Constitutional amendment to sue over laws, passes Georgia Legislature
https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/constitutional-amendment-sue-over-laws-passes-georgia-legislature/PRjO4H0vZHs4xzu8hdWalK/amp.html
Voters will decide in November whether to amend the Georgia Constitution so they can sue the government to stop unconstitutional laws.
The Georgia House voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the measure, which would allow lawsuits to challenge state and local governments over laws they believe have gone too far. The proposal also passed the state Senate the day before, and it now heads to voters.
“All we’re doing is giving the keys to the courthouse back to the people,” said state Rep. Andrew Welch, a Republican from McDonough.
Georgians lost the ability to use the courts to stop illegal government actions in 2017, when the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that citizens couldn’t sue the state without the government’s permission.
The General Assembly has twice passed bills to restore the ability to go to court over questionable laws,
but both times those bills were vetoed, by Gov. Nathan Deal and Gov. Brian Kemp.
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