Posted on 01/01/2023 5:47:27 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
The Illinois Supreme Court on New Year's Eve delayed implementation of cashless bail across the state, which was set to go into effect Sunday, New Year's Day.
No cash bail, part of the Pretrial Fairness Act, was included in the controversial SAFE-T Act passed by the Democratic-controlled legislature and signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in early 2021.
Dozens of states' attorneys, sheriffs and counties challenged the constitutionality of the cashless bail provision in lawsuits across Illinois. The lawsuits were consolidated, and a Kankakee County judge sided with plaintiffs this week. But the judge's ruling only halted implementation in the 64 counties that brought suit, creating confusion in other parts of the state.
"The emergency motion for supervisory order is allowed," the Supreme Court ruled Saturday. "In order to maintain consistent pretrial procedures throughout Illinois, the effective date of the Pretrial Fairness Act ... is stayed during the pendency of the appeal ... and until further order of this Court."
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, who supports the cashless bail provision of the SAFE-T Act, appealed the Kankakee County court's decision straight to the Supreme Court.
Kankakee Judge Thomas Cunningham said the SAFE-T Act violated the separation of powers and the Victims' Rights Act, noting that the Illinois Supreme Court previously ruled that judges have “independent, inherent authority to deny or revoke bail to ‘preserve the orderly process of criminal procedure.’”
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There are only two significant crimes, possession of guns or voting Republican. Other crimes, such as robbery, murder, vote fraud, and rioting are all acceptable, and needn’t require bail. Nor even arrest.
Possession of guns by law abiding citizens. A felon with a gun is just protecting himself from whitey.
True.
A modicum of sense in a sea of stupidity.
A large number of black males in prison isn’t proof of racism. Criminals have victims, and black criminals usually have black victims.
Letting the criminals run free while awaiting trial is harmful to the victims.
Imperiling good black folks... That’s the actual racism.
Yep. Still trying to live in California. Twelve years back, the state mandated the release of prisoners due to prison ‘overcrowding’. It changed communities across the state, as seriously hardened criminals were put out on the streets. Felonies were reduced to misdemeanors, and society took a blow. Today, those same lunatics are standing back and observing that our prison population is so low as to suggest that we ought to close a few. Evil, incarnate.
Democrat Manual page two: Separation of powers and the
Victims’ Rights
My first thought as well.
My second is how can that possibly happen in the People's Republic of Illinois?
If the courts somehow manage to kill this “bail reform”, then the next step the gubmint will take it to stop charging “certain people” or “certain crimes”. Ya see, they don’t need to be released from jail if they’re never put IN jail.
I was watching a show in TV that was telling the stories of people that survived horrendous events like bear attacks or domestic violence. This one lady survives her boyfriends attacking her with a knife. He stabbed her in the chest and the head. She was luck in that the stabs just missed vital areas. Her boyfriend got 8 years for “assault” and not attempted murder....WHAT???? This is what our country is coming to. It is just assault now if you don’t die from your injuries. It’s sick! The poor woman lives everyday in pain and headaches from the stabbing. He’ll be out within 8 years to live his life.
We will be forced to take the law into our own hands. Law enforcement professionals’ hands are tied. They want to do the right thing, but are limited by the POLITICIANS.
The same politicians who use our own tax dollars to buy themselves armed bodyguards.
The bad guys are now the victims, and we are now the bad guys.
Sounds as if those Justices have awakened to the fad that the woke legislators want to impose on the citizens.
Of course that fad will increase the till at the courthouse so it will be implemented anyway.
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