Other Republicans calling DeSantis what he is... “If we’re trying to beat the Democrats at being big-government authoritarians, remember what’s going to happen,” Sununu said on CBS News’s “Face The Nation” Sunday. “Eventually, they’ll have power in a state or in a position and then they’ll start penalizing conservative businesses and conservative nonprofits and conservative ideas. That is the worst precedent in the world.” Sununu takes shots at DeSantis, signaling potential 2024 bid https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/sununu-takes-shots-at-desantis-signaling-potential-2024-bid/
Authoritarians don't like being challenged. The College Board which runs the AP tests came out with a point-by-point rebuttal of DeSantis' claims about the African-American AP course over the weekend -- demonstrating that nearly everything DeSantis pushed was a lie. DeSantis did not take this well. Now he is blowing a hissy fit and will cancel ALL AP courses in Florida. Well that's going to help those high school students get into top universities, eh? (BTW - with no AP courses you will not even be considered for most top universities -- for example UNC and Duke expect to see at least five.) DeSantis Throws Fit and Threatens to Kill All AP Courses in Florida https://www.thedailybeast.com/flori...nd-threatens-to-end-all-ap-courses-in-florida DeSantis: Florida Legislature will ‘reevaluate’ state’s relationship with College Board following AP course controversy https://www.local10.com/news/local/...ollege-board-following-ap-course-controversy/
DeSantis appoints his buddy as college president for $400K more than the previous president earned. Because this is how authoritarians and their circles roll. Politically connected interim president of New College gets $699,000 salary plus perks https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/e...0230214-mjag5jjkuzde7ngxxiujswjdl4-story.html Florida’s New College Appoints DeSantis Ally as Prez With Whopper $699K Salary https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-c...y-as-president-with-whopper-dollar699k-salary
Ron DeSantis promises fewer death penalty safeguards as he marks Parkland shooting anniversary Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) responded to the fifth anniversary of the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida by calling for more people to be killed with capital punishment. At a press conference Tuesday, DeSantis was asked if enough had been done to stop future gunmen like the one who killed 17 people in Parkland. "If there's never accountability, these things are more likely to happen," the governor insisted. DeSantis complained that gunman Nikolas Cruz was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole instead of the death penalty. "We're going to reform the capital sentencing procedure in Florida," he vowed. "Of course, to be convicted of a crime, you need a unanimous jury. But Nikolas Cruz was somebody everyone knew was guilty, and he's entitled to process, but he admitted it, right?" "So then they go for the penalty phase, you kill 17 people, what other penalty can you get other than the ultimate penalty?" DeSantis asked. "All I can say is we're doing something about it," he added.
Sorry but a person willing to go and kill 17 kids is not deterred by life in prison or the death penalty (which takes a life's time before it is done) so it is all bullshit. Many gunmand off themselves so they dont give a shit what the punishment is. To claim you are doing something about it by not preventing it from happening but instead making punishment harsher is just useless blather.
DeSantis is all about pushing his political narrative. He does nothing to help the residents of Florida. DeSantis is a master of distraction. When is Florida’s governor actually going to govern? https://www.aol.com/news/desantis-master-distraction-florida-governor-090000855.html