An elected prosecutor in Florida said he wouldn't enforce abortion bans, so Republican Gov. DeSantis replaced the state attorney with someone else. - MaddowBlog
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What does that mean in practical terms? No one seems to have any idea, and DeSantis — facing a re-election campaign in a state with the nation’s third-highest abortion rate — hasBut in politics, actions often speak louder than words, and today, the GOP governor went after a Florida prosecutor who won’t prosecute abortion cases the way Republicans want. The HillFlorida Gov.
“Not enforcing the law, that’s a neglect of duty,” the governor argued at a press conference this morning. “That, quite frankly, is incompetence by Florida law. Saying you’re not going to enforce the law is a dereliction of duty.” DeSantis further accused Warren of “flagrantly” violating his oath of office.Warren was first elected by Hillsborough County voters in 2016, and has been re-elected since.
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