A group of Democratic lawmakers in the US House are calling for a hearing to investigate attacks on democracy, following Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s suspension of State Attorney Monique Worrell for alleged “neglect of duty.”
There are shocking trends of anti-democratic abuses of powers in Florida.
DeSantis suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren after he allegedly refused to enforce bans on abortion and transgender surgery. Lawmakers said they are “alarmed” DeSantis has suspended a second prosecutor.
This removal flies in the face of the courts and the Constitution in what appears to be a scheme to undermine the will of the electorate where the courts cannot provide a legal remedy for the Constitutional violation.
The US lawmakers said a full committee hearing is needed to understand the “pattern of these abuses of power,” and identify the steps needed to “protect the rights and freedoms of Floridians and Americans.”
DeSantis’s move sparked criticism from multiple Democratic Florida state lawmakers, who pointed to the governor’s own “dereliction of duty.”