DeSantis' culture war isn't just divisive, it's also expensive

[LetMyPeopleVote]

DeathSantis is using Florida taxpayer's money for political stunts. Most of these laws are so stupid that it was clear that they would not withstand judicial review. The point is not pass real laws that can be enforced but to score political points with bogus laws that are sure to be struck down by the courts

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https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/desantis-culture-war-isnt-just-divisive-s-also-expensive-rcna63493?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma

Floridians didn’t seem to mind: Four years after the governor won by 0.4% of the vote, falling short of the 50% threshold, DeSantis cruised to a landslide victory last month. Nearly 60% of voters in the Sunshine State either approved of his culture war or didn’t consider it a deal-breaker.

But it’s hard not to wonder just how many Floridians appreciate the cost of the GOP crusade — not just as a substantive matter, but as a financial matter. The Miami Herald reported:

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ political strategy has won national attention for his ability to shrewdly select culture war issues and use a compliant Florida Legislature to advance them. But while the agenda has drawn more than 15 lawsuits, it has so far yielded few legal victories, and cost Florida taxpayers nearly $17 million in legal fees to date.

The Republican has lost far more of these legal fights than he’s won. The Herald added, “In case after case, courts have scaled back, thrown out, or left in legal limbo rules and laws that impose restrictions on social media giants; limit voting; curb gender-related health care; influence speech in the workplace, college campuses and classrooms; and create new crimes for peaceful protests.”

The litigation isn’t free: To date, Florida taxpayers have had to pay at least $16.7 million to defend DeSantis’ culture war agenda, which by any fair measure, has suffered a series of embarrassing defeats in the courts.......

In theory, Floridians should have a problem with this. After all, it’s their money, not his, which could be invested in priorities that actually benefit the state. But so long as his constituents shrug their shoulders, DeSantis will keep picking fights he expects to lose, basking in the adulation of Republicans at the national level who care far more about the governor’s willingness to push his crusade than his unfortunate win-loss record in court

[TheRealNorth]

1. Republicans could care less about spending money.....

If it is going to the rich or being used to "Own the Libs".

[pwb]

2. Who says this guy DeSantis, who our Senior citizens elected is right for

the younger America? Cable talkers think the rest of the country likes this guy? Please continue with talk of this little creep as the puke front runner.

[atreides1]

3. Well

This just leads me to believe that Florida is populated by racists, bigots, and religious fanatics...not to mention totally devoid of the intelligence you can find in a 6 week old fetus!

I have decided to personally boycott the Sunshine state...as long as DeSatan is in the world!!!