Whose Vote Counts? Suspended Florida Prosecutor Worrell’s 2024 Run and Political Lawsuits

Our Body Politic

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🗓️ 15 September 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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From redistricting to Governors acting against the will of the people, we explore, whose vote counts? On this episode of Our Body Politic, host Farai Chideya, speaks with Elected Florida State Attorney Monique Worrell about being suspended by Governor Ron Desantis, and running for office again. Then Karen Grigsby Bates, founding member of NPR’s Code Switch Team AND Our Body Politic co-host, speaks with Michigan State Representative Donavan McKinney about suing over new state legislative maps. We round out the show with Farai speaking with fashion icon Bethann Hardison about her legendary career and her work to diversify the fashion industry.

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0:32.9	specifically Black people's health. The fact that Roe v. Wade is being turned over at the same time men are being encouraged to buy guns
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1:01.8	letting us know what's on your mind. Thanks for listening. This is Our Body Politics. I'm the
1:09.5	creator and host, Farai Chidea. The 2024 presidential race is in full swing, but for this show, we're keeping our eyes on the states. We talk with elected officials in two key states about how voters are being undermined and whose vote counts. Let's start in Florida. On August 9th, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis suspended Monique
1:31.9	Worell, the state attorney for the Ninth Judicial Court of Florida. Here's a clip from ABC News of
1:38.3	DeSantis' announcement. Monique Worell's administration of criminal justice in the Ninth Circuit
1:43.0	has been clearly and
1:44.4	fundamentally derelict so as to constitute both neglect of duty and incompetence.
1:50.3	Worrell, who was elected in 2020, immediately spoke out against DeSantis's actions, calling
1:56.2	the suspension a loss of democracy. She continues to fight against her suspension and is working towards
2:02.1	re-election in 2024. And she joins us here now. Monique, thanks for being here. Thank you for having me.
2:09.6	So you were elected into office in 2020 with more than 66% of the votes, more than two-thirds,
2:16.5	which is more than a majority. What was your
2:19.2	main focus in terms of you seeking this office and when you assumed this office? What was your
2:26.2	mission? What are you set to do? For 20 years prior to my election as state attorney, I worked as a
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