It’s way too early in the 2024 Presidential Race to eliminate any candidates, except, for me, Asa Hutchinson and Chris Christie. I have my preferred candidate, but I will keep an open mind for all the rest because I like to win, but not at any cost. The Progressives have a playbook that has varied little since 1980. The more they denigrate a candidate and call him an “enemy of democracy”, the more they fear him or, someday, her. We know that anyone who isn’t a Democrat is a fascist and totalitarian. And, so it goes.

Ron DeSantis, ipso facto is an “enemy of Democracy” because he is a Republican. Not a spineless, squish Republican, but a ramrod Republican. There are copious reasons why. Last year, DeSantis fired Prosecutor Andrew Warren. Warren sued DeSantis and a judge threw the case out. This time, DeSantis chucked Orange and Osceola Counties State Attorney Monique Worrell. Here is the announcement:

If you can’t watch the video, here are important details:

Worrell was elected the state attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court in 2020. She was the second African American elected to the position.
The governor said the grounds for Worrell’s suspension included patterns or practices to avoid seeking minimum mandatory sentences for gun crimes and drug-trafficking offenses, and for allowing juvenile offenders to avoid serious charges and incarceration.
DeSantis said that Worrell was too lenient toward some criminals and was not holding them accountable.
“But what this state attorney has done is abuse that discretion and is effectively nullified certain laws in the state of Florida that breaches her duties that she owes to the people of Florida under our state constitution, and provides the basis for the suspension and we can look to see all these different instances of people who have committed criminal offenses victimize people because they were not held accountable in accordance with the laws of Florida when they had the opportunity to hold them accountable.”

If DeSantis didn’t have the right as Governor to take this action, a judge will slap him down. Miss Morrell is getting her justice warrior on:

Today we mourn the loss of democracy. I am the duly-elected State Attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit. Nothing done by a weak dictator can change that. This is an outrage. I will not be bullied by DeSantis or used as a tool in his failing and disastrous presidential campaign. pic.twitter.com/OVn4E1v54p

— Monique H. Worrell (@MoniqueHWorrell) August 9, 2023

This is the silly season so the last guy, Andrew Warren, that DeSantis fired has taken to the Daily Beast to rail against this enemy of democracy and law and order, Governor DeSantis:

Ron DeSantis doesn’t believe in the rule of law. Period. Full stop. And he’s proven it over and over again.
The Florida governor’s suspension of the duly elected district attorney in Orlando is just the latest attack on the fundamental freedoms that he is sworn to uphold. And this is no isolated incident.

Unfortunately, it fits comfortably with his authoritarian brand of partisan politics that has sent shockwaves across Florida and threatens the foundations of our Republic by subverting American democracy.

Andrew has got a pout on because DeSantis fired him and the case got thrown out when Andrew tried to sue DeSantis. That sounds like law and order in a Republic to me. Remember that we live in a Republic, not a Democracy. Good thing that Andrew got fired since he doesn’t understand out form of government. More:

There have been rumors swirling since last year that DeSantis was targeting Worrell. So why suspend her now?
Well, timing is everything, and his flailing presidential campaign needed a new distraction. Clearly, his team thought another move out of the authoritarian playbook—with an eye to the culture wars—would do nicely.
The suspension came the day after news broke that DeSantis fired his campaign manager, his most recent attempt to reboot his campaign. In recent weeks DeSantis has faced growing scrutiny about his campaign struggles—major donors backing off, poor polling, and an inability to connect with voters. Suspending Worrell fits with a scared candidate who is desperate to rescue his presidential campaign.
But this is no typical campaign shake-up or political Hail Mary that a stumbling candidate might employ. It’s far worse, and it’s not the way things should work in this country.

Democrats always accuse Republicans of what they, the Democrats, would do. A little more:

It is an illegal, unconstitutional attack on democracy and the rule of law—the latest abuse of power in an administration defined by them; championing and passing unconstitutional laws that infringe on free speech; orchestrating criminal stunts to trick unsuspecting migrants; punishing companies like Disney for opposing laws that he supports; and violating campaign finance laws.

I want you to remember, patriot, that Democrats will accuse every Republican candidate of being an enemy of democracy and law and order and a fascist and a dictator and probably a shagger of wee beasties while they’re at it. Don’t let it put you off. We have a Republic to save.

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