Posted on 06/26/2021 6:49:04 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
Making Florida Great Again
On June 22, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law three bills to strengthen civics education in the Sunshine State. As De Santis said at the signing ceremony, “The sad reality is that only two in five Americans can correctly name the three branches of government, and more than a third of Americans cannot name any of the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment.” And so, he concluded, “It is abundantly clear that we need to do a much better job of educating our students in civics to prepare them for the rest of their lives.”
Yes, in recent decades we’ve learned the hard way what happens to a country that forgets the basics of its own greatness. If American history is forgotten along with the lessons of civics and the Constitution, then it’s no surprise that young people, schooled instead in pop culture and nihilism, will fall prey to Antifa-ish ideologies.
So we most definitely need a plan for teaching people more than just the fakeries of the Marvel Comics Universe and Black Lives Matter. Americans need to know, for example, that the U.S. Constitution is not just some musty old document written by “white supremacists,” but rather, a practical and enduring guide to small “r” republican self-governance.
Of DeSantis’ three bills aimed at fixing this civics-gap problem, the first concerns the teaching of civics in grades K-12; the second concerns teaching civics in state colleges and universities; and the third—the most controversial—requires those state schools to “conduct annual assessments of viewpoint diversity and intellectual freedom.”
We might pause to admire the thoroughness of DeSantis’ approach.
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Always remember, if it wasn’t for Trump, there would be no DeSantis.
DeSantis was in congress before Trump.
Finally, someone who knows how to win.
I was in DeSantis’ district and voted for him at the very start. He was always good. Not very conflictive and not a high-profile personality, but very focused on doing his job. He’s not somebody who likes doing the campaign populist schtick.
I think Trump’s example of going for the jugular and pressing the flesh strengthened him or at least made him more aggressive and more personal.
DeSantis has been great here in Florida and has fought back against overreach from the Federal government (which, according to a recent Gallup poll, is mistrusted by and unpopular with 72% of Americans).
I think Trump is a little distanced from DeSantis because Trump thinks that any contact with himself would not be good for the candidate. I also think that DeSantis wants to be perceived as his own person.
O/T: - They are slow-walking the rescue efforts at Surfside to make DeSantis look bad.
tHAT’S OK - WE HERE IN FL WOULD LIKE TO KEEP HIM WITH US FOR ANOTHER TERM - THEN THE COUNTRY CAN HAVE HIM!!!
I absolutely love this man!
>>I think Trump is a little distanced from DeSantis because Trump thinks that any contact with himself would not be good for the candidate. I also think that DeSantis wants to be perceived as his own person.<<
This makes perfect sense.
There’s no earthly way they can blame DeSantis for this...but they’ll try.
Brit Hume was complaining on the night of the 2018 Midterm Elections that Trump’s support of DeSantis instead of the Establishment cadidate was going to cost us this race.
The Surfside condo collapse may have some impact on DeSantis’ chances in 2024.
DeSantis: Doing too late what 49 others governors are failing to do at all.
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PARENTS are responsible for their CHILDREN they BEAR !
Got it ?
Stop depending on OTHERS ESP the SCREWL!
“The Surfside condo collapse may have some impact on DeSantis’ chances in 2024.”
Nope. Not a chance. But they will try.
If that’s your pessimistic opinion, well, fine.
But I haven’t heard ONE WORD ALONG THOSE LINES.
GEEEEZ, happy I’m not at your Thanksgiving table.
I’m sure you’re happy, too.
Yeah, I notice the turds at the NCAA haven’t tried to intimidate Heavy-D like they did (successfully) against Kristi Noem.
DeSantis will be steam-rolled by the national “press”. Love his policies but he lacks gravitas and does not appeal to a wider audience.
“The sad reality is that only two in five Americans can correctly name the three branches of government, and more than a third of Americans cannot name any of the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment.” And so, he concluded, “It is abundantly clear that we need to do a much better job of educating our students in civics to prepare them for the rest of their lives.”
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