GOVERNOR IMPROPERLY SUSPENDS FLORIDA'S ONLY BLACK FEMALE STATE ATTORNEY

[douglas9]

It was June 2020 and protests over the murder of George Floyd were erupting across the nation when Monique Worrell climbed the City Hall steps in Orlando, Florida, during a rally against police brutality.

The former public defender, criminal justice reform advocate, law professor and prosecutor was running to be a new type of state attorney for Florida’s 9th Judicial Circuit, the third most populous in the state. Taking the microphone, Worrell made a pledge: If you vote for me, you will get a prosecuting officer unafraid to denounce the disproportionate rates of incarceration of Black and Brown people, unbowed in advocacy of criminal justice reform and unafraid to support diversion programs and other alternatives to jail.

The rally became a turning point in Worrell’s campaign. She garnered endorsements from U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and future Vice President Kamala Harris. Recording star John Legend supported her, and thousands of campaign donations poured in from around the country. Five months later, the daughter of immigrants from Costa Rica and Jamaica was elected overwhelmingly. Sixty-six percent of voters in Orange and Osceola counties cast their ballots for Worrell in the general election.

It took one man this summer to nullify those votes.

https://www.splcenter.org/news/2023/10/06/florida-governor-suspends-black-female-state-attorney

[Lovie777]

1. Another one.................

DeSatan's goal is to get rid of the Democratic Party in Florida and then nationwide.

Dictator want a be.

[mn9driver]

2. DeSantis needs to be removed.

He is an incompetent abuser of his office who is bad for the state. It would be good if a voting majority of Floridians agreed, but not holding my breath.

[Bluethroughu]

3. Yes, will florida keep him?

[Baitball Blogger]

4. Push back is necessary.

I'm glad they're doing this.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

5. The radical Republican party wants to rule; democracy and Democrats are in the way.

In the past year, Tennessee Republicans expelled rival lawmakers from the state General Assembly for violating decorum by showing their support for an anti-gun protest on the chamber floor; Ohio Republicans tried to limit the ability of voters to amend the state constitution by majority vote; and Wisconsin Republicans suggested they might try to nullify the election of a state Supreme Court justice who disagrees with their agenda.

[TheRealNorth]

6. If Republicans get their way....

We will no longer have the right to elect even our local officials in Democratic areas of Red States.