Former GOP AG Candidate Tom Devore Says Raoul is Lying to the People
Former GOP AG Candidate Tom Devore Says Raoul is Lying to the People (Sorento, IL) — Today, former Republican nominee for Illinois Attorney General Tom DeVore released a statement calling Attorney General Kwame Raoul a liar. Much of DeVore’s recent race for the seat centered around the unconstitutionality of the SAFE-T Act. He stated:
“I was pleased to review the Court’s order wherein the Kankakee County Circuit Judge found the “no cash bail” provisions of the SAFE–T Act unconstitutional. The Court’s reasoning was exactly as I, along with my other colleagues, have argued for the last several months.
“In a recent statement by Attorney General Kwame Raoul, he proclaimed the following: ‘the right of individuals awaiting criminal trials – people who have not been convicted of a crime and are presumed innocent – to seek release from jail without having to pay cash bail will go into effect in a few short days, despite the court’s ruling against those provisions,’ Raoul said. This statement is blatant misinformation. Once again Attorney General Raoul is outright lying to the people of the State of Illinois, or in the alternative, he really has no understanding of the law. In the Court’s ruling, the judge entered a final ruling on the merits holding the “no cash bail” provisions of the SAFE–T Act unconstitutional. This ruling has the legal effect of rendering the ‘no cash bail” provisions unlawful statewide. As of today, it is as if these provisions do not exist. Sadly, Mr. Raoul, in his continued efforts to continue pandering to Governor Pritzker, is making reckless statements such as this.
“As a result of the Court’s ruling, unless and until the Illinois Supreme Court might overturn it, the “no cash bail components of the SAFE–T Act are eliminated and of no force and effect. This final ruling is applicable in all 102 counties. Any suggestion by Attorney General Kwame Raoul to the contrary is tantamount to legal incompetence. I would like to congratulate and thank my colleagues, especially States Attorney Jim Rowe for job well done in defending the rights of the people of the State of Illinois.”
Former GOP AG Candidate Tom Devore Says Raoul is Lying to the People
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