Ugaste on SAFE-T Act

From State Rep. Dan Ugaste:

Another lawsuit filed to strike down SAFE-T Act 

Another state’s attorney has expressed concerns over dangerous provisions in the Democrats’ SAFE-T Act and challenged the constitutionality of the law.

Dan Ugaste

Vermilion County’s State’s Attorney Jacqueline Lacy is suing Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Attorney General, Kwame Raoul, for the SAFE-T Act by claiming it puts victims and their families at risk.

Lacy predicts it would be hard to keep someone in jail who has been accused of a violent crime when the victim was injured a few days before the detention hearing.

“For [victims] to be forced in front of a judge and their accuser within hours after being beaten is really unimaginable in my eyes,” Lacy shared.

People accused of violent crimes such as aggravated domestic battery can be detained, but state attorneys must provide a suspect’s criminal record and prove they’re a flight risk. […]

Lacy said the SAFE-T Act violates residents’ Constitutional Right (Article I, Section 8. 1(a)(9)) to be protected by allowing accused suspects of violent crimes to be released.

“You cannot change the constitution by statutory authority,” Lacy said. “You have to get a constitutional amendment in order to let the people, ‘we the people’, decide whether or not we amend our constitution.”

The controversial new law was approved by a lame-duck vote of Illinois Democrats in the early morning hours of the final day of the 101st General Assembly.

A court will now decide whether the bill is constitutional and was enacted in a constitutional manner. Similar lawsuits have been filed by the state’s attorneys of Jersey County, Kankakee County, McHenry County, and Will County.

In addition to state’s attorneys and sheriffs, at least one retired circuit judge has spoken harsh criticisms against the approach of the new law.

Jeff Ford, who served on the Champaign County circuit court for fifteen years (2005-2020) until his retirement, asked Illinoisans to look at the future pretrial processes that will have to be used for all cases where a defendant has been booked and has not yet gone to trial.

In addition to creating a pathway to release almost all of these pretrial defendants back to the street, retired Judge Ford pointed out that the process will lead to an urgent need for increased taxes for taxpayer “funding for the extra judges, state’s attorneys and public defenders” that will be mandated by operation of the new law.

The Democrats’ SAFE-T Act includes provisions that will exacerbate the issue of rising crime and make Illinois communities less safe. House Republicans are leading the charge to repeal the SAFE-T Act. Please sign our petition to help us repeal this dangerous law.


Comments

Ugaste on SAFE-T Act — 5 Comments

  1. Insanity pure and simple.

    Governments first priority is to protect its citizens.

    We simply must elect legislators who follow that principle.

    Republicans do.

    Pretty simple concept.

    Democrats don’t.

  2. The Democrats have ruined Illinois, now they want the nails in the coffin.

  3. Who woke up gasbag Ugaste?

    Where was he 18 mos ago?

    Ugaste is a Fauci adorer who hated on Kyle Rittenhouse inititially.

    Ugaste is a cuckservative.

  4. Re Illinois House seat District 53. Two guys from Arlington Height are running for that seat. Incumbent Democrat, Mark Walker vs Republican challenger, Jack Vrett.

    The Democrat defends the SAFE-T Act, which in reality should have been named, the “Great Danger to Illinois Citizens” act which is what terrible consequences it will have. As is usual for Democrats, from the top position in the U.S., Joseph Robinette Biden, down to the lowest level, Democrats by their actions, policies, decisions apparently are intent on the destruction of the U.S. in terms of its energy independence, its economy, border security, society and civilization in general.

    Per, https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20221006/incumbent-walker-defends-safe-t-act-while-challenger-vrett-calls-for-repeal

    Republican Vrett stated to the Daily Herald Editorial Board about the SAFE-T Act:

    “It will make it effectively impossible … for prosecutors to be able to convince a judge that someone should be detained before trial (in) all but the most extreme of circumstances. This bill changes the standards to make it almost impossible for a prosecutor to actually make the case that a dangerous criminal shouldn’t walk the streets.”

    Per the Herald, Democrat Walker said that “characterizations of the SAFE-T Act exaggeration, fearmongering and “unbelievable nonsense.””

    Now, more so than ever in U.S. history, most Democrats cannot and should not be trusted to make the correct decisions for the safety of all American citizens and its economic independence.

  5. “Creosote” relentlessly harps on groups he doesn’t like as being “adored” and “worshipped”.

    Who knew you were so emotionally needy?

    Awww, nobody will adore you.

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