Just 1 Day in Florida Politics: Burning the State's Rights Down

 Florida used to be a purple state in terms of politics- A 50/50 balance of intelligent progressive people in favor of equality vs. conservative, backward, bible-thumping, bigots. Now, the balance has tipped to the conservatives, and they are burning the state's rights to hell. In just ONE DAY on April 4th, here's the news from the Miami Herald. Just look at all the stupid happening:

NEWS FROM The 5-Minute Herald: April 4, 2023 miamiherald.com

☀️ Good morning, Miami. Today will be partly cloudy. The high will be near 85 degrees with a good dose of stupidity.

PERFORMING ARTS: ANTI-DRAG SHOW WAR

Can kids see ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’? How DeSantis’ anti-drag war is affecting the performing arts. Is DeSantis’ attack on drag affecting the performing arts? Beached sargassum surrounds a pair of sunbathers in Boca Raton on March 31, 2023.

FLORIDA POLITICS: FL SENATE PASSES 6-WEEK ABORTION LIMIT

Florida Senate passes 6-week abortion limit.  House vote comes next. Senate President Kathleen Passidomo ordered the clearing of the Senate gallery because of repeated outbursts from audience members opposed to the bill.

ABORTION DRUG RESTRICTIONS

In addition to the six-week limit for abortions passed Monday by the Florida Senate, the bill includes other changes, such as requiring abortion-inducing medication be provided in person by doctors.

FLORIDA POLITICS: PERMITLESS GUN CARRY LAW SIGNED 

DeSantis signs permitless carry into law despite criticism from both sides of gun debate “Permitless concealed carry is a good thing. But it’s not the constitutional carry that we were promised.” — Luis Valdes, Florida director of Gun Owners of America

2 Idiots of the Week: Both GOP Politicians in FLORIDA!

Welcome back to Idiot of the Week! Since there are so many of them we had to feature 2 today. One for sexual harassment against several women, and the other for spending a LOT of Florida TAXPAYER money so he can live the high life.
  Be aware of these fools, so you can vote the 2nd one OUT next election. The first one fortunately resigned.

IDIOT #1 -  State Sen. Jack Latvala quits in face of corruption investigation, possible expulsion

State Sen. Jack Latvala quits

Dec. 20- Miami Herald:- Facing a public corruption investigation and possible expulsion from the Florida Senate, Jack Latvala resigned Wednesday, a day after a retired judge concluded that he likely violated state corruption laws by trading legislative favors for physical contact and for sexually harassing and groping multiple women.

Latvala, 66, of Clearwater, a longtime Tampa Bay leader and Republican candidate for governor, sent a letter of resignation to Senate President Joe Negron in an abrupt and dramatic end to a controversial career that spanned three decades. Latvala’s resignation, effective at midnight Jan. 5,  2018 followed a revelation in retired Judge Ronald Swanson’s 33-page report, reportedly documented by explicit text messages from the senator over the past three years, that he agreed to support a lobbyist’s agenda if she would have sex with him or let him touch her in a sexual manner.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article190803584.html#storylink=cpy

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article190803584.html#storylink=cpy

IDIOT #2 -  FLORIDA HOUSE SPEAKER RICHARD CORCORAN’S BIG

GOP Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran

SPENDING

GOP Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran lives the high life. He’s raising big money for the state Republican Party and his political committee, and the cash is being spent on junkets to Napa Valley, charter planes and steak dinners. Lots of steak dinners.

A review of the Republican Party of Florida’s finances by Tampa Bay Times reveals how money largely raised from special interests fuels Corcoran’s high-priced political operation. There’s an $8,000 dinner tab at California’s French Laundry restaurant, more than $400,000 for charter planes, more than $26,000 at steakhouses such as Morton’s and Ruth’s Chris — and $1,000 for cufflinks. Corcoran’s primary political operative has been reimbursed more than $1.5 million for party expenses billed to his credit card. Corcoran remains remarkably unrepentant. http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article190692764.html#emlnl=Morning_Newsletter#storylink=cpy

SIDE NOTE ABOUT CORCORAN- He's Driving Elected Officials of his own party OUT:

This year, nine Republican members of the Florida House of Representatives eligible for reelection have either left the House or plan to run for another office.

Several have cited conflicts with House Speaker Richard Corcoran, objecting to what they call his dictatorial leadership style. Some say that relationship with Corcoran factored in their decisions to leave.

Several of the departing legislators were among those who voted against top Corcoran priorities in the 2017 legislative session, including a bill to allow liquor sales in grocery stores and another to slash business recruiting and tourism promotions programs.