A More Acceptable Fascist: DeSantis

Jacksonville FL

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“ Three years ago, after Florida voters overwhelmingly supported a constitutional amendment restoring voting rights for convicted felons, DeSantis signed legislation forcing former felons to repay any financial obligations before their rights would be restored. This is, in effect, a modern poll tax. Last year, he pushed a series of voting restrictions that included limits on mail-in ballot drop boxes, new requirements on voting registration, and even made it more difficult to give food and water to Floridians waiting in line to exercise their franchise. (As mentioned above, parts of the legislation were thrown out by a federal judge, though the state is appealing the decision). Then last week, he rammed through a new congressional map that could, by some estimates, increase the likely Republican advantage in House elections this fall by as many as four seats. To be sure, DeSantis is hardly the first red state Republican to push legislation that would curtail voting rights and give the GOP a political advantage in congressional elections. But what separates DeSantis from the pack is the lengths he has also gone to attack, intimidate and ultimately silence his political critics.” Desantis has been spanked by the courts on several of his unconstitutional legislative attempts. He is using the tested “trumpy” method of appealing a losing case in order to run out the clock while he continues his assault on Democracy! The idea that someone can run roughshod over the laws of America, while screwing the voters repeatedly must end! The American public is not your personal piggy bank! You can tell every lie in the world to get into their pocketbook, but it still makes you the scum of the Earth! And if you like, I’ll tell you how I really feel…