IndianaLocalNews

AG Rokita: Governor’s lawsuit against state legislature out of line

(Photo supplied/State Of Indiana)

Indiana’s attorney general says the governor is out of line suing the state legislature and he’s trying to take it to the state Supreme Court. Holcomb sued the state legislature over a bill that would allow them to call themselves into session.

Atty. Gen. Todd Rokita took Holcomb to court to stop him from using an outside lawyer to sue the state’s lawmaking body. Rokita was unsuccessful.

Now he’s making another attempt, this time with the state’s highest court, calling Holcomb’s actions “gubernatorial overreach”.

“We are asking the Supreme Court to stop the executive branch power grab underway by preserving the constitutional protections that are meant to preserve Hoosiers’ individual liberty and that have served Indiana well for more than 100 years,” said Rokita.

“Allowing the Governor’s lawsuit to continue confers power on the judiciary, the branch of government that, by design, is least representative of the people. This power grab by the Governor and the authority it would give to the courts to interfere with political decisions should scare us all,” he said, in a Monday news release.

Rokita filed the papers Friday night. He said taking the matter directly to the Supreme Court would save several steps and taxpayer money.

The state Democratic Party accused Rokita of promoting himself.

“Todd Rokita is willing to take the Indiana Republican Party’s civil war and his 2024 gubernatorial campaign to the Indiana Supreme Court, and frankly, it’s a waste of time, taxpayer dollars, and abuses the trust voters gave him last fall,” said Drew Anderson, spokesman for the Indiana Democratic Party.

“Rokita is once again exposing a Republican Party as lacking an identity or direction, because it doesn’t solve today’s problems facing Hoosier families. Indiana Democrats will continue to deliver these solutions – through the American Rescue and Jobs Plans – while it appears Republicans like Rokita only view their jobs as an extreme partisan platform,” he said.

Related posts

Winter Storm Watch in effect for St. Joseph, Berrien, Cass Counties

Jessica Burns/WSBT Meteorologist

Cassopolis School Board discusses 2025 bond proposal

95.3 MNC

USDA grant helps stock Indiana food pantries

Terri Dee / Indiana News Service

2 comments

Charles U Farley July 27, 2021 at 10:13 am

“said Drew Anderson, spokesman for the Indiana Democratic Party.”

Gee, a leftist trashing the Indiana Republican party. Why does anyone care what that closet Communist thinks?

Reply
Slacker06 July 27, 2021 at 2:09 pm

No one cares what the Indiana dem chairman says or thinks. He is the ultimate loser of the ultimate loser party. only a few steps ahead of the repub governor. Holcomb is wrong and should be shown the door.

Reply

Leave a Comment