So what’s new in DuhSantistan?

But they can’t because they have Epstein-Barr Virus and are thus sleeping

 

Well, that proves his point.

 

As long as they’re “woke”, right?

 

They're not tough questions at all for me. I'm against the death penalty. We know that innocent people have been convicted and sentenced to death. Given that, I think it's just gross that DeSantis is making it easier to execute people.

 

When a Republican says “That Democrats want open borders shows that they don’t care at all about the lives of innocent Americans”, it isn’t tough for them either. However, I am suggesting that it should be. Note the logic of the hypothetical Republican is the same as yours: some number of immigrants will commit murder, so increasing the number of immigrants increases the number of murders. Yet, I don’t accept this conclusion because I recognize this decision as having multiple elements.

Note that I also find DeSantis’ action gross, but it doesn’t rise to proof that he is a psycho that places zero value on innocent life. Let me try an alternative formation that I believe is justified by the circumstances: “DeSantis cares more about making sure that someone found guilty of a heinous crime is executed than he does about the chances of executing an innocent person.”

Can we agree on that one?

 

I personally do not agree with the death penalty either, but executions have been a part of so many different kinds of human societies that I’m not sure “disturbed” is quite right either.

That said, I have no interest in DeSantis wielding the state’s power to wage his culture war, and him literally being in charge of peoples’ lives is scary.

 

Seriously insecure to a point of instability. Not someone to be trusted with authority

 

Damn covid vaccine was voter suppression. Fact. Look it up. Putting all those people to sleep

 

DeS has repeatedly shown by his own actions that his primary and guiding concern is election to higher office. His refusal to accept enhance medicaid benefits on behalf of florida residents, 6 week abortion ban, and covid quackery is confirmation that he cares more for primary votes than the health and welfare of florida citizens. He has removed all doubt

 

His behavior is certainly consistent with this motivation. That said, ambition shouldn’t be automatically disqualifying. Even Abraham Lincoln appears to have desired the highest office, after all. Critical to our judgement should be evaluating what one willing to do to achieve that office, and on this count I find DeSantis’ cap to be adorned with a bundle of unworthy feathers.

 

I’ve honestly grown to see this as a positive now that Florida is solidly red. Attract huge numbers of deplorables to a single state where their impact on national politics will be minimized. Everyone wins.

 

Freedom? You haven’t noticed how much of his actions are based on “you can’t do this ..”?

 

DeSantis: “You don't need a permission slip from the government to exercise constitutional rights.”

Disney: “That’s great, because we wanted to express that we don’t support your new law …because it is so amazing that no other law will ever match up. All hail the benevolent Governor DeSantis! —Sincerely, New Disney Management”

 

Homeschooling should be considered a live option.