal clerk of court—but only after Calvin Duncan had won the office in a fair election.
Landry—and Murrill—suddenly decided Orleans did not need both a civil and criminal clerk of court, though the parish has historically had both. Their timing was significant—and clumsy.
Was that because Duncan was exonerated of a murder he did not commit after spending decades in Angola because District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro withheld exculpatory evidence? Was it because he was instrumental in having Louisiana’s (and Oregon’s) allowing convictions with a 10-2 jury vote overturned? Or is because he is black?
Knowing this governor, this attorney general and this Repugnantcan-controlled legislature, it’s most probably a combination of all three.
So, now, she’s authored this ham-handed letter in which she threatens to remove the entire city administration in New Orleans, including District Attorney Jason Williams, the mayor and five city council members, and replace them with Landry-chosen appointees.
That sounds exactly like something der Führer Trump would attempt
And it’s the type of thing his sycophants like Landry, Murrill and bigoted Repugnantcans would lap up with relish.
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The LA constitution of 1879 created the two systems in New Orleans. No amendment has been filed to change that constitutional provision. Further the constitution is still the highest law of the land.
“Intelligence rules the world, ignorance carries the burden…” – Marcus Garvey https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/28955.Marcus_Garvey
Those currently in charge across the country believe they have the right to tell everyone what they are and are not going to do and then to threaten everyone accordingly should they dare disobey. Landry, Murrill, and our Republican legislators have let a little power go to their heads. Landry threatening if no raises for teachers, then no raises for anyone, specifically calling out state employees (does that mean the legislators, college presidents, and all those who voted themselves nice raises won’t get them either or just those who need to be punished?); Murrill threatens to oust all elected New Orleans officials; and Henry Cameron threatened if constituents didn’t approve constitutional amendment for teacher raises, then legislature sure as heck wouldn’t approve the raises. Hopefully, people are getting tired of all of this mess and will begin to speak out much louder. It’s “we the people.”