I think we have had this discussion before. Read the first paragraph of the article you posted. Watching republicans fighting over who is going to do the best job supporting Trump's immigration plan, absolutely is not a problem for me. We see that it is for you. Be well. Maybe breathe into the paper bag as required. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis promised to veto a sweeping immigration bill on Wednesday in the latest escalation of a statehouse showdown with Republican legislative leaders over whose proposals would best carry out President Donald Trump ’s immigration crackdown.
Florida Republicans are revolting... they are also very mad at one another. DeSantis, Florida GOP tensions spill out into open https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5118739-desantis-immigration-disagreement/
It seems that Florida State Legislature Republicans are tired of putting up with Lil' Ron's performative nonsense now that he is a lame duck. While DeSantis and the GOP legislature spends all of their hours arguing over who is more MAGA on deportation -- they have dropped addressing the actual problems facing Florida. Like the condo additional assessment crisis caused their regulations or the home insurance crisis.
The relationship between Ron DeSantis and "his" legislature has deteriorated to the point of becoming more like cartoon characters bashing each other with mallets. It's Looney Tunes time. Tallahassee’s Dueling Looney Tunes Tantrums Over Immigration Bills Florida's legislature refused to act on DeSantis's orders, belatedly remembering they’re a co-equal branch of government, channeled their inner Bugs Bunny, and proclaimed, “Of course, you realize this means war!” https://factkeepers.com/tallahassees-dueling-looney-tunes-tantrums-over-immigration-bills/
This is how authoritarians operate. Gov. DeSantis keeps Florida in the dark by obstructing government transparency It’s time for lawmakers and citizens alike to push back — hard. The Sunshine State is going dark. It’s up to us to turn the lights back on. https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story...ernment-information-transparency/78248029007/
No examples of the "lack of transparency" mentioned. Not one. Just slander and opinion. Why are there no examples, ya figure?
A fascist wanna-be trying to appease a fascist. Hey Lil' Ron - remember to lick his feet. That is... if you are tall enough to reach them without lifts in your shoes. The Reality: You can't return money that the state of Florida never accepted in the first place. It's all a fictional show. DeSantis says Florida is ‘returning’ $900 million to the feds. Not really. https://www.tampabay.com/news/flori...ida-desantis-doge-musk-trump-returning-money/
The DeSantis Florida Grift. Florida officials diverted $10M health care settlement to DeSantis' wife's charity: report https://www.rawstory.com/casey-desantis-charity/
The Republicans in Florida are revolting... but we already knew that. At last, Republicans hold DeSantis accountable https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/04/15/hope-florida-scandal-ron-casey-desantis-maxwell/ It’s hard to overstate how serious — and shocking — it is to see Ron DeSantis on the ropes in Tallahassee. For years, watchdogs and journalists have documented questionable behavior by the governor and his administration — no-bid contracts, hidden records, deals for insiders and ethics laws blatantly ignored. For years, DeSantis’ fellow Republicans looked the other way. But not anymore. DeSantis and his wife, Casey, are now facing serious charges from members of their own party. This isn’t just another political squabble. Republican House members say they suspect criminal activity and have vowed to subpoena the governor’s former chief of staff — who’s now the attorney general — to get answers. If you’re not yet stunned, please re-read that last sentence. The Republican House now wants to subpoena the state’s attorney freaking general. That is unprecedented. It’s also probably overdue. The new A.G., James Uthmeier, has a history of thumbing his nose at the laws he’s now supposed to enforce. He tried to hide his cell phone records last year, prompting a judge to order him to turn them over. It appears Uthmeier was involved in the scandal unfolding in the state capital. In case you haven’t been following the scandal, it involves a program called Hope Florida that Casey DeSantis started with help from her husband, allegedly as a way to connect struggling Floridians with private nonprofits instead of relying on government assistance. But the administration has been unwilling to provide full details about what it has done with all the public money involved. That was already a giant red flag. But now it appears some of the money may have been redirected to political campaigns, which GOP legislators say could be criminal. The story started with basic questions about transparency. As the Sentinel reported, Hope Florida refused to provide “a full accounting of its finances despite repeated requests from the Orlando Sentinel and other news organizations.” But it wasn’t just the media. The state’s own legislative analysts said they couldn’t get answers either, concluding that the Department of Children and Families, which oversees Hope Florida, “has not complied” with accounting and reporting laws. Keep in mind, DeSantis removed other public officials when he claimed they violated laws — even when there was no proof they did. Yet here, the state’s own analysts reported that they “requested all statutorily required documents for the purpose of this analysis, but DCF did not provide them.” So what is there to hide? Well, that brings us to the mysterious $10 million. The Tampa Bay Times and Miami Herald reported that the DeSantis administration — without seeking permission from legislators — directed $10 million in money from a Medicaid legal settlement to the Hope Florida Foundation. Then that foundation gave $10 million to political committees controlled by Uthmeier and the Florida Chamber of Commerce that were fighting the marijuana amendment DeSantis vowed to defeat last year. Let’s be clear: Under no circumstance would it be appropriate for public money to be spent on political campaigns. But now GOP legislators are saying it may have been more than simply inappropriate; it may have been illegal. Rep. Alex Andrade, R-Pensacola, said the money-moving “looks like criminal fraud by some of those involved.” House Speaker Daniel Perez said it “looks as if it could be illegal.” The governor and Uthmeier have said they did everything by the books, though Uthemeier largely deflected a question about the issue during a press conference Monday in Orlando. DeSantis has reacted with fury, accusing Republican legislators of trying to smear him and his wife and to “sabotage” a good program. “Shame on you in the Florida House and your terrible behavior in leadership,” he said. He even accused these hardcore conservative lawmakers of being the most awful thing he could imagine: “liberal.” Yet one thing that caught my eye last week was when, in the midst of his name-calling, DeSantis — a guy who rarely admits any wrongdoing — also said the program would “take care of the paperwork.” So apparently there is some paperwork to take care of. DeSantis tried to downplay any potential problems by saying “while you’re worried about filing paperwork, we’re worried about lifting Floridians up.” But again, let’s be clear: The “paperwork” is required by law. Also, while everything here may have been above board, “paperwork” is at the center of virtually every white-collar and political crime ever committed. Maybe there’s nothing to see here. Maybe the DeSantises have created the most pioneering, legal and effective program in the history of welfare reform. If so, that’s all the more reason for them to be transparent in accounting for every dollar. Unfortunately, secrecy is a defining trademark of this administration. In the past, when journalists and watchdogs requested — and successfully sued — for access to public records, Team DeSantis responded by attacking the people making the requests. Some GOP lawmakers laughed along at the time. But now that GOP lawmakers are the ones being denied public records and being called names, they don’t find it so funny. So they’re finally pushing for the kind of checks and balances they’ve never before demanded. That’s way overdue for Florida taxpayers — and may spell serious trouble for a governor who has, until now, been able to do pretty much anything he wanted.