Just because they don’t have their noses up the butt of Thomas or Sheriff Joe, or Russell Pearce, who seem to be the 3 Wise Men of Sonoran Alliance, doesn’t make them corrupt or worthy of recall.

Raise your political game here.

And Joe, you should read a newspaper now and then and you would know that the issue is that Thomas is claimed to have advised the Supervisors, and then arrested one of them for following that advice, kind of a conflict of interest wouldn’t you agree??

Thomas’ office will still serve as the Board’s legal advisor, he just isn’t going to get to advise them on issues in which he intends to arrest them. He also isn’t going to represent them on any issue that he has a conflict. Every lawyer, even Thomas, has a duty to disclose conflict and apparently this fact escaped the County Attorney. If even half of what the Board says is true, then it is all going to come out in the wash and we are all going to know what the law and judicial ethics will allow Thomas to do on behalf of the Board in the future.

Why don’t we all wait and see?

Must forward. This is just outrageous.

Boot the whole lot of them.

Doesn’t get any clearer than this statute providing the civil legal representation of the county is the responsibility of the County Attorney, not the Supervisors.

COUNTY ATTORNEY
11-532. Powers and duties
A. The county attorney is the public prosecutor of the county and shall:
1. Attend the superior and other courts within the county and conduct, on behalf of the state, all prosecutions for public offenses.
2. Institute proceedings before magistrates for the arrest of persons charged with or reasonably suspected of public offenses when the county attorney has information that the offenses have been committed.
3. When not engaged in criminal proceedings in the superior court, attend upon the magistrates in cases of arrest when required by them, and attend before and give advice to the grand jury.
4. Draw indictments and informations, defend actions brought against the county and prosecute actions to recover recognizances forfeited in courts of record and actions for recovery of debts, fines, penalties and forfeitures accruing to the state or county.
5. Deliver receipts for monies or property received in the county attorney’s official capacity and file duplicate receipts with the clerk of the board.
6. On the first Monday of January, April, July and October in each year, file with the board of supervisors an account, verified by oath, of all monies received in the county attorney’s official capacity during the preceding three months, and at the same time pay it to the county treasurer.
7. When required, give a written opinion to county officers on matters relating to the duties of their offices.
8. Keep a register of official business, and enter therein every action prosecuted, criminal or civil, and of the proceedings therein.
9. Act as the legal advisor to the board of supervisors, attend its meetings and oppose claims against the county which the county attorney deems unjust or illegal.
10. Act as attorney for school districts except as provided in section 15-343, or except in any lawsuits involving a conflict of interest with other county offices at which time the attorney general may represent the school district.
11. Act as attorney for the community college district except as provided in section 15-1448 or except in any lawsuits involving a conflict of interest with other county offices, at which time the attorney general may represent the community college district.
12. Defend all locally valued and assessed property tax appeals as provided in section 42-16208.
B. Upon receipt of an appellant’s brief in a criminal appeal, the county attorney shall furnish the attorney general with a true statement of the facts in the case, together with the available authorities and citations that are responsive to the assignments or specifications of error.
C. The county attorney may represent a school district governing board member against whom an action is brought in the board member’s individual capacity until such time as it is established as a matter of law that the alleged activity or events which form the basis of the complaint were not performed, or not directed to be performed, within the scope or course of the member’s duties.
D. Notwithstanding the provisions of article 12 of this chapter, in connection with the investigation or prosecution of any matter involving the death of a person, the county attorney may request that the medical examiner, for the county in which the prosecution will take place, conduct the medical examination.

(http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/ars/11/00532.htm&Title=11&DocType=ARS)

Voters it’s your money, you better get this RECALL completed quick – it is after all your responsibility – you put the bums in – now throw them out!!