Florida Conservative

Governor Shapiro’s claim creates the impression

What is being sold to the public as “civil-rights reform” is, in reality, something far more troubling: an effort to use procedural burdens, funding conditions, and selective restrictions to obstruct the execution of federal law, without ever voting to change that law. This is not reform. It is constitutional evasion.

Governors are free to criticize federal policy. They are free to sue. They are free to campaign. What they are not free to do is convert state power into an operational tool against federal law enforcement.

Officials in power already enjoy structural advantages: a microphone, institutional credibility, and the ability to frame legality for millions of people who are not lawyers. With those advantages should come responsibility

The fallout included harsh criticism from right-leaning commentators who accused Bondi of mismanaging expectations. Infighting at senior DOJ levels ensued, and President Trump was compelled to issue a public defense of her role. The incident weakened her credibility among some core supporters and served as a cautionary tale about the dangers of overpromising in highly charged political cases.