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Rokita has no facts on his side, and he will lose this lawsuit. And once again his amateur grandstanding will cost Indiana taxpayers who will pay for his defense against the lawsuit. Hopefully once the court rules on the matter, disciplinary actions will be taken against him. He is not worthy of holding the office.
Brent B.—-Could not have articulated this any better. The man is a grand-standing, ego-driven individual who, sadly, was elected by Republicans who do nothing more than go in and pull a lever. No thought. No awareness….and now we will all pay.
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Indiana has an Anti-SLAPP statute that is designed to stop these types of frivolous lawsuits at the motion to dismiss stage. Defamation lawsuits are exactly the kind of frivolous lawsuits that get dismissed on the Anti-SLAPP. I would relish the opportunity to defend this frivolous lawsuit. This is a matter of public interest; after all, the Star printed the article FIRST. And, the child-dismemberer made herself a public figure by repeatedly getting quoted and discussing the matter in public to grandstand in advance of our legislature’s caucus. That means you apply a much higher burden of proof, even if you pass the dismissal stage. She’s not going to get “damages” because of what Rokita said. And, the harm to her is going to come from the people of Indiana speaking through their representatives ending her comfortable way of life gained through slaughtering the innocent. If anyone is grandstanding, it is Delaney. She’s lost before. She’ll lose again. Don’t trust what she says as gospel. Her parents are both politicians. This is not an accident that she’s involved. And, Robel should be ashamed of herself for publishing her request for investigation. The misuse of that confidential process by political activists is appalling.
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How many frivolous lawsuits has Rokita pursued to the expense of every Hoosier? I’m sure he revels in the publicity and probably has his ticket punched for another Fox “News” extravaganza.
The misuse of the public trust and his elected office by the chief legal officer of the State of Indiana in an effort to restart his political career is what’s appalling.
All he’s doing is making an abortion doctor a sympathetic figure. Your anger should be directed at how inept Todd Rokita is.
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Excellent analysis, Patrick O. Thanks.
Rokita went on the news over a week after the documentation around the abortion was filed and claimed no such documentation was filed. Explain to me how the chief legal officer of the state of Indiana didn’t know that before he made that appearance or statement. Because it took the news media around 5 minutes to prove he was wrong.
Are you saying he’s under no obligation to get his facts right before he speaks on behalf of the state of Indiana? That, because abortion is bad, it justifies shooting from the hip, speaking and making allegations first and investigating later?
Lionel Hutz might be a better attorney than Todd Rokita.
What a lovely human, blessings
Are you kidding? How is it NOT defamation for the state’s top law enforcement professional to go on national TV and claim that an Indiana doctor is a habitual violator of the law, when in fact she has not violated any law? Do we really have NO expectation that our elected officials utter truth when they open their mouths on national television, rather than smear the professional reputation of someone who was providing a service that is legal in Indiana, and who dotted all her i’s and crossed her t’s, as required by law? This lawsuit is anything but frivolous. What is REALLY frivolous was Rokita’s intervention in this matter in the first place.
Rokita was clearly, clearly trying to score political points that have absolutely nothing to do with the job he was elected to do, that our tax dollars are paying him to do. He has no shame, and apparently no regard for the actual law of Indiana, either. He is wholly unfit for his elected job. Now, thanks to the intervention of the former IU law school dean, our state Supreme Court can determine whether he is fit to practice law in Indiana.
Rokita is a laughingstock. He should be impeached.
An altruistic effort to root out wrongdoing by a sincere and committed servant leader isn’t commenced with a bombastic and ungrounded appearance on Faux “News” primetime. This is campaigning for governor by a dirtbag – almost reminiscent of Michael Avenatti grandstanding back in the day. Asshat General…..