Judge Denies Injunction at Miami-Dade encampment
We just got word that the Judge denied the plaintiff’s request for an emergency injunction.
The news is disappointing, but not surprising.
The plaintiffs were hoping the judge would enjoin the enforcement of the Bovo amendment, preventing the 270+ individuals homeless at the encampment in Hialeah from being arrested. He did not.
Attorneys are evaluating next steps. In the mean time, where these 270+ individuals will sleep tonight remains an unknown. We will just have to see where the next encampment pops up.
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You can bet this so-called Judge is on Rahn “the nanny” Crook’s donation list.
He was.
He received $1000 from Book, though I doubt $1000 swayed his decision.
$1000.00 is a good payday for one word, DENIED. Probably with the promise of re-election and more campaign contributions. I just knew Teflon ron had his grubby little fingers in the pie.
I think the judge realized that the problem would not be fixed (until/unless) the Executive Branch=Dick Scott and the Legislative Branch=Florida Politicians in the House and Senate stopped making bad laws and policies against our community.
The judge also saw the encampment as a heath hazard.
While I would not ever claim that the judge would not consider his political career in this decision, I can (and do) see his point of view from a judicial stance.
M – Respectfully, I do not agree – there is plenty the judge could do. He could find the living restriction unconstitutional – he could have ordered the county to find a decent place for these people to live – remember these folks were told to go there by POs and LEs because there was no where else to go. Other judges have done similar things. No, there was plenty the judge could have done.
It’s ok that you disagree. I just happen to know the limits a judge has on legislating from the bench. I also reiterated why the judge gave his decision the way he did.
I do think that he could have granted the injunction, but it would not have solved much other than to delay the Bovo Amendment which was being pushed by (insane man) Ron Book. What needs to happen is the Florida legislature needs to stop making bad, unconstitutional laws. That fight needs to happen in the Federal courts where a person’s political career does not come into question.
Well, maybe they can go camp in the judges back yard – what an A@@