Sherri16h ago
Nonilex

Seriously messed up

#Louisiana #GOP races to eliminate an elected office won by an #exonerated man

A man imprisoned for nearly 30 years before being exonerated won a landmark #election in #NewOrleans promising to fix a #judicial system that failed him. Now, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry & the GOP-controlled Legislature are racing to eliminate his job before he can be sworn in.

#law #NOLA #USpol #LApol #Republicans
https://apnews.com/article/new-orleans-criminal-clerk-calvin-duncan-exonerated-d247677aa601a85cac604645d50fc739

Exonerated man fights to hold his newly elected post despite GOP challenge

A New Orleans man exonerated after serving nearly 30 years in prison has a new fight on his hands. Calvin Duncan has been elected as the city's new clerk of criminal court, but now Republican lawmakers are racing to eliminate the position. Duncan won the clerk's office by promising to fix a system that failed him when he was trying to prove his innocence. Now, Gov. Jeff Landry and the GOP-controlled Legislature are seeking to shutter the office Duncan won. Senate Republicans passed a bill Wednesday to eliminate the Orleans Parish clerk of criminal court, saying it's part of a broader judicial overhaul. New Orleans is a predominantly Black and Democratic city, while the state Legislature is mostly white.

AP News
Apr 9 at 11:54pmWeb
Show threadLenora19h ago
@Nonilex Landry has delusions of running for higher office and needs the racist voters to back him
Show threadJohn Q McDonald19h ago
@Nonilex the worst people in the world are in charge
Show threadLizzie18h ago
@Nonilex this is what our country has become
Show threadMatt Hall18h ago

@Nonilex

Lemme guess:

"We discovered this position is superfluous and is a waste of tax payer money."

...

"The timing of that is a little suspect isn't it? What would you say to people who think this is a decision driven by racism?"

...

"That's a completely unfounded claim. We're highly focused on the fiscal responsibility of government and this is just one part of exercising that responsibility."

...

"Again, the timing is suspect, no?"

"There's no time like the present."

Racists.

Show threadNicole Parsons17h ago

@Nonilex

#TranslatedFromTheRepublican

"Republicans don't really believe in the Will of the People.

They believe in white supremacy."

Show threadMatthew Vaughn16h ago
@Nonilex
That is fucked up
Show threaddecapitae15h ago
@Nonilex May the incumbent racist GOP fail in their mechanisms and find a country that might help them reform
Show thread@[email protected]14h ago

@Nonilex

we shouldn't be surprised. Plus, it is Louisisana.

Show threadNate Metzger13h ago

@Nonilex

The bill’s Republican author, Sen. Jay Morris, who represents a district in north Louisiana, acknowledged that once Duncan’s elected position is eliminated, the civil clerk of court might struggle to handle the influx of cases. The solution, he says, is to “hire someone.”

Gee if only we had someone who could fill that position

Show threadChaddicus12h ago

@Nonilex my favorite part: "The bill’s Republican author, Sen. Jay Morris, who represents a district in north Louisiana, acknowledged that once Duncan’s elected position is eliminated, the civil clerk of court might struggle to handle the influx of cases. The solution, he says, is to 'hire someone.'"

They'd rather contract someone out for the same work than let an exonerated Black man take his democratically elected position. Pathetic.

Show threadermo | Rune Morling2h ago

@wombatpandaa

You say "pathetic". I say "Nakedly racist policy". I would argue that the U.S. has simply been unmasked, such that nobody (including the rest of the world) can ignore that the divisions that led to the U.S. Civil War still very much exist.

Until the USA reckons with that, good luck getting single payer universal health care, because that would imply that white people will pay tax that coloured people will benefit from -- nevermind that the reverse also holds true.

@Nonilex