Gwinnett County Commissioner Marlene Fosque. Image Gwinnett County website

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Hearing on ethics complaint against Gwinnett Commissioner Marlene Fosque set for Jan. 23

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ICE DETAINERS, Active offenders. November, 2019

From Georgia Dept of Corrections, received here, December 9, 2019 courtesy of Rep. Jesse Petrea.

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Political Notebook

Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019

Local Republican women’s group honors D.A. King with award

The Conservative Republican Women of North Atlanta recently honored Dustin Inman Society founder D.A. King with its “Civic Leader of the Year” award for wading into the 287(g) debate in Gwinnett.

King, who has been at the center of a controversy over his participation in a 287(g) forum hosted by Gwinnett County Commissioner Marlene Fosque in July, received the award Monday. The Republican women’s group cited his weighing in on the 287(g) topic — as well as the controversy surrounding it — in its announcement of the award.

“This award is given to someone the club feels has made a positive impact for good in our community or state. Mr. King is an expert on immigration law and enforcement,” the Conservative Republican Women of North Atlanta said in a statement. “Sheriff Butch Conway invited Mr. King to be part of a panel discussion on 287(g) hosted by Commissioner Marlene Fosque.

“The policy, which deputizes local law enforcement to enforce federal immigration law, helps to keep our communities safe and saves money. Opponents of 287(g), including Commissioner Fosque, began a negative campaign to discredit Mr. King.”

Days after the forum was held, Fosque denounced King’s participation in the event — although the commissioner hosted the event, Sheriff Butch Conway picked the pro-287(g) panelists — which has led to King filing an ethics complaint against the commissioner. An ethics panel is set to take up the complaint this month.

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Gwinnett Daily Post
Friday, Dec. 6, 2019

OPINION

Commissioner Fosque should be held accountable in ethics inquiry

Gwinnett County Commissioner Marlene Fosque. Image Gwinnett County website

In regard to the article (“Commissioner responds to ethics complaint, Nov. 29, A1) stating that Dustin Inman Society founder D.A. King did not state an ethics claim, I offer the following:

Commissioner Marlene Fosque turned the Aug. 6 Commission meeting into a political charade aimed at diverting attention from 287(g) to invited speaker D.A. King. After viewing the YouTube video from the meeting, her tirade against King, was inflammatory and demeaning to him.

She has dug in her heels, refusing to apologize for her unseemly behavior. Instead, she hired an attorney, the former head of the Democrat party in Gwinnett County and failed candidate, to try to make excuses for her.

When Commissioner Tommy Hunter made a negative comment on his personal facebook page, (which he took down, and apologized for), Democrats and liberals called for his resignation. The ethics panel reprimanded him and he was also harassed for months that ran into years. He was also reprimanded by peers on the county commission.

Commissioner Fosque is showing her lack of accountability to the voters she represents. There are many (in fact, I would say most) who think that 287(g) is a good policy that helps keep people safe and saves the county money. They do not want the weak, lawless government that she represents.

Not only should she apologize to Mr. King for her rudeness and her untrue words, she should resign from office for putting politics ahead of governing. If one makes a mistake or misspeaks based on false knowledge, the right thing to do is to own up to it, instead of trying to “lawyer your way out of something”.

Soon it will be a matter for the ethics panel to decide, and we will see if a double standard exists in the way that her violation is treated and the way it was handled for Commissioner Hunter.

— Judy Craft

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