Should Governor Hochul Use Her Executive Powers To Remove Eric Adams?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

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[Celerity]

1. Absolutely!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

2. Abso-fuckin-lutely!!

[SheltieLover]

4. You beat me to it!

[mr715]

3. But it isn't gonna happen

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Public Advocate needs to step up pressure.


Edited: I was wrong. It is just that bad. Kathy Hochul will pull Eric Adams

[bdamomma]

5. Could the Governor

ask for an emergency mayoral election???

[DemocratSinceBirth]

8. I don't know but I know she can remove him.

[bdamomma]

18. and then

have an emergency election.

[Voltaire2]

6. ASAP NT

[rubbersole]

7. Rubberband surgery for that hemorrhoid.

That was uncalled for.
A pooper-scooper for that piece of shit. Too crude.
A pimple popper for that boil. Ewww.
A trash bag for that inventor of sidewalk trash cans. Much better...

[LeftInTX]

9. Can she?

Most places don't allow a governor to oust an elected official.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. Yes. It also happened in Florida.

Job Bush removed Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer for campaign violations but he was quickly reinstated when the charges were dropped.

[LeftInTX]

11. OK, then yes!

[Wiz Imp]

12. From what I'm reading, most say he can be removed if he's charged with a crime.

The DOJ just dropped those charges, so could he still be removed with no crime now charged? On the other hand, a few places say he could be removed regardless of whether he's charged or not. I can't find a definitive answer. Does anyone have link that explicitly says removal is a possibility now?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

14. The charges were dismissed without prejudice.

That's a lil different than a dismissal with prejudice.

[Wiz Imp]

17. That means they can re-bring those charges at a later time, right?

But for now, he is not charged with a crime. I don't think she would remove Adams regardless even though she should.

[Scrivener7]

21. Homan has threatened to reinstate the charges if he doesn't come through on the quid pro quo. So yep.

[Renew Deal]

15. I don't believe the charges have technically been dropped

Also, the justification for dropping them is to enforce immigration laws. If he is removed, the stated justification for dropping charges evaporates.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

19. They were dismissed without prejudice.

That means they can be resurrected at any time.

[Renew Deal]

13. Can she do it?

That's a tough one. On the one hand, innocent until proven guilty. On the other, it would be a bare-knuckle political move during an unusual time. The problem is precedent. It might be symbolically bad to do that.

One other argument for doing it is that he is a tool to enforce a policy that she in theory opposes.

[spanone]

16. He's compromised. Remove and replace.

trmp probably has a place for him.

[mackdaddy]

20. Could he not also be brought up on similar STATE charges?

If he violated Federal laws he probably also violated State of NY charges, or even Local or city laws.