Posted on 07/15/2022 4:20:29 PM PDT by Libloather
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.”
Villanueva fired back in a statement that he posted on social media that stated in part, “This motion is a recipe for public corruption, particularly when ’cause’ remains so broad and undefined. Allowing political appointees with an agenda to determine ’cause’ is fundamentally flawed.”
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Dictatorship
Damn communists just make stuff up to suit them. I think a few arrests are in order, Sherrif.
Like changing Definitions ,LOL
And just who or what will be sent to relieve him?
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When ever LA news shows Villeneaouva(sp?), he seems to be the one sane factor in that whole county.
If he is fired, LA will speed faster and more directly to Hell.
Next, I will watch to see what his Deputies do; quit or rejoice?
I suspect that good ones will quit, thus turbocharging that streak into Hell.
This is a battle of Sheriff Alex Villanueva against the racist, white BLM females sitting on the LA County board.
It won’t go well for these harlots. LA County will be majority Mexican by 2023. The LA board is playing with fire. Villanueva backs his Mexican constituents and his voters back him.
For those not following the Mexican/black race war in California, the Mexicans have racially cleansed entire black communities. And the white press refuses to report this race war.
BTW, all you FReepers who predicted that the Mexicans would take over California, you were right. Give yourselves a pat on the back.
I live in L A County, and Villanueva is one of the few sane folks at the county level. I voted for him in June
Train wreck
“If he is fired, LA will speed faster and more directly to Hell.”
They can’t fire him. He’s an elected official. Can you fire your elected congresscritter? No. The sheriff can only be removed in an election, and the Mexicans won’t vote against him. Mexicans in LA County make up nearly 50% of the vote.
The reason they want to get rid of him is he defied their dictatorial “vaccine mandate”, and basically told them to pound sand. Many of his deputies will not get the jab and he told them he would not fire them, that public safety would be gravely damaged. For that he must be punished.
This is the same useless Board of Supervisors that gave carte blanche power to the unelected ‘Public Health Director’ who has zero medical training and whose doctorate is in social work. She has ordered another indoor mask mandate to take effect at the end of the month.
Next will come more lockdowns and more businesses going under.
L.A. County is turning into a crime-ridden, homeless-infested hell hole.
And now the illegals are pouring into the area from the unsecured border. Heaven help us...
Consent of the governed, what’s that? /s
I agree. Most states require a recall or a resignation if convicted of a crime since they are elected officials.
Add in there all elected Judges! Let’s see how that flies.
So the prog have now deluded themselves into a distortion of reality after only about two years of welding unbridled "authoritah" that they can grant themselves any level of power they chose without being questioned or opposed.
It will be 20 years getting these lunatics out.
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Conspiring to overthrow an Elected Official under the “color of law”, sure sounds like a Felony to me. Get the lawyers working and Arrest them all.
Is turning into a crime-ridden, homeless-infested hell hole? It’s been one for a while now despite the efforts of the good Sheriff and his deputies. That said, it is getting worse thanks to people such as those on the Board of Supervisors.
Proposing Villanueva as some conservative, moderate, or anything less than a crazed, wild-eyed communist nutjob is absurd.
I’m not a legal expert, but I’m pretty sure that County Sheriffs are elected by the “electors” [registered voters] of each county, and answer to them. California has some quirks about the State Attorney General having authority of some sort over the cope of what Sheriffs do. That does not mean the AG can fire, suspend, or replace Sheriffs at will. The LA County Supervisors are acting unconstitutionally. Sheriff should arrest, and quickly shoot, them for conspiracy, attempted coup, and insurrection.
Sounds to me like interference with a peace officer in the performance of his official duties.
Issue the relevant citations and bring them to court.
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