• Aecosthedark@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Forgive my ignorance of American law and politics, but is it a judge that decided to advance this bill after huge opposition or a group of council members ect? I really think they should be publicly and internationally named and shamed so the world can see what kind of people they are and act accordingly when we see them in public.

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      9 months ago

      “Council” is the closest approximation I know of; this is a legislature, the branch of our government that writes laws. The executive branch (governor, in this case) approves laws and executes them, and the judicial branch deals with violations of those laws.

      As for naming and shaming, they do not care. If anything, it’s a positive for them, they get airtime and name recognition, which helps them get to higher office.