What ‘free state of Florida’ is he talking about?
So much talk about the free state of Florida and parental choice for months, and this week Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis proved it was all political fodder for his base. He doesn’t really care about parental choice.
That is why DeSastre the bully berated and shamed two students who were probably forced to be there as props for a press conference Thursday at the University of South Florida in Tampa. It was indoors.
“You do not have to wear those masks. I mean, please take them off,” DeSantis said, huffing and puffing and pointing fingers, visibly upset. “Honestly, it’s not doing anything. We’ve got to stop with this COVID theater.
“If you wanna wear it, fine, but this is ridiculous,” he scoffed, as he turned away from them and shook his head in what could have been interpreted as rejection.
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So what is ridiculous, governor? That their parents chose to have their children masked? Because the parents of two of those students told TV reporters that they told their kids to mask-up. Is their parental choice somehow not good enough now? It’s only good enough when the parents choose what you want?
Where is the freedom in that?
Not only is DeSantis ignoring true parental choice when it comes to masks, he is ignoring parental choice in what is likely the most excruciating decision anyone has to make: to terminate a pregnancy.
This is certainly somewhere where parental choice should be first and foremost. But the guv is about to sign a bill into law that will make abortion illegal after 15 weeks rather than 24, as the law stands now.
“The only thing that we’re asking in this bill is that whatever decision you make, you do it before the 15 weeks,” said Republican Sen. Ileana Garcia.
Who the hell is she to be asking that of anyone?
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There are a few exceptions for birth defects but none for rape or incest. Because, you know, our GOP legislators — and this bill passed strictly along partisan lines — know better than we do when it’s acceptable to terminate a pregnancy and when it’s not.
Welcome to the Free State of Florida — for some people.
For those who think and act like DeSantis and his cult and parent like they do and believe what they believe.
The rest of us should just do what they say.
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