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Arizona Governor Andrew Ducey expressed his intention to eliminate the legislative immunity provision from the state Constitution.

On Tuesday, Gov. Ducey once again reiterated his position that no one is above the law. He also stated that repealing the legislative immunity provision should be one of the priorities of the Legislature next session. He plans to work with state lawmakers to pass the reform.

In a series of tweets, the governor wrote,, “No man is above the law and no man is below it.”— Theodore Roosevelt.

He added, “We mist make sure these words hold true in Arizona today. It’s time to repeal so-called “legislative immunity” from our state Constitution.”

Furthermore, Gov. Ducey wrote, “I intend to work in collaboration with the Legislature to address this as one of our first orders of business next session, by referring this to the people. There is a bipartisan support for this needed reform.”

Arizona state lawmaker involved in criminal speeding scandal

This is the governor’s latest response to the criminal speeding scandal involving Arizona Republican State Rep. Paul Mosley.

On March 27, a La Paz County Sheriff’s Deputy pulled over Mosley for driving 97 miles per hour (mph) in a 55 mph zone on state Route 95. Mosley claimed legislative immunity and even bragged that he sometimes drives as fast as 130 or 140 mph. He explained that he was driving that fast to get home and susprise his wife. The deputy told Mosley that his “logic is flawed” because he  is driving at a criminal speed, which is not safe.

In his report, the deputy wrote that his “conversation with Mosley about safe driving was going nowhere.” So, he allowed the lawmaker to “continue on his way without incident.

Earlier this month, KPLZ obtained a video of the interaction between the deputy and Mosley and published it on its website. The lawmaker suffered a backlash and apologized for his behavior.

After learning about the issue last week, Gov. Ducey signed am executive order clarifying the policy on legislative immunity.

He made it clear that no one is above the law. Under the state Constitution, law enforcement officers have the authority to hold elected officials accountable when they endanger public safety with criminal violations including criminal speeding, driving under the influence and reckless driving.