Posted on 01/12/2017 4:53:55 PM PST by jazusamo
A California GOP lawmaker is challenging the hiring of former U.S. Attorney Eric Holder to fight the Trump administration, saying it may violate the California Constitution.
Assemblyman Kevin Kiley has asked the California Attorney Generals office to investigate whether legislative Democrats ran afoul of the law by retaining Mr. Holder and his law firm, Covington & Burling, for $25,000 per month to do a job that can be performed by state employees.
Mr. Holder was hired last week by the California legislature, which is controlled by Democrats, as outside counsel to provide advice on our efforts to resist any attempts to roll back the progress California has made on issues such as climate change to immigration.
But Mr. Kiley cited a court ruling that said the state Constitution forbids hiring outside consultants for roles that can be carried out adequately and competently by those in the civil service, including work defending California against federal actions.
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I’m sure the CA courts will simply rubber stamp this.
why send the letter and give them a heads up ?
Just take it to court....
There’s a Republican lawmaker in CA?
Sure he’s not an extra on a movie set?
It is California. They have plenty of judges there without integrity who are willing to ignore the law and Constitution to reach the decision they want.
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Don’t hold your breath on this item .. Muslim .. she’ll support anything the DemocRATS want to do.
Bump!
Stopping Trump is so important that it doesn’t matter if this is constitutional or not.
Stopping Trump is so important that it doesnt matter if this is constitutional or not.
Replace “Stopping Trump” with *any* agenda item “progressives” want, and the above sentence would still be valid.
Since you asked, there are at least twice as many
Republicans in California as there are in say...
...the State of Wisconsin so there is bound to a
Republican lawmaker or maybe even two in the Golden
State.
Those people an Sacremento get more insane every day and STILL come up with the most ridiculous ways to spend taxpayer money.
My state is Republican-controlled.
Yours?
You made a wisecrack and I responded in
kind.
My state was effected by a tremendous influx of population
over decades which is something your state will NEVER
have to experience.
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