Weaponized Justice: Florida’s Legacy Now Threatens the Nation

Weaponized Justice: Florida’s Legacy Now Threatens the Nation

Two former Florida Attorney Generals, Pam Bondi and Ashley Moody, once the state’s top law enforcement officials, now hold powerful positions in Washington, D.C. Bondi, who served from 2011 to 2018, is now U.S. Attorney General under President Trump. Moody, who succeeded her until early 2025, was appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis to the U.S. Senate following Marco Rubio’s elevation to Secretary of State. Their rise is alarming—not for their ambition, but for the legacy they carry: a record of justice twisted into a weapon, honed in Florida, and now poised to influence the nation.

During their tenures, Bondi and Moody shaped a legal climate that gave prosecutors free rein to erode civil rights, sidestep due process, and undermine the rule of law. Their policies signaled an “anything goes” approach, turning Florida’s criminal justice system into a tool of terror and oppression—a practice known as lawfare. One case, State of Florida v. Scott Huminski (17-MM-815), lays bare the depths of this abuse.

A Case Without a Crime

In 2017, under Bondi’s watch, Huminski faced a criminal prosecution that defies comprehension. The case dragged on for over two years, continuing into 2019 under Moody, who filed two appellate briefs in Florida’s 2nd District Court of Appeals defending it (Huminski v. State, 2D19-1247 and 2D19-1914). Yet, the 2,407-page case record reveals a stunning void: no criminal statute, no charging document from a prosecutor, and no service of any legal notice to Huminski. Nothing filed by a prosecutor described the nature of the crime Huminski was charged with. Court orders—18 of them—repeatedly listed “No Charge,” leaving Huminski to stand at his “criminal arraignment” baffled, unable to plead to a crime that didn’t exist.

This wasn’t justice; it was a sham and Florida’s own version of domestic terrorism. The Florida Supreme Court has long held that jurisdiction requires “an extant information, indictment, or presentment filed by the state” (State v. Anderson, 537 So.2d 1373, 1374 (Fla.1989)). Without these, a court lacks authority and jurisdiction, and any judgment is void (NWT v. LHD, 955 So.2d 1236, 1238 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007)). Yet, in Huminski’s case, neither a statutory misdemeanor nor felony, the state pressed forward, placing him on pre-trial release under department of corrections supervision—without ever alleging a violation of a criminal statute. This is lawfare in its purest form: prosecution as punishment, devoid of legal grounding.

A System Built to Oppress

The absence of a charging document and criminal statute wasn’t a clerical error—it was a feature of a system designed to harass, terrorize and control with the formidable unchecked power and resources of the State of Florida. Florida’s own courts have ruled that “lack of jurisdiction” renders proceedings invalid (Lovett v. Lovett, 112 So. 768, 776 (Fla. 1927)), yet Huminski’s ordeal marched on, backed by Bondi and Moody. Moody’s appellate briefs doubled down, defending a case with no foundation, no statute, no cause of action justifying the State’s participation in the case without legal standing. When Huminski recently requested the charging document via public records, the Attorney General’s office replied: (“NO RESPONSIVE DOCUMENTS.”), https://cdn.muckrock.com/foia_files/2025/01/30/Response_1.30.25.pdf. Another request for any document citing a violated criminal statute is pending—but the silence so far speaks volumes.

This isn’t just one man’s nightmare; it’s a warning. Under Bondi and Moody, Florida’s justice system operated like an authoritarian machine, trampling due process and without subject-matter jusirdiction or personal jurisdiction—bedrock requirements of the U.S. Constitution. Huminski’s case is a microcosm of a broader ethos: a police state where prosecutors need not justify their actions, and judges rubber-stamp the chaos.

From Florida to the Federal Stage

Now, these architects of lawfare wield national power. Bondi oversees the Department of Justice; Moody shapes laws in the Senate. Their Florida playbook—where civil rights were trampled and the rule of law optional—could soon scale to the federal level. The implications are chilling. If a prosecution can proceed without charges, without notice, without legitimacy, what protects any American from the same fate?

Recent appeals by Huminski to a Florida appellate court and the Florida Supreme Court were summarily denied, with justices appointed by DeSantis and Senator Rick Scott offering no explanation or discussion of fact. This is the system Bondi and Moody nurtured from 2011 to 2025: one that mirrors the oppressive justice of 1930s Germany more than the constitutional ideals of 1776.

A Call to Confront the Past—and the Future

The evidence is public. The 2,407-page case record (https://edca.2dca.org/DcaDocs/2019/1914/2019-1914_Brief_530010_RC09.pdf) expose a travesty of a depraved abuse of government power. See links to court documents in the video description at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTfxPnIepXM that concisely exposes the government fraud involved in the initiation and prosecution of State v. Huminski. This isn’t speculation—it’s documented reality.

We must demand accountability. Floridians endured this erosion of rights for over a decade; America cannot afford to follow suit. Congress, the press, and the public must scrutinize Bondi and Moody’s records—not just as a Florida footnote, but as a national threat. If weaponized justice takes root in D.C., the Constitution itself hangs in the balance. The time to act is now—before the Sunshine State’s shadow darkens the nation.