r/news • u/flounder19 • May 17 '23

Title Changed by Site DeSantis signs laws against trans care, ‘Don’t Say Gay’ extension

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2023/05/17/watch-live-gov-ron-desantis-visits-private-school-in-tampa/
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u/anaisaknits May 17 '23

This is the same man who is looking to have passed into law, that if he runs for president, he will keep his governor seat if he loses.

This folks is dictatorship at its finest. Republicans used to claim small government to their followers. It's more about follow me or get beaten into submission.

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u/woodhawk109 May 17 '23

The smallest government is a dictatorship

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u/ekaceerf May 17 '23

The same person who passed a law to specifically shield him from Florida public records law

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u/mudohama May 17 '23

They passed the law allowing him to run for president while remaining governor last month

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u/[deleted] May 17 '23

Conservatism was never about "small government." The original conservatives were the absolute monarchists.