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Lobbyist and former public employee John Breaux who owns property in LA, for the second time in 4 years, announced that he will NOT run for governor and it is treated as news by the media.

Lobbyist and former public employee Chris John, who owns property in LA, announces that he is almost sure that he will NOT run forgovernor and it is treated as news by the media.

Public employee Mitch Landrieu, who lives in subsidized housing in Baton Rouge, announces that he will NOT run for governor and it is treated as news by the media.

Former lobbyist and former public employee C.B. Forgotston, who owns and lives in non-subsidized housing in LA, announces on Friday on the Moon Griffon statewide radio show that he will NOT run for governor and there is no mention (other than on TheDeadPelican com) in the media.

Must be media bias.

C.B.

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Republican Walter Boasso

Democrat Walter Boasso

State Senator Walter Boasso, D-Chalmette, just switch to the Democratic Party from the Republican Party.

In a radio interview shortly after the switch, Boasso made it clear that his political philosophy had not changed in any way. He merely has changed his party affiliation.

This is more evidence of what I have been saying for years. There’s not a dime’s worth of difference between Republican and Democratic leges when it comes to the issues.

Leges changing parties in LA is no more meaningful than taking off one’s LSU cap on Saturday night and putting on one’s Saints cap on Sunday morning. On the other hand, taking off one’s LSU cap and putting on a Tulane cap is much more meaningful than leges switching parties.

C.B.

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Rep. Troy Hebert, D-Jeanerette, has asked Attorney General Charlie Foti to rule on the constitutionality of some proposed legislation that attempts to address the insurance crisis in LA. See story here.

Here’s Foti’s problem.

All laws passed by the leges are presumed constitutional until found otherwise by a court of law.

As Attorney General and chief lawyer of LA, Foti is required to defend the laws of LA whether he agrees with them or not. That’s his job. Foti cannot possibly rule on the constitutionality of a proposed law. No more than he can rule on a matter
destined for the courts.

Let’s hope that Foti doesn’t waste too much of the taxpayers’ money determining that he cannot make such a ruling, like he did determining that he couldn’t rule on whether John Breaux was a “citizen” of LA.

The appropriate time for leges to consider whether a proposed law is constitutional is when it is up for debate in the lege. They’ll have ample time to do that starting April 30.

Meanwhile, Rep. Hebert should accept this Forgotston Opinion, stop wasting the taxpayers’ money and withdraw his request.

C.B.

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