Jorge rodriguez chomat biography of william
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – When Penelope Soto, 18, flipped off a Miami-Dade judge and cursed at him, she caught his wrath and was sent to jail for 30 days. But it turns out; 15 years ago another individ felt the judge's wrath on the floor of the Florida legislature.
In , Judge Jorge Rodriguez-Chomat was in the state legislature when he and a fellow legislator grabbed each other bygd their jackets and were prepared to punch each other during a debate over tuition vouchers before being separated by fellow legislators.
According to a South Florida Sun-Sentinel article from the time, the kamp was caused when Rodriguez-Chomat had an issue with Carlos Valdes after Valdes criticized Rodriguez-Chomat for sending his kids to private school during the voucher debate.
After exchanges of words, during which Valdes said Rodriguez-Chomat called him a "jackass and worse," according to the Sun-Sentinel. According to the report, Rodriguez-Chomat "took a swipe at Valdes' tie" and then the near-fight s
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Bible also doesn't say poor must stay poor
From all reports, the Florida House sounded like a house of worship last week, with lawmakers preaching about gambling and quoting Scripture.
But they weren't citing Bible verses to prove that a game of chance is the work of the devil.
Instead, some lawmakers used the Bible to try to prove that Florida should take state lottery winnings from the poor and return them to the state's coffers.
The way they explained it, according to Saint Paul and a few other saints, it is a sin for welfare recipients, who finally strike it rich, to keep all of their winnings.
The lawmakers want welfare recipients who win Florida Lottery prizes of $, or more to pay back up to half their winnings as reimbursement for their time on the public dole. The bill, which passed the House , is now headed to the Senate.
"There was an old saying from Saint Paul . . . that says, "To whom much is given, much is required,' " said the bill's sponsor, Rep. Jorg
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Jorge Rodriguez-Chomat
American politician (–)
Jorge Rodriguez-Chomat (June 28, &#; August 19, ) was a Cuban-American politician and judge. He was a one-term member of the Florida House of Representatives representing a district in West Miami for the Republican Party from until his defeat in He served as a Judge of the Criminal and Family Divisions of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida from until his retirement in
Early life and education
[edit]Rodriguez-Chomat was born in Havana and was active in the Cuban-American lobby. He attended high school briefly but dropped out. He was educated at St. Thomas University and served in the U.S. Army Reserve.[1] Rodriguez-Chomat went on to work as an accountant, an IRS agent and a tax lawyer before winning office as a lawmaker and later serving as a judge.[1]
Career
[edit]In , Rodriguez-Chomat was the subject of a viral video after a teenage girl arrested on drugs charges told Rodriguez-Chomat "ad