>prosecutor
>
>when he declared a state of emergency
>
>the governor actually gave himself the power to assign a
>special prosecutor

no, he didn't.

http://www.newsweek.com/gov-jay-nixon-wont-replace-controversial-prosecutor-michael-brown-case-265756

the gov pointed to a mechanism in the law that allows a special prosecutor to be appointed after the elected prosecutor recuses him or herself. and went on to say that removing the prosecutor could inject "legal uncertainty" in the process, which seems to be the reason the gov didn't just remove the prosecutor himself. i understand "legal uncertainty" to mean that the gov wasn't able to cite an enforceable law that would give him the authority to remove the prosecutor in this case. at minimum his doing so could've handed Wilson an appeal issue should Wilson have lost at trial. that's probably the "legal uncertainty" the gov referenced, but i'm not sure.

>but it's obvious nobody in Missouri in power is interested in
>justice

it's intensely frustrating.