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Desantis dismisses a Soros-backed public prosecutor

: “Our government is a government of laws, not a government of people.”

Joseph Klein

Florida Governor Ron Desantis emphasized the rule of law in his state by dismissing Tampa's chief prosecutor Andrew H. last week. Warren was removed from office for refusing to enforce certain laws that were inconsistent with Warren's progressive social justice program. Mr. Warren is the elected prosecutor of Hillsborough County, but the Governor of Florida has the constitutional right to remove him from office if, as in this case, the government considers that Mr. Warren's actions amounted to “incompetence and willful neglect of his duties.” New York Governor Katie Hochul has similar powers but refuses to remove from office or at least temporarily suspend Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for his reckless policy of mitigating criminal liability.

“When you grossly violate your oath, when you put yourself above the law, you have violated your duty, you have neglected your duty and demonstrate insufficient competence to be able to perform these duties,” Governor Desantis said, explaining his decision to remove from office.

Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said law enforcement officials are determined to “apprehend criminals who prey on law-abiding citizens in our community. The governor's removal of State Attorney Andrew Warren from office is not political for me. It's about law and order. It's about ensuring the safety of our loved ones. It's about the victims and their voices.”

Warren's soft approach to crime has disappointed Hillsborough County law enforcement officials. Sheriff Chronister pointed to a case where Warren's office decided not to charge a gang member for allegedly shooting the victim and then opening fire on a house where women and children lived. One of the women, according to Sheriff Chronister, felt “as if her victim status didn't matter and the state's attorney just didn't care.”