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Do you want to know why I don't like Ron DeSantis? I don't like him first of all, because he outright lied to the people of Florida when he declared he would complete his second term. He knew when he ran for re-election, that he already had plans to run for President, but he needed the Governor's office to step off from. You don't just decide to run for President the night before you announce your campaign. Those kinds of plans take months to put together. Why do you think that Trump was picking on DeSantis so early in 2023? People were saying: "Why is Trump going after DeSantis? He hasn't even announced that he's running. But Trump knew.

On May 24, 2023, less than five months into his second term, he announced his run for President. Not long before that, he used his party's majority in the Florida State Legislature, to change the Resign-to-Run Bill, so he wouldn't have to leave office to run for President. On the day he announced his candidacy, he signed that Bill into law.

The only other Florida Governor who had that law changed to benefit himself was ex-Rino, now RAT Charlie Crist. Crist thought he was in the running to be McCain's running mate, but he never got the call. Did he bother to have the law changed back to its original state? Of course he didn't. It wasn't until Rick Scott became Governor, that he had the State Legislature change the law back to its original wording. Then along comes Ron, and the law is changed again, to suit his needs. DeSantis helped himself politically, and monetarily by getting that law changed. Had he not had the Republican majority in the State Legislature to rely on, he never would have taken the dive to run, if it meant he'd have to resign.

I don't care what party you are from, you don't use your party's majority to personally enhance yourself. DeSantis certainly did that. The other thing that DeSantis did was get parts of Florida's Sunshine Laws changed, specifically the part that deals with transparency of his travels, who he meets with, etc. Prior to the change, all the Governor's travel and meeting records were available for public scrutiny. Now there is no transparency whatsoever.

“I don't like him (DeSantis) first of all, because he outright lied to the people of Florida when he declared he would complete his second term.”

That is not what happened.

In his October 24, 2022 televised debate with Democrat Charlie Crist DeSantis refused to commit to serving four full additional years as governor, in effect telegraphing his possible run for national office. Crist made a big deal over this - perhaps bigger than you are making now.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/24/politics/florida-governor-debate-takeaways-desantis-crist/index.html

Floridians were fine with that - 60 percent voted to re-elect him governor with the understanding he might run for president.

Keep in mind when DeSantis telegraphed in 2022 his intention to possibly seek the presidency in 2024 Trump was not only not the president, he was not even an official candidate for the presidency (that did not happen later).

“Not long before that, he used his party's majority in the Florida State Legislature, to change the Resign-to-Run Bill, so he wouldn't have to leave office to run for President. On the day he announced his candidacy, he signed that Bill into law. . . The only other Florida Governor who had that law changed to benefit himself was ex-Rino, now RAT Charlie Crist. Crist thought he was in the running to be McCain's running mate, but he never got the call. Did he bother to have the law changed back to its original state? Of course he didn't. It wasn't until Rick Scott became Governor, that he had the State Legislature change the law back to its original wording.”

Apparently you have not yet heard that the Resign-to-Run law that Governor Rick Scott signed contained a provision that allowed him to run for federal office while he served as Governor. And he did just that.

You invite admiration for Governor Scott then castigate Governor DeSantis for doing something similar.

Sure, I understand why you compare the Florida legislature and governor unfavorably to the New York legislature and Governor Cuomo.

I never get tired of being preached to by somebody from up north.

“Not long before that, he (DeSantis) used his party's majority in the Florida State Legislature, to change the Resign-to-Run Bill, so he wouldn't have to leave office to run for President. On the day he announced his candidacy, he signed that Bill into law. The only other Florida Governor who had that law changed to benefit himself was ex-Rino, now RAT Charlie Crist. Crist thought he was in the running to be McCain's running mate, but he never got the call. Did he bother to have the law changed back to its original state? Of course he didn't. It wasn't until Rick Scott became Governor, that he had the State Legislature change the law back to its original wording.”

It looks like I'm going to have to hold your feet to the fire to get you to admit you are wrong - like I did that other time.

Rick Scott didn't “resign-to-run”. Just like Crist and later DeSantis, Governor Scott ran for federal office while serving as Governor of Florida.

And it was all legal by Florida law. Governor Scott knew it was legal for him to run for the U.S. Senate without resigning as governor - he signed the law making it legal.