The Georgia prosecutor who indicted Trump, Atlanta District Attorney Fani Willis, is being targeted by the GOP for removal under a new law.

A little over a week after a prosecutor in Georgia indicted former President Donald Trump for trying to overturn the results of the state’s 2020 presidential election, Republicans said they will use a new law to remove her from office.

In May, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed the law that created a new commission of political appointees with the power to remove and discipline elected prosecutors over decisions or policies not to prosecute certain offenses. The law seeks to limit or restrict reform-minded prosecutors. In the case of Fulton County — which includes Atlanta — though, District Attorney Fani Willis is not even known as much of a reformer. Instead, Republican lawmakers set their sights on Willis for another reason: prosecuting the wrong person.

  • donut4ever@lemm.ee
    5·
    10 months ago

    I think they have zero power here. You can even hide them if you want on some apps. Only thing I can think of is that they show how many people didn’t like what you said. That’s about it.

      • bdiddy@lemmy.oneEnglish
        41·
        10 months ago

        down votes take you down the chain in reddit so you can basically be downvoted to where no one would see what you wrote. If they had a brigade they could take you out of a conversation

        • billy_bollocks@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          Yea I was aware of the up/downvote ranking system they used. I guess I just didn’t care enough for it to matter to me. Thanks for the heads up regardless

      • donut4ever@lemm.ee
        1·
        10 months ago

        I thought that people wouldn’t be able to post anymore when they hit the negative, but that was kind of a rarity. Also, people there used that shit out of spite at times.

    • 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.one
      1·
      10 months ago

      My instance doesn’t allow or federate downvotes lol

      If I post something that ruffles loads of feathers, I’d never know unless someone challenged or opened my eyes to an alternative view… because my instance only shows me the upvotes 😅