DeSantis Signs 94 Laws, Vetoes 4 Others

[jaxlongtimer]

Give DeSantis and inch and he takes a mile... now without even going through the legislature:

DeSantis to expand so-called 'Don't Say Gay' law to Florida high schools
The proposal would not require approval by Florida lawmakers

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/education/2023/03/22/desantis-ban-teaching-sexual-orientation-gender-identity-all-grades-florida-dont-say-gay/70038685007/

This creeping grab at autocratic decision making along with fanning culture wars, looking for imaginary scapegoats and clamping down on dissenting speech in the name of "wokeness" echoes moves by dictators.  See Putin, Xi, Hitler, etc.  You were warned...

[Todd_Parker]

Give DeSantis and inch and he takes a mile... now without even going through the legislature:

DeSantis to expand so-called 'Don't Say Gay' law to Florida high schools
The proposal would not require approval by Florida lawmakers

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/education/2023/03/22/desantis-ban-teaching-sexual-orientation-gender-identity-all-grades-florida-dont-say-gay/70038685007/

This creeping grab at autocratic decision making along with fanning culture wars, looking for imaginary scapegoats and clamping down on dissenting speech in the name of "wokeness" echoes moves by dictators.  See Putin, Xi, Hitler, etc.  You were warned...

Have to blame the Florida Democratic Party for putting up an uninspiring, retread of a candidate.

[vicupstate]

Give DeSantis and inch and he takes a mile... now without even going through the legislature:

DeSantis to expand so-called 'Don't Say Gay' law to Florida high schools
The proposal would not require approval by Florida lawmakers

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/education/2023/03/22/desantis-ban-teaching-sexual-orientation-gender-identity-all-grades-florida-dont-say-gay/70038685007/

This creeping grab at autocratic decision making along with fanning culture wars, looking for imaginary scapegoats and clamping down on dissenting speech in the name of "wokeness" echoes moves by dictators.  See Putin, Xi, Hitler, etc.  You were warned...

Have to blame the Florida Democratic Party for putting up an uninspiring, retread of a candidate.

How about blaming the voters who had a better option and didn't take it.

[jaxlongtimer]

Hypocrisy on steroids from DeSantis regarding the Trump indictment... incredulous!  From one who literally just wrote a book on this.

....Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Trump’s best-polling Republican opening, is backing him on the New York indictment.                 

“The weaponization of the legal system to advance a political agenda turns the rule of law on its head,” DeSantis said in a statement. “It is un-American.”

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “has consistently bent the law to downgrade felonies and to excuse criminal misconduct,” DeSantis said. “Yet, now he is stretching the law to target a political opponent.”...

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/30/donald-trump-indicted-new-york-grand-jury/11445455002/

[tufsu1]

Hypocrisy on steroids from DeSantis regarding the Trump indictment... incredulous!  From one who literally just wrote a book on this.

....Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Trump’s best-polling Republican opening, is backing him on the New York indictment.                 

“The weaponization of the legal system to advance a political agenda turns the rule of law on its head,” DeSantis said in a statement. “It is un-American.”

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “has consistently bent the law to downgrade felonies and to excuse criminal misconduct,” DeSantis said. “Yet, now he is stretching the law to target a political opponent.”...

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/30/donald-trump-indicted-new-york-grand-jury/11445455002/

Yep - the dismissal of State Attorney Andrew Warren comes to mind

[jaxlongtimer]

Hypocrisy on steroids from DeSantis regarding the Trump indictment... incredulous!  From one who literally just wrote a book on this.

....Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Trump’s best-polling Republican opening, is backing him on the New York indictment.                 

“The weaponization of the legal system to advance a political agenda turns the rule of law on its head,” DeSantis said in a statement. “It is un-American.”

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “has consistently bent the law to downgrade felonies and to excuse criminal misconduct,” DeSantis said. “Yet, now he is stretching the law to target a political opponent.”...

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/30/donald-trump-indicted-new-york-grand-jury/11445455002/

Yep - the dismissal of State Attorney Andrew Warren comes to mind

That's only the tip of the iceberg in my book.  I consider it abuse of the legal system when laws are passed to penalize anyone who disagrees with him (minorities, women, LGBTQ, protesters, trial attorneys, school teachers, unions, Democrats, gun control advocates, doctors, scientists, universities and their faculties, immigrants, etc.) .  Then there is the lash out at Disney, the lady that was fired for questioning the vaccine information issued by the State, the replacement of New College trustees and firing its president and the removal of four Broward county school board members.  The list goes on.... and on.

[Todd_Parker]

Looks like the State legislature is changing up the rules again to allow republican governors to run for federal office without having to resign their State office. Of course, this will be changed back immediately after the 2024 election cycle in case a democrat was to be elected governor.