Two weeks after he was suspended from office, (click here) ousted Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren fired back with a federal lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis, citing free speech rights and prosecutorial discretion in his fight to get his job back.
The lawsuit says it aims to confirm that the First Amendment still applies even though DeSantis is governor, and that the courts get to say what the state Constitution means — “not whatever DeSantis needs it to mean to silence his critics, promote his loyalists, and subvert the will of the voters.”
“The bottom line is everyone should follow the law, even the governor,” said Warren’s Tampa lawyer David Singer. “We’re going to ask a court to make sure that happens.”...
...Warren framed the lawsuit as a fight in defense of democracy. By suspending him, Warren said the governor was subverting the will of hundreds of thousands of people in Hillsborough County who voted to elect him as their state attorney.
“By challenging this illegal abuse of power, we make sure that no governor can toss out the results of an election because he doesn’t like the outcome,” Warren said....
It all started when when the voters decided they trusted Mr. Warren and he decided he trusted women to handle their health problems. Then Ron DeSantis had a hissy fit because Mr. Warren would not obey him.
By Patricia Mazzei
Miami — Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida (click here) suspended the top prosecutor in Tampa on Thursday, accusing him of incompetence and neglect of duty for vowing not to prosecute those who seek or provide abortions.
In a startling announcement, Mr. DeSantis, a Republican, suspended from office Andrew H. Warren, the elected state attorney of Hillsborough County. In June, Mr. Warren, a Democrat, was among 90 elected prosecutors across the country who vowed not to prosecute those who seek or provide abortions after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Florida imposed a 15-week abortion ban in April.
The decision immediately raised concerns among Democrats, including Mr. Warren, who say that the governor has become increasingly heavy-handed....
It is called the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (click here)
Mr. DeSantis is injecting theocratic measures into a state government. He cannot do that.
It doesn't matter the person in the employ of State of Florida, Mr. DeSantis CANNOT demand a freely elected state prosecutor to participate in a religious practice. The entire idea a woman and her doctor cannot make rational decisions about the patient's body and an unwanted pregnancy and/or dangerous pregnancy that imperils her health is against the law.
Those decisions that DeSantis is attempting to carry out only have brevity in the practice of a religion. He cannot impose any religious standard on a Floridian, a Doctor practicing in Florida or any State Attorney freely elected by the people.
Mr. Andrew H. Warren is licensed by the State of Florida to practice the law in any capacity he so chooses without the weight of any discrimination and/or theocratic demands by an extremist Right Political Wing Governor.
I fully expect Mr. Andrew H. Warren to be made whole again by reinstating him to the capacity of State Attorney immediately.
Religious discrimination can also involve treating someone differently because that person is married to (or associated with) an individual of a particular religion.
The law forbids discrimination when it comes to any aspect of employment, including hiring, firing, pay, job assignments, promotions, layoff, training, fringe benefits, and any other term or condition of employment.
It is illegal to harass a person because of his or her religion.
Harassment can include, for example, offensive remarks about a person's religious beliefs or practices. Although the law doesn't prohibit simple teasing, offhand comments, or isolated incidents that aren't very serious, harassment is illegal when it is so frequent or severe that it creates a hostile or offensive work environment or when it results in an adverse employment decision (such as the victim being fired or demoted).
The harasser can be the victim's supervisor, a supervisor in another area, a co-worker, or someone who is not an employee of the employer, such as a client or customer....
There is no governance of any state or the country where an abortion ban is needed to increase a drastically falling number of citizens.
The current birth rate for U.S. in 2022 is 12.012 births per 1000 people, a 0.09% increase from 2021
The birth rate increase (click here) occurred across every age group of women 25 and older, CDC found, and continued to decline for teenagers, dropping 6% among those ages 15 to 19....
...Meanwhile, among different racial groups, birth rates rose slightly among non-Hispanic white and Hispanic women and dropped among Black, Asian, and American Indian or Alaska Native women.
The report also found that, in 2021, the percentage of premature births hit its highest point since the data became available.
Overall, births are still at historically low levels, peaking at 4.316 million births and a fertility rate of 2.12 in 2007....
There is absolutely nothing wrong with a fertility rate in a country of 2.1. That is a country with healthy values and love of life.
The total fertility rate in a specific year (click here) is defined as the total number of children that would be born to each woman if she were to live to the end of her child-bearing years and give birth to children in alignment with the prevailing age-specific fertility rates. It is calculated by totalling the age-specific fertility rates as defined over five-year intervals. Assuming no net migration and unchanged mortality, a total fertility rate of 2.1 children per woman ensures a broadly stable population. Together with mortality and migration, fertility is an element of population growth, reflecting both the causes and effects of economic and social developments. The reasons for the dramatic decline in birth rates during the past few decades include postponed family formation and child-bearing and a decrease in desired family sizes. This indicator is measured in children per woman.
Americans get married for the right reasons, divorce for the right reasons and have families for the right reasons. Enough of this playing god with a population that is healthy and happy. Their health decisions are their own and not if there is a decrease in the birth rate, it is BECAUSE THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT FORCED STERILIZATION AS THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE TO UNWANTED PREGNANCIES.
