Posted on Dec 10, 2023
Florida newspaper's stark warning about Ron DeSantis
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A leading Florida newspaper has published a harsh op-ed rebuking Governor Ron DeSantis amid a clash with a suspended state attorney, including a stark warning about the prospect of him becoming president in 2024.
In August, DeSantis suspended Monique Worrell, a progressive Democrat, from the office of State Attorney with the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, alleging instances that constituted "neglect of duty and incompetence." Worrell has, in turn, sued DeSantis and requested that the Florida Supreme Court reinstate her. During oral arguments in the case on Wednesday, attorneys for the governor said that the court had no authority to consider Worrell's brief.
This developing case was used as the springboard for an op-ed published on Sunday by the Orlando Sentinel. The piece titled, "Florida's high court should reinstate Monique Worrell, because truth and justice matter," cited investigations from the newspaper's staff finding that DeSantis' grounds for suspending Worrell were dubious, and accused him of making the move for political gain, so as to be able to boast about the suspension before prospective GOP voters on the 2024 presidential campaign trail.
In August, DeSantis suspended Monique Worrell, a progressive Democrat, from the office of State Attorney with the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, alleging instances that constituted "neglect of duty and incompetence." Worrell has, in turn, sued DeSantis and requested that the Florida Supreme Court reinstate her. During oral arguments in the case on Wednesday, attorneys for the governor said that the court had no authority to consider Worrell's brief.
This developing case was used as the springboard for an op-ed published on Sunday by the Orlando Sentinel. The piece titled, "Florida's high court should reinstate Monique Worrell, because truth and justice matter," cited investigations from the newspaper's staff finding that DeSantis' grounds for suspending Worrell were dubious, and accused him of making the move for political gain, so as to be able to boast about the suspension before prospective GOP voters on the 2024 presidential campaign trail.
Florida newspaper's stark warning about Ron DeSantis
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Going further, the Sentinel's piece argued that the clash between DeSantis and Worrell represented a fight for whose voice matters in government: those of "vengeful and ambitious" leaders like DeSantis, or those of voters who backed candidates like Worrell.
"This is a fight over whose voice actually matters: One vengeful and ambitious man, or the will of countless voters — not just the nearly half-million souls in Orange and Osceola counties who cast their ballots for Worrell, but of voters across the nation who see major problems in their government and deserve the right to demand changes," the piece continued. "This is a fight over whether the truth, and the law, matter."
..."Going further, the Sentinel's piece argued that the clash between DeSantis and Worrell represented a fight for whose voice matters in government: those of "vengeful and ambitious" leaders like DeSantis, or those of voters who backed candidates like Worrell.
"This is a fight over whose voice actually matters: One vengeful and ambitious man, or the will of countless voters — not just the nearly half-million souls in Orange and Osceola counties who cast their ballots for Worrell, but of voters across the nation who see major problems in their government and deserve the right to demand changes," the piece continued. "This is a fight over whether the truth, and the law, matter."
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