That prosecutor wasn't just refusing to his job, he was effectively saying 'my idea of what state law should be takes precedence over the ideas of the state's elected officials.'
He positioned himself as a little miniature autocrat. And he rightly got shut the fuck down for it.
Of course he was within his rights.
That prosecutor wasn't just refusing to his job, he was effectively saying 'my idea of what state law should be takes precedence over the ideas of the state's elected officials.'
He positioned himself as a little miniature autocrat. And he rightly got shut the fuck down for it.
Yup. Fundamentally, he was talking about unilaterally having Hillsborough County secede from the state of Florida.