Monday, October 21, 2024

DeSantis' Office Drafted Threats to TV Stations

Gov. Ron DeSantis' top deputies directed a Florida Health Department lawyer to threaten Florida television stations with criminal prosecution for running political advertisements that support enshrining abortion rights in the state's Constitution, according to new court records.

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... Florida Department of Health General Counsel John Wilson said he was given pre-written letters from one of DeSantis' lawyers on Oct. 3 and told to send them under his own name, he wrote in a sworn affidavit Monday. ...

So, Gov DeSantis didn't want the letter to be originated under his name?



#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-21 11:58 AM

Lil' Adolf is a failure.

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-10-21 12:22 PM

In an odd turn of events, Trump is now on record saying to DeSantis "hold my beer, you small-dicked, moon-booted JAG-off!"

#3 | Posted by YAV at 2024-10-21 01:54 PM

Post armed guards to protect the tv stations.

After all the 2nd amendment is there to protect the first amendment. (According to maga magoos)

#4 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-10-21 02:06 PM

The Littlest Dictator.... his biopic will be out soon.

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2024-10-21 02:53 PM

Think that is bad...? That will be America in three months, once Trump is inaugurated.

#6 | Posted by e1g1 at 2024-10-21 06:24 PM

Desantis is spending millions of taxpayer dollars in his partisan efforts to defeat Amendment 4 which will eliminates bans on abortion in tis state but what it will not do is end the need for minors to get parental consent to get an abortion (of Daddy's baby?) on that issue which is a talking point in all the ads he is funding with state taxpayer's dollars and it is a flat out lie. Amendment 4 will not end parental consentm it won't change that requirement at all. It will end abortion bans; 6 weeks, 3 months, whatever. Parental consent is a state law which will still be in force if Amendment 4 passes or not. The Legislature could choose to repeal it or not but to eliminate the requirement only the Legislature could do it and the won't. So, what all this means is that Ron SeaNTIS IS USING TAXPAYERS NONEY TO OPPOSE AN AMENDMENTBEGUN BY A CITIZENS' INITIATIVE JUST BECAUSE HE OPPOSES AORTION. tHAT'S ILLEGAL. bASICALLY dESANTIS IS USING TAX PAYER'S DOLLARS TO SUPPOTY THE VIEWS OF THE cATHOLIC cHURCH, OF WHICH HE IS A MEMBER.

#7 | Posted by danni at 2024-10-21 08:02 PM

#7 No takers yet on your condo? Sigh.

#8 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2024-10-21 08:05 PM

"But the real censorship is the government telling twitter there might be russian disinformation on their website."

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#9 | Posted by truthhurts at 2024-10-21 08:11 PM

And then there is Amendmedt 3; recreational Marijuana. Once again Desabtis is using millions of taxpayer dollars to oppose an amendment that was put on the ballot because over one million registered voters in Florida signed petitions to have it there but, once again, ron Desantis disagreedid John denver ruin Colorado when he sang about s with it and is using millions of taxpayer dollars to express his opinion, also illrgally! Bad enough, but again, his commercials are full of absolute lies.: LikeAmendment 3 will "ruin Florida" just like Colorado and California "got ruined
' by recreational marijuana! It's simply hilarious; did Jofn Denver ruin Colorado when he sang "rocky Mountain high Colorado? Did Jimmy Buffet ruin Florida with Margaritaville"? or how about "My Gummie Just Kicked In," which you can listen to below, boasts Paul McCartney on bass and was inspired by a memorable incident involving an edible at a dinner party.

#10 | Posted by danni at 2024-10-21 09:18 PM

"It's the First Amendment, stupid."
The Judge

#11 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2024-10-22 05:49 AM

Gsracie thinks it is funny whrn the Governor uses taxpayer dollars as f they are in his own personal piggy bank available to buy commecials which flat out lie to Floridians. Legal marijuana wil "ruin" florida? It "ruined" Colorado? It "ruined" California? time to wake up from your drug inducedieve it? Hilarious. l coma Gracie. california and Colo. You do realize that the people in the commercials reacting to the "smell" of marijuana smoke are actors psid for their performances? You know that, right? Do you also know that California and Colorado are still doing fine? Do you honestly believe the tourism industry in florida will die because someone smells marijauna? Hello? People have been smelling mariguana since the 1960s bur the tourism industry in florida is bigger than ever! So, your Governor is using our money to convince morons like you that recreational matijuana will so stink up the state no one will want to come here? And you believe it? Really?
Can youeven understand how dishonest that is but more importantly, do you see how stupid ron desantis thinks you are and while, we're on the subject, do you see how stupid the republican Party thinks you are? The question is, are you as stupia as they think you are but I don't think you are stupid at all. I think you are like so many others. You were busy and didn't stop to consider what their dishonest abvertising tells us what they think about you! Personally? I'd be pissed off!

#12 | Posted by danni at 2024-10-22 12:11 PM

Gracie's an idiot.

#13 | Posted by YAV at 2024-10-22 02:08 PM

Water is wet.

#14 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-10-22 02:08 PM

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