Political Witchhunt in Louisiana

Louisiana Supreme Court halts criminal case against AG Liz Murrill, citing 'extraordinary' procedural failures

The Louisiana Supreme Court stepped in Friday to freeze the criminal prosecution of Attorney General Liz Murrill, just one day after a New Orleans grand jury handed up a 16-count indictment accusing the state's top law enforcement officer of intimidation and malfeasance. The court's stay order did not hold back: the indictment, it said, "appears to turn the law on its head."

The speed alone is striking. A grand jury indicts a sitting attorney general on Thursday. By Friday, the state's highest court has halted the case, found the defendant is likely to win dismissal, and identified what it called "extraordinary procedural defects and improprieties" in the way the charges were brought.

That timeline raises a question worth asking plainly: Was this prosecution built to hold up in court, or was it built to make a political point?

The charges against Murrill, Louisiana's first female attorney general and a Republican, arose from a dispute over the restructuring of a New Orleans court clerk position.

Earlier this year, the state legislature abolished the elected criminal court clerk office in New Orleans and merged it with another clerk role. Months later, Calvin Duncan, whose murder conviction was vacated after more than 28 years in prison, won election to the now-abolished position.

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Bill Cassidy - Not too smart

Letlow, Fleming Advance to La. Senate Runoff, Cassidy Out

You don't impeach the President and leader of your party and expect to win

Sen. Bill Cassidy was decisively defeated in Saturday’s Republican primary in Louisiana, unable to convince voters that he deserved another term five years after voting to convict President Donald Trump during an impeachment trial over the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

He finished behind U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, who capitalized on the power of Trump's endorsement as the president continues purging his party of people he views as disloyal, and John Fleming, the state treasurer. Letlow and Fleming will compete in a runoff on June 27.

Cassidy's campaign spent roughly $9.6 million on advertising through May 16, according to the ad-tracking firm AdImpact. And Louisiana Freedom Fund, a super PAC supporting him, was on track to spend $12.3 million.

By comparison Letlow’s campaign, which launched Jan. 20, spent roughly $3.9 million, while a super PAC backing her, the Accountability Project, spent about $6 million.

Fleming's campaign spent about $1.5 million.

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Ten Commandments

Zuckerberg stopped from interfering in elections in Louisiana

Mark Zuckerberg Suffers Major Defeat In His Efforts To Intervene in U.S. Elections

Zuckerberg is finding his ability to intervene in U.S. elections is rapidly diminishing. On Saturday, Louisiana voters adopted a constitutional amendment prohibiting the use of private funds for election administration.

According to Amendment 1, voters were asked to answer the following question:

BALLOT LANGUAGE: Do you support an amendment to prohibit the use of funds, goods, or services from a foreign government or a nongovernmental source to conduct elections and election functions and duties unless the use is authorized by the secretary of state through policies established in accordance with law?

The new amendment to Louisiana’s constitution was approved by 72.6% of voters during Saturday’s elections. It states that “[n]o funds, goods, or services donated by a foreign government or a nongovernmental source shall be used to conduct elections unless provided for in the election code and subject to restrictions under general law.”

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Showing off hisTrump socks!

Since January 11,2016, Billy Nungesser has been the Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana. Here he is wearing his Trump socks!