Endorsement: Baker Doesn’t Overheat the Law
Thurbert Baker is among the most low key Attorney Generals we’ve ever had. In Georgia, the decisions of the Attorney General are law until a court directly addresses them. That’s a big stick and Mr. Baker wields it softly. He’s careful and diligent. His peers respect him so much that he was elected as the President of the National Association of Attorneys General. Mr. Baker is one of the last vestiges of Governor Zell Miller. Governor Miller (as opposed to the less pragmatic Senator he became) looked out for the practical matters of improving the lives of Georgians first. Mr. Baker has solidly kept that tradition alive.
Mr. Baker’s opponents rally around hot button issues of whether to post the 10 commandments in schools. Mr. Baker quietly stands to assure that Georgians can see what our government is doing and that our sunshine laws are preserved. Mr. Baker knows when to bring the heat and when to keep cool. The last thing you want is a hot headed Attorney General.
Keep Thurbert Baker as A.G.
November 1st, 2006 at 9:20 pm
Check out John Sugg’s Metropolis column in the latest Creative Loafing:
Democrat Steve Sinton is in a long-shot bid against U.S. Rep. Tom Price
Creative Loafing’s Metropolis
November 2nd, 2006 at 8:44 am
Clarification- the AG’s opinion binds state agencies (his clients) until a court decides otherwise and unlike other states, the AG’s opinions are annotated in the Georgia Code. But the AG’s opinions are not “law” like a statute or common law decision.