Q&A of the Day –Reaction to Scott Israel’s ouster
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Today’s entry...Here are a few of the notes I’ve received regarding Scott Israel’s upheld suspension.
- Senator Lauren Book district 32 Plantation is a Democrat and she voted to reinstate him after watching videos of children being slaughtered, did you forget about the airport mass shootings as well under our Democratic sheriff?
- If it were Republicans voting to keep Israel they would be rightly castigated.
- The simple and ugly fact is these Democrat reps are voting in support of Israel because that’s the party’s position. It’s not a Republican issue and one can’t blame that side for the totally partisan reason Democrats are voting for Israel. Again, sometimes people deserve the people they vote for instead of blaming the other side for one’s own decisions.
- This was a sham. How come no one is talking about the FBI in this case or suspending them? And the airport was Homeland Security’s problem. I hope Sheriff Israel wins in 2020.
Bottom Line: I’ll start by saying that I don’t think there are any easy answers here and no winners. I pride myself on the premise and facts.The more emotional the situation is, the harder it is to bring pragmatism to the conversation. In my lifetime, the only event to compare with the emotional toll of what happened at Stoneman Douglas, is 9/11. Talking with victim's family’s it’s clear it was their 9/11. I don’t blame any of them for how they feel. Even for those with whom I strongly disagree on policy.
I want to use an example of two other suspended South Florida public officials to illustrate a point about Scott Israel’s situation. The cases of Susan Bucher and Brenda Snipes. These three have often been discussed in a vacuum for the obvious reasons. Three South Florida Democrats suspended by Republican Governors around the same time. But that’s where the similarities end.
Susan Bucher and Brenda Snipes engaged in unlawful behavior. Both former elections supervisors broke numerous laws which began 45 minutes after the polls closed election night and ensued until the vote tabulating was finally ended by court order.If you listened during that time,you’ll recall the precise detail with which I illustrated specific violations of Florida Election law day by day. You can also search in the archives of my blogs if you weren’t listening at the time. The point is, they not only proved to be incompetent, they presided over lawlessness which included the audacity to ignore court orders to comply with specific election law.I made it my mission to ensure they wouldn’t be in a position to corrupt our elections again. Nothing about their suspensions was subjective. That’s not the case with Scott Israel. The move to suspend him was a judgement call. I’ll pick that point up in the second part of today's Q&A.
Here's a link to the 2nd part of the story: https://ihr.fm/2WdkyaS