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My understanding is that DeSantis didn't even have the decency (or balls) to pick up the phone and speak to this guy before suspending him.Buh-bye.
DeSantis suspends state attorney for refusing to enforce laws on abortion, transgender surgery
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren on Thursday for “neglect of duty” after the prosecutor refused to enforce bans on abortion and transgender s…
So the only thing I found regrading the Conservative claim that he was "Soros-backed" was that Soros contributed to the FL Dem Party and they allocated the funds after that...Of course it's not a crime, and in typical DeSantis hypocrisy he characterized Warren as being funded from Non-Floridians while (I guess) pretending that the majority of DeSantis own funding somehow doesn't come from out of state? I guess he thinks people are stupid enough to believe that, but his record of travelling to out of state fund raising events is pretty widely known...Buh-bye.
DeSantis suspends state attorney for refusing to enforce laws on abortion, transgender surgery
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren on Thursday for “neglect of duty” after the prosecutor refused to enforce bans on abortion and transgender s…
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I appreciate the reasons a state attorney might not want to enforce certain laws, but his job doesn't come with that sort of discretion. If it's a matter of how to best allocate resources, then, sure, do that. Put the resources where you think they do the most good. And if that's what's going on, DeSantis is in the wrong. But if he's simply choosing to ignore certain laws because he disagrees with them, that's not something he can do and keep his job. It's the same reason Kim Davis had no ground to stand on. When you work for the state, you have certain duties you are required to fulfill, whether you like it or no.
Spot on. CNN is already full spin on this. They’re in a death spiral.
CNN doesn't even know what it is anymore. New management wants to be NewsNation, and the newsroom wants to be MSNBC. That place is falling apart.
He should have just exercised his discretion quietly, one case at a time.
That's not how you attract donors for statewide office.
So the only thing I found regrading the Conservative claim that he was "Soros-backed" was that Soros contributed to the FL Dem Party and they allocated the funds after that...Of course it's not a crime, and in typical DeSantis hypocrisy he characterized Warren as being funded from Non-Floridians while (I guess) pretending that the majority of DeSantis own funding somehow doesn't come from out of state? I guess he thinks people are stupid enough to believe that, but his record of travelling to out of state fund raising events is pretty widely known...
Who is Andrew Warren? Meet the Tampa prosecutor Ron DeSantis just removed
5 things to know about Ron DeSantis’ latest Democratic targetwww.tampabay.com
So how is this nothing more than DeSantis just using his authoritarian tendencies to go after a political rival? Warren said he wouldn't prosecute women for having an abortion- a position a majority of Floridians (over 60% support). An Axios poll in Mid July found that nearly a third of Floridians favored a new law protecting abortion while only 20% favored a ban. So exactly what % of the population is DeSantis speaking for, because that 33.2% represented the highest % category of people who wanted specific action on abortion?
Poll: Floridians want abortion protection and gun control
Roughly a third said the state should pass a law protecting the right to an abortion.
So is Ron afraid to allow the citizens to vote, rather than be coerced by the whims of the non-representative gerrymandered Legislature? The people voted Warren in, so if they want to remove him there are ways to do that besides the mini Dictator doing everything he can to impress his fellow wingnuts outside the state. I'm kind of torn because I know that these types of extreme authoritarian moves provide red meat to excite the base and serve to alienate the rest of us. So exposing the excesses is good in the long run, but it seems unfair that people have to suffer thru this sort of abuse in the interim...
One thing about MAGA types. They are true believers, so they don't have a filter when it comes to knowing they've gone too far. The turn around in the midterm prospects is ample proof of that...
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You know, I tried to ignore your dipshit thread title, but you continue to be obsessed with this theme. Scary Jews, amirite?You should look harder.
Who is this guy? How Andrew Warren became the face of criminal justice in Tampa
The former fed came out of nowhere to beat a longtime incumbent in 2016. Now heading into a second term, he’s a frequent face touting progressive justice policies as Hillsborough County’s state attorney. Who is this guy?
Organization List | Activist FactsActivist Facts
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Color of Change, backed by Soros since 2009, ran (false) ads against Ober, Warren's opponent in 2016, when Warren won by less than 1%.
As far as polls, last time I checked, laws are passed by legislatures, not polls. And prosecutors are charged with enforcing those laws, not disregarding them.
But if you want to use them, then let's use this one to make law.
AP-NORC poll: Most say restrict abortion after 1st trimester
A new poll shows a solid majority of Americans believe most abortions should be legal in the first three months of a woman’s pregnancy, but most say the procedure should usually be illegal in the second and third trimesters.
Or rule by this one.
One in five Americans want to give their vote for Biden BACK
One-fifth of voters who marked Joe Biden's name on their ballot now want their vote back, according to a new poll.www.dailymail.co.uk
Of course not. That's dumb. It's not "authoritarian red meat". It's removing someone who is not doing their job, by authority given by state law.
It’s sad. In my formative years I thought Wolf was a major league badass in Baghdad. That first glimpse of night vision cameras, the awe. Now they’re a dumpster fire. When the republic does finally fall there will be chapters on Fox and CNN but the heaviest theme will be social media.
I may be playing devil's advocate here, but that sounds like a principle couched in terms of resources. Was there any talk of the resources available in his district? What other issues he's weighing against these? Was there any discussion of how the limited resources of his particular district are forcing him to make choices, and why this choice is best for the needs of his district?
Sure buddy. The talking points are in.
You really believe that?
I would expect nothing less from MAGA hater bowlnania. He would cheer this if the rolls were reversed. Remember boelmania cheers for conservatives to be prosecuted. The guy is so blinded by MAGA hate it's no surprise. It's so funny he talks about dictators when his hero biden is who he describes. But unlike him I dont hate biden hate is for people with issues
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Thank you. I was missing a relevant example to use.While he does technically have prosecutorial discretion (which makes him different than Kim Davis, a clerk who doesn’t), it’s a bad look to basically nullify the law.
I do wonder though who will be the next bogey man nice Soros dies.
As a matter of efficiency, we ought to merge this thread with the one about sheriffs refusing to enforce guns laws, because surely there’s one on here right? Right?
Showdown Looms As Dem’s Gun Control Agenda Likely To Meet Stiff Opposition From Nation’s Sheriffs Who Say They Will Not Enforce Unconstitutional Laws
President Biden’s remarks last week on the three-year anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, shooting that saw a former student kill 17 students and wound another 17, was seen by gun rights advocates as the administration’s first salvo in what is expected to be a fierce and prolonged battle over Se..
Davis sheriff’s deputies won’t enforce laws that infringe on gun rights
A new policy from the Davis County Sheriff will block officers from enforcing laws or executive orders that infringe on Second Amendment rights.www.sltrib.com
Virginia sheriff says he won’t enforce state’s proposed gun laws if they pass
In a viral video on Twitter, Grayson County Sheriff Richard Vaughan calls proposed legislation ‘unconstitutional.’www.tampabay.com
This is just silly Goat. I guarantee that the same poster would tell you how smart and on point Ben Shapiro is...and I would be willing to bet that Shapiro is more of a practicing Jew than Soros ever was.
As long as the Sheriff's are adhering to what the Supreme Court has already ruled, then they are following the law. Democrat attempts to skirt that not withstanding.
Conservatives/right wingers are by nature attracted to authoritarianism.
can't believe how good they were back during the first Persian Gulf War (in that timeframe CNN was the bomb)....
Again the problem is there isn't a case being brought up that this attorney could reject in the first place.
I'm not blinded by anything, pal. What I'm seeing in the country I love is the undermining of elections and the embrace of strongman politicians. It's an alarming trend.
Has SCOTUS ruled on red flag laws? Or these laws specifically?
The prosecutor and all those like him ought to be subject to professional discipline and perhaps disbarred. Public attorneys don’t have the legal authority or ethical backing to pick and choose what laws they will enforce and prosecute. This all started with A.G. Holder when he instructed U.S.A’s they could use their conscience to not enforce DOMA. It has gotten much worse as federal and state prosecutors regularly thwart the will of legislatures , congress and the people by selective enforcement. That is as unethical as hell.
Legs and arse for me. Maybe shoulders . . . .
Yes and to be fair to the point, if a sheriff is not enforcing gun laws he should also be removed.
you really need to turn off MSNBC.
Fine. The undermining of elections is absolutely unacceptable and so is not enforcing the law. One of those has had real world consequences. The other gives the couch fainters faster faints.
To quote Judge Smails: “didn’t want to do it. Felt I owed it to him.”Wow...pulled out the big guns there at the end.
Sheriffs don't get to decide what is and isn't constitutional. Declaring a refusal to enforce a law is no different than these state attorneys. Government officials must administer the law as written, not as they wish it were. If they can't do that, they should be removed.
Yes they do. Law enforcement cannot violate clearly established law, including constitutional law. Constitutional law is a part of training and certification.
