Florida Schools Will Teach How Slavery Brought ‘Personal Benefit’ to Black People
The Florida Board of Education has approved shocking new standards for African American history, despite overwhelming backlash from the public.
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At a certain point, eventually, the voters in Florida have to say enough is enough, right?
Can a state be majority racist, homophobic, anti woman and pro ignorance forever? Is that what 51% of Floridians really want?
If it’s anything like Ohio it doesn’t matter what the majority wants. The republicans have drawn the maps so that they can control everything even with like 45% of the vote
At the very least it shouldn't get them a republican governor.
Maps don't, but vote suppression does
Maps absolutely do as does vote suppression. It can be both
Sorry, this was specifically about gubernatorial elections - unless you have some sort of weird state electoral college thing (which IIRC only exists in Mississippi and even there only sort-of), those are generally done with a statewide popular vote, and thus independent of district maps.
By creating barriers in certain districts it's going to disproportionally going to affect those people, for example long lines, changing someone's voting district, removing someone's registration. There are tons of ways.
Right. Voter suppression. That's what they said.
Is that what gerrymandering is?
No, gerrymandering is when you set up a district for the specific benefit of yourself. You should look it up. Stacking and packing are important terms.
My comments for examples of voter suppression
Edit: though gerrymandering is a form of voter suppression
They could just change the state constitution to allow state legislature to appoint the governor.
the Florida state constitution requires a statewide vote to approve an amendment with 60% of the vote. If they couldn't get a governor elected they couldn't amend the constitution either.
All they need is to suppress votes for one election and they'll have control over the state forever.
Voters in Florida saying “That’s enough racism” is like me at the Olive Garden saying “That’s enough parmesan”. It’s never gonna happen without severe civil unrest.
Olive Garden gives me civil unrest.
Olive Garden gives me unrest and the result is not civil.
Your comment made me giggle on this lovely Thursday in July. Thanks friend.
It's what 40% of them want...they can buy the other 11%.
Who controls the past controls the future.
Who controls the present now, controls the past.
I recognise RATM when I read it 🤘 🤘 🤘 🤘 🤘
This reminds me about that time Frank Burns learns about time zones.
FL is literally filled with huge amount of morons from all over the country as a retirement haven. Rotten scumbags from all the other states.
DeSantis' approval rating has fallen off a cliff, and is continuing to fall, albeit more slowly.
So likely yes, they'll say enough is enough eventually, and I think we've already passed that point. Stuck with him for a while longer though.
DeSantis won by less than 20k votes. There is no way this shitshow doesn't prompt a big turnout yo oust him. Then we can expect more stolen election claim bullshit.
It might be worth noting that Florida has consecutive term limits for their governor (for now, anyway.) Desantis can't run again this next election. (He can for the one after that, though.)
Um...no. DeSantis won reelection by the largest margin in Florida in 40 years. He's wildly popular, or at least was as of a couple years ago.
Not sure how you got 20k when he won by more than 1.5 million
Oh my sweet summer child...
It takes effort to educate yourself. Far too many people are happy to be comfortably dumb.
