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Shemp Howard

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13. I'm not a Florida resident, but...

Reply to Atticus (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 8, 2019, 09:53 PM

Jan 2019

It's my understanding that the Florida governor can remove any Florida sheriff. But then the Florida Senate gets to decide whether to reinstate the sheriff, or to make the suspension permanent.

I suppose this power was given to the governor because many Southern sheriffs were (are?) corrupt.

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Broward Sheriff Scott Israel tells staff he's being suspended over Parkland response [View all] Shemp Howard Jan 2019 OP

Probably not... pecosbob Jan 2019 #1

In my state---and I thought most---sheriffs are elected, not appointed by the governor. Atticus Jan 2019 #2

They are also elected here -- he was e;ected obamanut2012 Jan 2019 #6

So how is DeSantis removing him? nt Atticus Jan 2019 #7

Because he is legally allowed to obamanut2012 Jan 2019 #10

So, the governor can just wipe out the result of the county sheriff's Atticus Jan 2019 #11

Florida is by far not the only state with a similar system obamanut2012 Jan 2019 #12

Thanks for the info and for your patience. nt Atticus Jan 2019 #14

I'm not a Florida resident, but... Shemp Howard Jan 2019 #13

He's a Democrat. Turbineguy Jan 2019 #3

with ties to Roger Stone Jose Garcia Jan 2019 #16

In his first press conference sheriff Israel Rocky888 Jan 2019 #4

Did not Roger Stone work Wellstone ruled Jan 2019 #5

Sorry, Israel MicaelS Jan 2019 #8

white supremacist scumbag JI7 Jan 2019 #9

Count on it being political. Baitball Blogger Jan 2019 #15

Needs to just leave... marble falls Jan 2019 #17