Public commenter warns commissioners about 'charging by information' and constitutional concerns

Amanda Harden addressed the commissioners during the treasurer's agenda item to deliver a lengthy legal notice challenging the state practice of charging by information and raising constitutional claims. Harden framed her remarks as a notice under federal rules and argued that charging by information violates the Fifth Amendment’s grand jury requirement and that state practices permit public officials to violate federal constitutional obligations. "The Constitution of the United States has the overreaching requirements that every state must follow," she said, and warned of potential criminal sanctions if public officials are paid to disobey the Constitution.