• EyeDueWattAyeWont@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Could someone ELI5 how he can remove am elected person and replace with an appointee? I don’t understand how this is legal.

    • chaogomu@kbin.social
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      11 months ago

      The Florida constitution allows the governor to remove certain state officials for “misfeasance, malfeasance, neglect of duty, drunkenness, incompetence, permanent inability to perform official duties, or commission of a felony.”

      This is the second time in as many years that DeSantis has removed an elected Democratic leaning State Attorney because they didn’t want to prosecute based on DeSantis’ unconstitutional laws. I believe that this is the first time he’s just appointed a replacement, which is super illegal.

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      11 months ago

      ELI3: He governor, he doesn’t care about laws, the state legislation backs him completely with a super majority, he’s doing his best Greg Abbott impression.