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douglas9

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Mon Aug 8, 2022, 11:32 AM Aug 2022

'Constitutional' sheriff movement escapes DeSantis' scrutiny

Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren isn’t the only elected official in Florida who has promised not to enforce laws he thinks are unconstitutional.

Some elected sheriffs have suggested they wouldn’t enforce gun control measures, tapping into an ideology that sheriffs are the final arbiter of what is constitutional.

DeSantis suspended Warren on Thursday, accusing him of putting himself above the law by pledging not to prosecute women seeking an abortion from their doctor and vowing to protect transgender minors receiving gender-transition treatment.

“We are not going to allow this pathogen that’s been around the country of ignoring the law,” DeSantis said. “We are not going to let that get a foothold here in the state of Florida.”

DeSantis said he ordered the statewide review because he was concerned prosecutors selectively enforce laws based
on their political beliefs. Only Warren was deemed to have taken positions that justified a suspension from office, DeSantis said.


https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-ne-florida-sheriffs-gun-control-desantis-20220808-olkcvjqfkfcm7b2pb6unzh2hsi-story.html

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'Constitutional' sheriff movement escapes DeSantis' scrutiny (Original Post) douglas9 Aug 2022 OP
DeathSatan will dictate which laws will or won't enforced Timeflyer Aug 2022 #1

Timeflyer

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1. DeathSatan will dictate which laws will or won't enforced
Mon Aug 8, 2022, 11:42 AM
Aug 2022

His choice, based on his personal political power agenda. He's a very organized, efficient authoritarian.

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