As Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) readies his impending presidential run, he’s built a brand largely off of former president Donald Trump’s: appearing “tough on crime” and making noise about election security.
My response to this craven power seeking politician is …
ASSHAT SEZ WUT??
Here’s a guy who says Florida’s election system is robust and set up to catch irregularities. He said so in 2021. So now he needs a special office to root out fraud that he said does not exist?
Unfortunately, this law has already done what DeSantis wanted it to do - make 1.4 million citizens (probably majority POC and likely Democrats) chary of voting along with an untold number of additional citizens in heavily black districts. Note that none of the verified Republicans from the Villages that voted twice have been trotted out in front of the Press as part of DeSantis’ voter fraud road show.
So what’s the status on having to pay the state for the fines and court costs that the FL lege added? Has the state or counties even created a way for someone to know if their “cost to society” has been paid in full?
Not to mention that SoS Cord Byrd terminated the state’s ERIC membership in March of 2023. So how will the registrars check new FL residents if there are so few people assigned to do the job?
That still pisses me off. I wonder how many of those golf cart patriots voted twice. Is there no media effort to expose the privileged villagers cheating?
Several of them admitted to voting twice. I believe they got a slap on the wrist and were told not to do it again. No other repercussions that I know of.
The Votjng Fraud commission has to make the same determination that the Elections officials had to make: did this former felon meet the complex and confusing requirements to legally register to vote. DeSantis didn’t bother to adequately fund the Elections officials — people who would help citizens do the right thing, but he found the money to do the same review and determination for the purpose of arresting and jailing citizens.
This is so typical. Be tough on cheats, crime, minor deviations from “normal”, and Republicans will hammer you. Hold out a helping hand? Sorry, their hands are too busy folded in prayer, which is why they are such good Christians.