Senator Rick Scott & Governor Ron DeSantis are against "big government"? Then, explain the following laws...
And, yes, our senator just threatened fellow Americans, knowing full well he's misusing the terms "socialists and communists" as a scare tactic to win votes from the ignorant.
According to Senator Rick Scott & Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida is the "freedom" state & they, (& the rest of the GOP) rail against "big government". Really? Excuse me, as I wipe up the mess from my spit-take!
Here is a short list of dangerous, oppressive government laws (there are *many* more) signed into law by DeSantis -- keep in mind he/they keep declaring they don't want "big government" telling us what to do or how to live our lives -- pay attention to just how "free" Florida is for its citizens. (Seriously, don't drink while reading this, you'll do a LOT of spit-takes.):👇
Floridian women are "free" to travel to seek reproductive healthcare in VA, DE, MD, NJ, NY CT, RI, but not in FL due to state government restrictions & banning of necessary & life-saving procedures & medications. State government's opinions override any doctor's medical degree & a person's personal choice in family planning, (forced birth), as far as DeSantis & Scott & the Florida GOP are concerned.
"Women's health and their personal right to choose is being stolen," said Democratic Rep. Felicia Simone Robinson. "So I ask: Is Florida truly a free state?"" per linked article above.
Florida's transpeople are "free" to move to a state where they can receive their medical treatments & be accepted for who they are because - again- state government restricts & bans critical healthcare for transpeople (of all ages) & overrides medical consensus on care. DeSantis doesn't want you here so much, he’s even limiting which bathroom you're allowed to use. (And, don't ask how they’re going to enforce this law.)
Florida's LGBTQ+ people & their friends/allies are "free" to take their lives in their hands going to the grocery store, or to the library, or a club and if they don't like how they're treated by the Neo-Nazis, they can move out of the state to a safer state up north where people are actually free to be who they are and love who they want to love.
Florida's citizens are "free" to send their children to overcrowded classrooms & poorly ventilated trailers while a 9,000+ teacher shortage wrecks havoc on our public educational system. Why? Because the state government has decided which books can & can't be allowed in school, read to children in libraries, & has decided to erase accurate American history being taught in our schools, and erase any sort of empathy for people of different skin color, ethnicity, belief systems, etc.. So, the teachers have left due to too much government interference (aka "big government"), vague & broad wording in the law(s) & threats of jail time.
Oh, and yes, Florida's citizens are now "free" to carry concealed weapons & firearms without a permit -- meaning no background checks are done, no training is required -- named "Constitutional Carry", it will go into effect July 1, 2023. So more of our citizens will be at risk of being shot, injured and/or killed.
Florida's citizens are "free" to run over peaceful protestors & if you are an innocent bystander, you are "free" to be arrested as part of a riot. (The Anti-Protest law was signed into law by DeSantis in April 2021, blocked by a federal judge & ruled as "unconstitutional & cannot be enforced" & is still in the appeal process.)
And yes, American citizens are "free" to stay the fuck away from Florida if they don't like how our state is run, according to Senator Rick Scott & Governor Ron DeSantis, thereby, tanking our economy and taking money away from vendors & businesses who provide services, products, and employment for 1000s, within the vacation/tourism industry.
Senator Rick Scott knows full well he’s misusing the terms “socialism” and “communism” in order to appeal to voters right before his re-election. These are Republican buzzwords that have been around for decades to scare ignorant voters into voting for Republicans, not Democrats.
Let’s take a look at what socialism actually is in America. (Simply put, it’s positive progress, and Republicans certainly don’t want that.) Former Secretary of Labor, professor, author, and lawyer, Robert Reich explained it more than four years ago.👇
So, don’t fall for Republicans’ scare tactics. Please share this video with those who may not understand the GOP’s deliberate disinformation campaign.
You can make a difference. ☮️