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Title: LA Republicans eliminate elected position before Democrat was to assume office
Post by: Jessica_Rose on May 03, 2026, 08:58:23 PM
Post by: Jessica_Rose on May 03, 2026, 08:58:23 PM
Louisiana Republicans eliminate elected position days before Democrat was to assume office
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/louisiana-republicans-eliminate-elected-position-days-before-democrat-was-to-assume-office/ar-AA22jtNJ?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=2a256249b0484af3b3202d119bfe81e3&ei=39
Sara Cline and Jack Brook (3 May 2026)
Louisiana Republicans eliminated an elected position days before an exonerated man who overwhelmingly won the New Orleans-based clerk seat was set to take office.
Republican Gov. Jeff Landry on Thursday quietly signed into law legislation abolishing the long-standing Orleans Parish clerk of criminal court position, according to Louisiana Secretary of State spokesperson Trey Williams.
Republicans say wiping away the office is a consolidation effort meant to make the local judicial system more efficient and cut costs. But Democrats condemn the change as government overreach, arguing that it infringes on a predominantly Black parish's decision at the polls.
Calvin Duncan, who spent nearly 30 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit, easily won election to the criminal court clerk position in November, beating the incumbent and earning more than two-thirds of the vote. He had been set to take office Monday and has asked a federal judge to allow him to take office as scheduled.
"It's a sad thing to see the state government repeating what happened to Black public officials during Reconstruction," Duncan said. "They will do what they do, and I will do whatever I have to do to vindicate the voters of New Orleans and make sure that what happened to me never happens to anybody else."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/louisiana-republicans-eliminate-elected-position-days-before-democrat-was-to-assume-office/ar-AA22jtNJ?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=2a256249b0484af3b3202d119bfe81e3&ei=39
Sara Cline and Jack Brook (3 May 2026)
Louisiana Republicans eliminated an elected position days before an exonerated man who overwhelmingly won the New Orleans-based clerk seat was set to take office.
Republican Gov. Jeff Landry on Thursday quietly signed into law legislation abolishing the long-standing Orleans Parish clerk of criminal court position, according to Louisiana Secretary of State spokesperson Trey Williams.
Republicans say wiping away the office is a consolidation effort meant to make the local judicial system more efficient and cut costs. But Democrats condemn the change as government overreach, arguing that it infringes on a predominantly Black parish's decision at the polls.
Calvin Duncan, who spent nearly 30 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit, easily won election to the criminal court clerk position in November, beating the incumbent and earning more than two-thirds of the vote. He had been set to take office Monday and has asked a federal judge to allow him to take office as scheduled.
"It's a sad thing to see the state government repeating what happened to Black public officials during Reconstruction," Duncan said. "They will do what they do, and I will do whatever I have to do to vindicate the voters of New Orleans and make sure that what happened to me never happens to anybody else."
Title: Re: LA Republicans eliminate elected position before Democrat was to assume office
Post by: Lori Dee on May 03, 2026, 10:59:16 PM
Post by: Lori Dee on May 03, 2026, 10:59:16 PM
This is so wrong on so many levels.
It doesn't matter what the voters want; Republicans do it anyway.
It doesn't matter what the Constitution says; Republicans do it anyway.
It doesn't matter if the action is illegal; Republicans do it anyway.
We need to take the power away from the Parties and enforce the will of the people.
And soon.
It doesn't matter what the voters want; Republicans do it anyway.
It doesn't matter what the Constitution says; Republicans do it anyway.
It doesn't matter if the action is illegal; Republicans do it anyway.
We need to take the power away from the Parties and enforce the will of the people.
And soon.