Posted on 03/24/2010 6:26:14 PM PDT by FreeAtlanta
Here is his Thurbert Baker's campaign site.
Here are the people running against him.
Here is why he refused the Georgia Governors request to sue the Federal Government over the Health Care fiasco.
PRESS ADVISORY
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 Attorney General Baker Responds to Governor Perdue's Request To Initiate Healthcare Reform Litigation
Attorney General Thurbert Baker responded today to Governor Sonny Perdue’s request that he file a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Health Care Reform legislation passed by the United States House of Representatives this week. Baker ultimately concluded that there was not a viable legal claim that his office could pursue in filing such a lawsuit. Given that this proposed litigation “is likely to fail and will consume significant amounts of taxpayers' hard-earned money in the process,” Baker informed the Governor’s office by letter that he would not be instituting litigation against the United States of America over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 Seat up for election Open Democratic Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker
• Appointed 1997 by Governor Zell Miller; first elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002, 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Open Seat - 1 April 2009: Candidate for Governor in 2009
Candidate Democratic Ken Hodges
Candidate Democratic state Representative Rob Teilhet
Republican Judson Hill
Candidate Republican Cobb County Commission Chairman Samuel S. "Sam" Olens
Candidate Republican Max Wood
We need to resist.
Arizona’s wanna-be governor, presently AG, refuses to sue. Our Governor Jan Brewer has asked him to do so, be he says no.
What these states can do is hire someone like Mark Levin’s Landmark Legal Foundation to represent them. Bypass the AG.
Sounds like you have someone to campaign against. I have found mine.
It might interest you to note the the Governor of Washington state will also oppose the Attorney General on this silly endeavor.
It is a waste of taxpayers money.
I need to find a good listing of opponents in all the national and state races that we can help with.
This makes me want to add AG’s to the list.
Anyone seen a post that lists opponents of the leftists that could be defeated?
Any help would be appreciated. I am working on something that may help everyone. Just need more data.
Also I think it is not only about national and state level races but local, county and city races too.
Heard the same from the AG in Mississippi, but Gov. Haley Barber said he’d (state) would hire a private lawyer to represent the state!
Since he is my County Commission Chairman I raised my eyebrows a little, but then noticed this quote and observation which realigns perspective a little.
“People don’t really respect local government as much as I think they should,” he said. By way of comparison, Olens rules over a population of 691,905 or so. Sarah Palin’s Alaska has 683,478 people. Give or take a few.We are a very big county in a very big state! What else can I say?
GA will definitely replace Baker in 2010, since he’s not running for reelection as AG (he’s running for governor instead). I’m optimistic that he’ll be replaced by a Republican.
Explain yourself.
Why do you think it is a silly endeavor?
They Attorney General of Washington State wants to join with other AGs on this silly political game at taxpayers expense. It will not go anywhere and they all know it.
Book mark this thread and get back to me in a few months.
I don’t think the idea of lawsuits is “silly” regardless of whether they are successful or not. Keeping the issue alive is reason enough to pursue them.
By the time they get to court the whole world will have moved on.
I love our health care you can only dream of such things. I am conservative but not stupid.
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