Last year, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis removed a George Soros-backed State Attorney named Monique Worrell for failing to effectively prosecute crimes. The move was challenged and went all the way to the Florida Supreme Court which just ruled in favor of DeSantis 6 to 1.
FOX News reports:
Florida Supreme Court backs Ron DeSantis on removal of Soros-backed prosecutorThe Florida Supreme Court ruled in favor of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to remove a Soros-backed prosecutor on Thursday.DeSantis had suspended State Attorney Monique Worrel in August 2023, accusing her of “dereliction of duty” when it comes to crime. Worrel sued for reinstatement, arguing her removal was an “arbitrary, unsubstantiated exercise of the suspension power.” Thursday’s 6-1 ruling shut down her plans.”We cannot agree with Worrel that the allegations in the Executive Order are impermissibly vague, nor that they address conduct that falls within the lawful exercise of prosecutorial discretion,” the opinion read.”We have said that a suspension order does not infringe on a state attorney’s lawful exercise of prosecutorial discretion where it alleges that such discretion is, in fact, not being exercised in individual cases but, rather, that generalized policies have resulted in categorical enforcement practices,” the majority opinion reads.DeSantis touted Worrel’s removal in a press conference last year as he was running for president.”The practices and policies of her office have allowed murderers, other violent offenders, and dangerous drug traffickers to receive extremely reduced sentences and escape the full consequences of their criminal conduct. In some cases, these offenders have evaded incarceration altogether,” DeSantis said at the time…Worrel had enjoyed support during her 2020 campaign from Our Vote Our Voice, an organization that received $1 million from the George Soros-backed group Democracy Now, the Orlando Sentinel reported. Our Vote Our Voice spent $1.5 million in support of Worrel, according to the Sentinel.
Here’s a clip of DeSantis announcing her removal.
Worrell responded by trotting out all of the current Democrat buzzwords.
This is technically not over yet. Worrell is running for reelection in November.
The Washington Examiner noted:
While Worrell remains barred from her duties as state attorney, she is still qualified to run for reelection and is the only Democratic candidate on the ballot.
What happens if she wins?
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