The public betrayal in govermental slaughter
The current legislative day in the House of Representatives at this very hour is discussing use of pronouns in public schools via HB121.
The speed of delivery in these now three current legislative sessions is fully dependent on the super-majority republican control of the State of Louisiana.
We the people are governed by elected officials, in office by less than 36% of the voting population. And, some say that all of this is the voters fault, specifically Democrat voters.
In fact though, a certain many democrats were demoralized apathetically after the continuing unresolved saga of Ronald Greene. Furthermore, even a visit from the U. S. Department of Justice to Northeast Louisiana at ULM in Monroe; where LSP F Troop is based, didn't resolve the incident's occurrence.
However, in the Governor's crime session, police and law enforcement was given immunity from civil liability, in performance of their duties.
In addition, eighteen year old persons were given the right to "permit-less conceal-carry" in Louisiana in this crime session. (Incidently, two young men murdered each other in a gun-fight in South Monroe.)
Peculiarly, not one bill in the crime session addressed "excessive force" causing death by the Louisiana State Police or any other law official. The February crime session did re-institute the death penalty by any means available; electrocution, gas or intravenous drug administration.
In the redistricting session in January, the GOP super-majority governor approved map is challenged by a Northeast Louisiana group, filed in the Western District of Louisiana in which a ruling is expected in the coming days or weeks. It should be noted, that witnesses testified in court, the governor wanted the current congressman of the sixth district gone.
In addition to all else, the governor is seeking to obtain control of the appointing of the majority of state's boards and commissions; including higher education boards, ethics board and already the Indigent Defender Board, through legislation.
Senate Bill 497 – State ethics board appointments
"This bill from Sen. Blake Miguez, R-New Iberia, would allow the governor, the Louisiana House and the state Senate to pick whoever they want to serve on the 11-member state ethics board. Under current law, they have to select members from lists of nominees the presidents of Louisiana’s private universities and colleges compile.
Governor would gain more control over state government if these five bills pass (Louisiana Illuminator)
The governor appoints seven ethics board members, and the House and Senate elect two each.
Whether the governor has control over the ethics board is pertinent, because it has accused Landry of violating state ethics laws twice.
Last fall, the board voted to penalize Landry for not disclosing that he used a campaign donor’s private plane to go to a work conference in Hawaii as Louisiana’s attorney general. The case remains unresolved as Landry and the ethics board continue to discuss what fines he might pay.
In 2022, the ethics board concluded Landry violated the law by using campaign funds to reimburse himself for a Chevy Suburban he bought, according to The Advocate. Candidates are not supposed to use their campaign money to purchase immovable property or vehicles. In that case, the ethics board chose not to fine Landry and initially kept the matter confidential."
Louisiana’s governor would gain more control over state government under these six bills
That is the bottom line: CONTROL
It should be evident, where all this is headed.
