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Tuesday, April 08, 2025

ANNALS OF DeSANTISTAN: Speculators' subtle corruption of our governments is indefensible, and must be ended at once.


We don't need to hire as St. Johns County Attorney a corporate law firm owned by a Florida elected official.

We don't need to empower land-raping speculators to hire the County Attorney as private counsel. 

We don't need any more flummery, dupery and nincompoopery from unjust stewards of our environment here in what we call "God's country."

We, the People, must drive the money changers from the temple of our democracy.

Enough.  

The facts are irrefragable.

1. St. Johns County is still controlled by secretive speculators, land-raping corporations that clearcut and destroy our forests, our cherished wildlife and our quality of life here in what we call "God's country,.,"

2. Our St. Johns County Commission voted 3-2 to hire the secretive corporate law firm of the Florida House Speaker-designate, current Rules and Ethics Chair, to be our County Attorney in the fastest-growing County in Florida!  SAMUEL PAUL GARRISON is the House Speaker-designate. GARRISON's law partner, RICHARD CHRISTIAN KOMANDO, was awarded the temporary "interim" County Attorney position in 2024 on recommendation of  his "friend," Mr. ROY ALYRE ALAIMO, Jr., then a St. Johns County Commissioner (who was appointed by Governor DeSantis to the vacant seat created by the COVID death of Commissioner Paul Waldron)  Governor DeSantis was our former Congressman from St. Johns County. (ROY ALAIMO was defeated in the closed Republican primary for re-election by a former highway patrolman, Clay Murphy.  I filed a HUD Title VI civil rights complaint on February 29, 2024 after Commissioners voted to appoint KOMANDO as Interim County Attorney.  No other candidates were considered. No background investigation.  No conflicts check. No  compliance with EEO laws.  KOMANDO said he would not seek the permanent job. KOMANDO and his law partners sought it and got the gig anyway.  

All that remains is negotiation of a contract. 

  • More here:

    https://cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com/2025/04/annals-of-desantistan-speculators.html

    Rift develops over new St. Johns County attorney (Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today/WJCT, March 26, 2025)

    Conflict of Interest? St. Johns County, Florida Hiring "Influence" of Florida House Speaker-Designate SAM GARRISON

    CONFLICTED SJC COUNTY ATTORNEY, RICHARD KOMANDO, DEFENDS CORPORATE 
    CRIMINALS IN FEDERAL COURT. (Steve Patterson, USA Today/Jacksonville Times-Union, March 20, 2025)
     
    https://cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com/2025/02/three-3-counties-have-same-county.html

    Investigation into retaliation claims related to sexual harassment in St. Johns County continues. (Ariel Schiller, News4JAX, March 18, 2025)

    10:15 AM March 25, 2025 Special Johns County Commission meeting on salection of next St. Johns County Attorney

    Five finalists chosen for SJC County Attorney Search (IN HAEC VERBA)

    URGENT re: QUESTIONS FOR ALL ST. JOHNS COUNTY ATTORNEY JOB APPLICANTS

    https://cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com/2024/08/annals-of-desantistan-ex-aide-spent.html

    https://cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com/2024/02/ed-slavin-february-29-2024-hud-civil.html

    Search for new St. Johns County top attorney gets job description refresh. (J. Brooks Terry, Jacksonville Daily Record, February 4, 2025)
     
    "Interim" SJC County Attorney RICH KOMANDO: Bad advice from city attorney stirs controversy involving Atlantic Beach mayor. (Amanda Williamson, July 17, 2015, Jacksonville Times-Union)

    ED SLAVIN 2025 Records request re: County Attorney

    Conflict of Interest? St. Johns County, Florida Hiring "Influence" of Fl...

    Update, April 5, 2025: STILL WAITING FOR RECORDS FROM Florida House Speaker-designate SAMUEL PAUL GARRISON, who ...






    Rift develops over new St. Johns County attorney (Noah Hertz, Jacksonvil...

    BRADLEY, GARRISON & KOMANDO, P.A., the corporate law firm of the Florida House Speaker-designate, SAMUEL PAUL GA...





    Thank you!
    With kindest regards, I am,
    Sincerely yours,
    Ed Slavin
    Box 3084
    St. Augustine, Florida 32085-3084 
    www.edslavin.com
    http://www.cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com
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Posted by Ed Slavin at 6:35 PM
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8 comments:

Pete said...

If the county is controlled by speculators, then that's on the commission and the process by which they are appointed... whether democratic or not.. because the fact is they vote on matters that effect development... and their constituents agree or they wouldn't be in those positions. Unless of course you're gonna argue that people are voting for other people to do the exact opposite of what they desire. So the county attorney looks to be a convient scapegoat for you but he isn't tasked with approving or disapproving development.

6:00 AM
Ed Slavin said...

What agreements, understandings, contracts or relationships does sock puppet "Pete" have with RICHARD CHRISTIAN KOMANDO, SAMUEL PAUL GARRISON, their law firm (BGK) and ENGLAND THIMMS & MILLER (ETM)? Who is "Pete" and why does he perseverate so pestiferously? What has "Pete" ever done to help an other living breathing human being? Who is "Pete?" Speak.

6:58 AM
Pete said...

I'm helping you maintain logic and reasoning ability, and honesty. You should be thanking me instead of calling me names and neverending conspiracy theories.

8:49 AM
Ed Slavin said...

Crocodile tears. Here's a sock puppet defending regulatory capture. Notice the pestilential repeated perseverating "Pete" posts in defense of the indefensible. Note the arrogant affectations of martyrdom. "Pete" won't identify himself but seems to identify with the ancien regime and its subtle corruption of our government here. What names? What chutzpa! Why would SJC want to hire a corporate law firm as County Attorney? We need a living breathing person as County Attorney. Enough flummery.

10:35 AM
Ed Slavin said...

The job postings was for a County Attorney, not a law firm.

10:37 AM
Pete said...

The narrative that some lawfirm was appointed is something you made up. Just another claim without actual proof and evidence attached, yet that's all you do is email people all day long trying to obtain proof and evidence for your conspiracy theories. Newsflash: There is none!

9:21 PM
Ed Slavin said...

Who is "Pete" and what is his expertise about these matters? Pestiferous "Pete" refuses to identify himself. Why? I sign my posts. "Pete" seems ashamed of himself, and posts as a sock puppet for the ancien regime in SJC. What is the interest of "Pete" in whether or not a particular law firm gets hired as County Attorney? How many times has "Pete" posted on this blog? Apparently never before, until the KOMANDO contract became an issue for people who want to protect our County, its nature and history.

6:31 AM
Pete said...

You can represent a cause, but that doesn't justify making speculative claims and pushing them to people as fact. That undermines your cause and credibility with rational people.. which explains why so many don't call out the conspiracy theories. Because they engage in them with you over the cause! Shame on you people!

12:29 PM

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