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A little over a week after a prosecutor in Georgia indicted former President Donald Trump for trying to overturn the results of the state’s 2020 presidential election, Republicans said they will use a new law to remove her from office.

In May, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed the law that created a new commission of political appointees with the power to remove and discipline elected prosecutors over decisions or policies not to prosecute certain offenses. The law seeks to limit or restrict reform-minded prosecutors. In the case of Fulton County — which includes Atlanta — though, District Attorney Fani Willis is not even known as much of a reformer. Instead, Republican lawmakers set their sights on Willis for another reason: prosecuting the wrong person.

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[-] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 388 points 1 year ago

Sounds like obstruction of justice.

[-] PunnyName@lemmy.world 307 points 1 year ago

Sounds like the continuation of a coup.

[-] matchphoenix@feddit.uk 152 points 1 year ago

Sounds like more individuals to indict with RICO charges

[-] hddsx@lemmy.ca 30 points 1 year ago

Is it RICO if these are all separate people committing crimes of their own accord?

[-] negativenull@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago

If it's done to perpetuate a conspiracy, maybe

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[-] InisSieferI@kbin.social 28 points 1 year ago

It's never stopped after all.

[-] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Retaliation is a crime.

[-] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Legally? No.

Obstruction is a legal charge. Since what they're doing would be legal--since they wrote the law--it can't be obstruction.

[-] Riccosuave@lemmy.world 180 points 1 year ago

We already know from Pudding Rob's actions in Florida that these kind of laws are going to be used to:

  • Allow the executive or legislative branches to override the judiciary, thereby functionally eliminating the separation of powers

  • Override democracy by removing duly elected officials at the sole discretion of one person (Florida), or by another unelected body (Georgia)

  • Create a legal fiefdom where the executive or legislative branches can determine the outcome of judicial matters through sheer fiat by removing prosecutors who do not align with their intended outcomes, and then hand selecting those who do

Party of "Law and Order" my fucking ass.....

[-] PunnyName@lemmy.world 127 points 1 year ago

That's because "law and order" always meant "arrest black people".

[-] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 63 points 1 year ago

That’s completely unfair.

They’re happy to indiscriminately arrest brown people too.

[-] Kofu@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago

They arrest Brown, murder Black.

[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.one 11 points 1 year ago

As well as LGBTQ people, and anyone else in the "out group".

[-] StarServal@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

Law and order is, and was always, just another tool in their arsenal to be used against their opponents. It has never been about fairness or justice to them.

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[-] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

And that governor is responsible for that law. Kemp fucked us.

They will remove her probably try get her charged and then work to have someone who will make this case go away.

If this happens and the people of Georgia or hell all of us to rise up and put stop to it.

Then might as well hand the country over to the fascist because that would have won.

This must not be allowed. But I knew the GOP would find away to protect Trump.

[-] flossdaily@lemmy.world 130 points 1 year ago

There is no honor- none whatsoever- in the Republican party.

They want power, and they will destroy any good person who stands in their way.

Disgusting.

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 12 points 1 year ago

There hasn't been for a very, very long time.

[-] TheJims@lemmy.world 86 points 1 year ago

GOP - All obstruction, all the time

[-] Skwerls@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago

Oh, I'm pretty sure the P stands for projection, because they do plenty of that as well.

[-] Ertebolle@kbin.social 84 points 1 year ago

They can't even start accepting complaints under this new law until next July, then it's a complicated process with two different panels of former prosecutors/judges, a number of whom are appointed by the not-particuarly-pro-Trump governor. It'll definitely be used to punish prosecutors for not prosecuting drug/abortion/etc crimes the way they want them to, but it's going to be too slow + indifferent + late to affect Willis.

[-] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

I'm sure the GOP will find a way to make this one happen faster. Long before Trump can be tried.

[-] Ertebolle@kbin.social 15 points 1 year ago

Well not under this law, anyway - if they "find a way" it would be through some totally different method.

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[-] newtraditionalists@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago

Thank you for pointing out this context.

[-] TwoGems@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Can you give me some sources for this it's not that I don't believe you but want to read about it because it has me worried

[-] Ertebolle@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago

Here's the actual bill text:

No complaint shall be filed before July 1, 2024.

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[-] jordanlund@lemmy.one 54 points 1 year ago

Expected outcome from the minute the law was passed. We'll see how far it gets...

[-] donnager@lemmy.world 50 points 1 year ago

Of course they are. I love how Trump and the GOP claim to be innoncent….yet they try and stop the prosecution. If you are innocent, just present the evidence.

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[-] theodewere@kbin.social 33 points 1 year ago

criminals cover up for one another every chance they get

[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 24 points 1 year ago

Obstruction of Justice

[-] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 24 points 1 year ago

I don't know that they have the votes to actually do this, even if one guy on a Facebook post said he wanted to.

If they did do it, the real question is how this duly elected official gets replaced. If it's a special election I'd disagree with them doing it but at least the voters get representation. If it's an appointment by the GovernornI think there are actual constitutional issues with the law since it denies the constituents the ability to elect their own DA...but that would also put a Republican in charge of the case so it seems plausible they would write it that way.

[-] HubertManne@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago

Thats right Georgia. Republicans have told you who to vote for if you want your independence and freedom. Michigan just recently realized this.

[-] JoJoGAH@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

GOP is grasping at straws in Tennessee too, for all to see. Justin Pearson, previously censured, posts reels of every nefarious act they try. It bears watching and supporting.

[-] _bug0ut@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

This doesn't mean that the trial can be shitcanned, does it?

If Fani Willis can't escape this and it means she burned her career to do the right thing, somebody oughtta crowdfund a bunch of money for her so she has some cushioning.

[-] roguetrick@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago

If she's replaced by the governor, yeah they could drop the case. I just doubt they'd be able to replace her without a court case all on it's own. For one it sounds like an unconstitutional bill of attainder.

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