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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 15, 2022

Lt. Gov. Randy McNally this week condemned Nashville District Attorney Glen Funk for saying publicly that he will refuse to prosecute certain state laws such as limits on abortion, transgender bathrooms and camping on public property. Saying Funk is “declaring himself above the law,” McNally called on the state attorney general to take action if Funk continues to refuse to prosecute. “We don’t have dictators here — not at the federal level, not at the state level and not in 20th Judicial District,” McNally said. “If General Funk persists in declaring himself above the law, the attorney general should reacquaint him with his oath of office and petition the court to appoint a district attorney pro tem as the law provides.” Mainstreet Nashville has more on the story.