So what’s new in DuhSantistan?

On the other hand, something like 63% of 500 surveyed faculty members said that they would prefer to teach elsewhere if they could find a comparable position at another college. That doesn’t bode well for UF going forward.

 

But not in The Villages. The disparity in treatment is proof positive that his election police force is a biased political enforcement agency

 

Meanwhile, another autocratic abuse of power as he suspended 4 elected Broward School Board members. All re-elected after Parkland.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/27/desantis-broward-school-board-parkland/

 

Kareem is succinct

DeSantis doesn’t care about any of the conservative values he pushes. He’s a pure political computer self-programed to appeal to those who can’t think for themselves in order to please those with lots of money. He found a niche that requires only blustering, lying, and marginalizing others—and he hopes to ride that into the White House.

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Mark Joseph Stern and others in comments and elsewhere are demonstrating when an indisputable abuse of power in announced prosecutions of 20 individuals for purportedly violating election laws by registering and/or voting as felons when they had not qualified to have the rights fully restored. As has been amply demonstrated, the state cannot even tell you whether you have met all the conditions to registers and vote, some of those charged were told they qualified. And it is the state, namely this administration, that bears that legal responsibility. I don't see any way that these prosecutions could be sustained in an honest system.


But even if these prosecutions are blocked/reversed legally, let's not presume DeSantis has not "won". Just these measures will serve as an intimidation factor to keep even those are legally entitled to vote from attempting to do so. It's just like from the Jim Crow Post Reconstruction era where intimidation is part of the game. Plus, he shows a space that he is willing to try to suppress the vote, even opposing a measure that was passed by a significant majority of voters. He shows that he's not willing to respect democratic outcomes he disagrees with, which will make him very popular with his base

 

DeSantis is a despicable human being. His admin spent a million bucks to find 20 people and make examples of them for his political gain.

 

It won't make any difference because they are brainwashed, but DeSantis defenders are trying to defend him by saying that local SOEs have the responsibility to determine whether felons have had rights restored, which is what DeSantis lied. And example:



But Florida Statute 98.075 states:

(5) Felony conviction.--The department shall identify those registered voters who have been convicted of a felony and whose voting rights have not been restored by comparing information received from, but not limited to, a clerk of the circuit court, the Board of Executive Clemency, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Law Enforcement, or a United States Attorney's Office, as provided in s. 98.093. The department shall review such information and make an initial determination as to whether the information is credible and reliable. If the department determines that the information is credible and reliable, the department shall notify the supervisor and provide a copy of the supporting documentation indicating the potential ineligibility of the voter to be registered. Upon receipt of the notice that the department has made a determination of initial credibility and reliability, the supervisor shall adhere to the procedures set forth in subsection (7) prior to the removal of a registered voter's name from the statewide voter registration system.

The implementing regulation is even clearer


Rule 1S-2.041, F.A.C.
Fla. Admin. Code r. 1S-2.041
1S-2.041. FVRS Address and Eligibility Records Maintenance.

(c) Felony Conviction and Mental Incapacity Records.
Sections 98.075(4) and (5) F.S., the Department of State shall identify voters in the FVRS who are potentially ineligible based on a felony conviction without civil rights restored or an adjudication of mental incapacity without voting rights restored. The BVRS shall create an ineligibility case file based on an investigation of information that the match is credible and reliable for each identified voter. Each file shall be provided to the Supervisor of Elections for the voter's county of residence based on the last address of record in the FVRS.

DeSantis is typically lying.

 

And where would Florida be if Andrew Gillum had won? LOL.

 

Gillum certainly wasn’t the ideal candidate, but my guess is that he would have focused on the issues that actually are important to the people of the state of Florida.

 

I’m sorry but smoking crack drinking excessively and hiring gay porn stars to come to hotels is not on my top list of things important to Floridians.

 

I don't have time to look them all up but looking at your stupid list I think the mass shooting thing is debatable us being #2 but even at that we are #3 in total population so that wouldn't look too out of line considering. I'm not sure what your crazy meme means by Tax fairness but I know we are one of only 7 states with no state income tax. The toll road thing, what is the big deal, you chose to use a toll road or you don't?

 

The state would be in a much better place with Gillum governor, no doubt.

It is amazing that in our subconscious telelogy of sin, sexual sins and shortcomings are always paramount in terms of being disqualifying for leadership.

I don't know that our current Governor has any such failings. Probably not. But he's plainly plagued by a darkness inside that is much more damaging to others than having a personal failing.

 

Ron DeSantis defends charging felons accused of voter fraud in Florida

 

No real defense stated. I was curious what he would say to the charge that he had lied in claiming that local supervisors were responsible for checking records, or that the State had any way of telling you what you needed to do, or that many of those charge had not been told they were eligible and misled by agents of the government. Nothing there. He's plainly just evil

 

The Dictator believes he's got to show some return for the 4 million spent on his election police .... too bad for the unwary felons, but way to go "Village" idiots. Sad

 

Non-student participation consisted mostly of staff. The survey solicitation engendered bias, which would lead primarily to conservative responses. And yet, their response rate was beyond horrible. It's a completely invalid data set, which probably cost millions to FL tax payers.

 

I wonder how common it is for governors to remove school board members for malfeasance or any other reason. The board members may have been derelict, but it's hard to believe this is not another instance of big gov Ron weaponizing his office.

Likely it's a bit of both.

 

No defense whatsoever. It was a political stunt. He'll never own up to anything. He's like Trump in that regard. Even when he's caught, he'll just keep on doubling down.

 

such a petty little man.