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In a decisive victory for justice and accountability, Georgia lawmakers have surged forward in passing legislation to create a state commission, bulldogging complaints and reigning in the wild antics of prosecutors and solicitors general in the Peach State.
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The state House roared to action and passed Senate Bill 332 with a resounding 97-73 vote on Tuesday, just a hair’s breadth away from the state Senate’s earlier passage with a 29-22 vote. This mean, the bill is now cruising straight for Governor Brian Kemp’s desk. Buckle up, folks! Change is coming!
The legislation, coiled like a rattlesnake, builds upon a law that was hatched in 2023, which birthed the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission. Now, with the wind of the new law beneath its wings, this commission will be able to flex its muscles and create its own rules without having to grovel for approval from the state Supreme Court like it used to. Who needs that kind of red tape, anyway?
Republican state Sen. Joseph Gullett, beamed like a proud papa, gushed about the bill on Tuesday, exclaiming that, “Once this bill’s passed, this commission will be able to begin its real work, which is bringing accountability to those rogue prosecuting attorneys who abuse their office, sexually harass their employees, and do not show up for work.” Looks like the party is over for those rogue prosecutors!
The law would allow the commission to sink its teeth into reviewing claims made against various prosecutors, like Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, whose conduct with a special prosecutor she hired is under the microscope. While Willis is busy prosecuting former President Donald Trump and others for alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election, the commission is hot on her tail, sniffing out any hint of misconduct.
But hold onto your hats, folks! Democrats, always the naysayers, are already throwing shade at the commission, trying to stir the pot by linking the legislation to alleged efforts to undermine Willis’s valiant efforts to prosecute Trump. Democratic state Rep. Sam Park was quick to sound the alarm, warning that “Voting for this bill is voting to allow unelected partisan agents to oversee and obstruct decisions handed down by district attorneys that were duly elected by Georgia voters.” But let’s not forget that the voters elected lawmakers to hold these rogue prosecutors accountable, am I right?
Republicans, meanwhile, are standing tall against the onslaught of naysayers, insisting that the legislation has nothing to do with Willis and pointing to other alleged misconduct by district attorneys within the state. It’s like a game of whack-a-mole, but with justice as the hammer!
And just when you thought things couldn’t get any more exciting, on Wednesday, the state Senate’s special committee will call its first witness to testify about allegations of misuse of state funds by none other than the intrepid Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Get your popcorn ready, folks, because justice is just getting started!
