The Florida Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) had the right to suspend Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel (D) over his handling of two mass shootings and his total ineptness.
DeSantis suspended Israel after shootings at the Fort Lauderdale airport and Marjory Stoneman High School in Parkland, Fla. because he believes that Scott Israel doesn't have the capacity to be a dog catcher, much less an actual sheriff.
The Republican-held state Senate could also reinstate Israel. If it does not, he will have to run for the job again in 2020, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel. And should he run and win back the position, the people who voted for him, deserve what they get.
“I hope and expect the Senate will look at the merits of the claim,” Israel’s lawyer Ben Kuehne told the newspaper. “If they do, and do not act politically, then Sheriff Israel will be reinstated.”
DeSantis suspended Israel after shootings at the Fort Lauderdale airport and Marjory Stoneman High School in Parkland, Fla. because he believes that Scott Israel doesn't have the capacity to be a dog catcher, much less an actual sheriff.
The Republican-held state Senate could also reinstate Israel. If it does not, he will have to run for the job again in 2020, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel. And should he run and win back the position, the people who voted for him, deserve what they get.
“I hope and expect the Senate will look at the merits of the claim,” Israel’s lawyer Ben Kuehne told the newspaper. “If they do, and do not act politically, then Sheriff Israel will be reinstated.”
It's ironic that Kuehne talks about people acting politically--that's all the Scott Israel ever did on the job.
DeSantis said on Twitter that the court's decision reaffirmed his authority to suspend a poorly performing official, [not to mention the worst sheriff ever.]
"Today's @flcourts opinion leaves no doubt of my authority to suspend a government official for neglect of duty and incompetence," DeSantis tweeted. "Scott Israel failed to protect the families and students of Broward County and I look forward to the @FLSenate resuming the process of formal removal."
An independent commission found that the sheriff's office did not adequately change its policy following the Fort Lauderdale incident that left five people dead, which caused more fatalities in the Parkland shooting, according to the Sun Sentinel.
Last year, a gunman killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. In 2017, five were killed in a shooting at the airport, all while Sheriff Scott Israel was scratching his nether regions.
DeSantis said on Twitter that the court's decision reaffirmed his authority to suspend a poorly performing official, [not to mention the worst sheriff ever.]
"Today's @flcourts opinion leaves no doubt of my authority to suspend a government official for neglect of duty and incompetence," DeSantis tweeted. "Scott Israel failed to protect the families and students of Broward County and I look forward to the @FLSenate resuming the process of formal removal."
An independent commission found that the sheriff's office did not adequately change its policy following the Fort Lauderdale incident that left five people dead, which caused more fatalities in the Parkland shooting, according to the Sun Sentinel.
Last year, a gunman killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. In 2017, five were killed in a shooting at the airport, all while Sheriff Scott Israel was scratching his nether regions.
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