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Ron Filipkowski—a lifelong @GOP appointed by @GovRonDeSantis to the 12th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission—RESIGNED IN PROTEST over how DeSantis’ blocked “public access to truthful data” after the raid of #COVID19 data analyst @RebekahJones’ home. https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2020/12/08/gop-lawyer-resigns-over-treatment-of-florida-data-analyst/
Filipkowski—a Marine veteran and former prosecutor—RESIGNED after reviewing the search warrant affidavit #Florida used to seize computers and phones from Rebekah Jones, the former @HealthyFla data analyst who has been running an alternative web site to FL”s #COVID19 dashboard.
”The recent events regarding public access to truthful data on the #pandemic, and the specific treatment of @RebekahJones has made the issue a legal one rather than just medical...I no longer wish to serve the current government of #Florida in any capacity.”
After Jones’ home was raided after she allegedly sent a message on the @HealthyFla messaging system urging people to “Be a hero. Speak out before it’s too late,” he told a friend it didn’t seem right—the pro-Trump(!) friend suggested Filipkowski read the search warrant affidavit.
He cited the legal doctrine called necessity that allows someone to break the law to prevent a more serious harm. “What’s the crime? The crime is hacking into an email server to tell people to tell the truth? That’s not a horrible crime, if it’s a crime at all.”
Inspired by former Trump staff members, who resigned in September over the administration’s handling of the #coronavirus pandemic, Filipkowski decided to resign from the JNC.“If what she did is illegal, it pales in comparison to the harm she was trying to prevent.”
https://twitter.com/drdenagrayson/status/1336654684069761026
