LA County supervisors grant themselves ‘illegal’ power to remove sitting sheriff – IOTW Report

LA County supervisors grant themselves ‘illegal’ power to remove sitting sheriff

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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors took their opposition to Sheriff Alex Villanueva to new heights Monday with a power grab he called an “illegal motion” to make themselves “judge, jury and executioner” for his office.

Since taking office in 2018, Villanueva has stood in contrast to the soft-on-crime policies dominating California politics and the draconian measures pushed in response to the COVID pandemic. Now, ahead of a Nov. 8 election, the board demonstrated that they are not willing to leave this decision up to the will of the people and that they must have the authority to remove a sitting sheriff.

Fox 11 reported on Agenda Item 12 that received a 4-1 vote from the board led by chair Holly Mitchell that would lead to their ability to unseat the sheriff “for cause” with a four-fifths vote. Cause was defined as “a violation of any law related to the performance of their duties as sheriff; flagrant or repeated neglect of duties; a misappropriation of public funds or property; willful falsification of a relevant official statement or document; or obstruction of any investigation into the conduct of the sheriff by…any government agency with jurisdiction to conduct such an investigation.” more

16 Comments on LA County supervisors grant themselves ‘illegal’ power to remove sitting sheriff

  1. A nuther hate-driven agenda to remove a “fly-in-the ointment” who simply believes in accountability and checks and balances by resorting to Communist Police State methods.

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  2. By the time their arrogation of power winds its way through the courts, and, ultimately found to be illegal, the damage will be done.

    mortem tyrannis
    izlamo delenda est …

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  3. Should be checking all the County supervisors bank accounts. I doubt they came up with this on their own.
    Just look at congress and you know there is more money in corruption than honesty.

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  4. Sheriff Villanueva should tell that Board of Supervisors to kiss his ass because a Board of Supervisors doesn’t have the authority to remove a duly elected Sheriff for upholding his oath of office.

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  5. They did this in Seattle. The sheriff is too important a position to allow politicians to appoint the office. This is actually a very serious attack on the rights and freedom of the people of the jurisdiction. It doesn’t seem so bad, but with the authority the sheriff has, an appointment by vicious ideologues (all we have in city and state government at this time) can and almost certainly will go very badly for those the ideologues hate and fear.

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  6. @Walter Johnson July 14, 2022 at 11:37 am

    > an appointment by vicious ideologues (all we have in city and state government at this time) can and almost certainly will go very badly for those the ideologues hate and fear

    “Hate”? Of course.

    But “fear”? Why? They’ll still voat harderer.

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  7. Asshole democrat supes want to remove sheriff for “neglect of duty” because he actually wants to arrest criminals and not hassle normal citizens who’d rather not wear a stupid, pointless mask.

    democrats = demonic vermin

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