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DeSantis Provides Model of Bold and Courageous Leadership that Other Governors Should Follow
Townhall.com ^ | May 7, 2022 | Kimberly Fletcher

Posted on 05/07/2022 3:41:23 AM PDT by Kaslin

In April, I had the privilege of attending Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s signing of first-in-the-nation legislation banning Critical Race Theory in public schools and employee training. Throughout Covid-19 lockdown insanity, Governor DeSantis led the way on evidence-based, commonsense policies in the best interest of Florida citizens. Now, with the signing of HB 7 and other strong and necessary laws, Governor DeSantis is once again demonstrating leadership that should inspire other governors and serve as the model for standing up to the woke agenda.

While California Governor Gavin Newsom is requiring a divisive “ethnic” studies program in order for California students to graduate from high school, DeSantis is standing up to the race-baiting bullies. As on race issues, Newsom and DeSantis could not be more different on their pandemic response. While DeSantis enacted commonsense measures that evolved as our knowledge of the virus changed, Newsom was infamously caught dining mask-less at a ritzy restaurant while citizens in his state were still under strict lockdown.

DeSantis signed HB 7, the Stop WOKE Act, which passed in the Florida House and Senate earlier this year, outlaws Critical Race Theory (CRT) in public school classrooms. The mainstream media has dishonestly portrayed HB 7 as a bill that suppresses the teaching of history. Nothing could be further from the truth. The purpose of outlawing CRT is to ensure that history is taught instead of warped ideology aimed at dividing students. HB 7 includes many new required components of African American history education and does not change the teaching of American history and world history that involve issues of race.

DeSantis explained at a press conference for the signing event, “We teach all of that because it’s real history, it’s important. We will not let people distort history to serve their current ideological goals.” What Floridians have rightly taken issue with are the CTR principles that undermine the legacy of American liberty and misrepresent historical events in order to segregate students and perpetuate racism.

Moms for America’s Aly Legge, an Army veteran and mother of five, explained at the press conference, “Critical race theory is racist at its core. Its main tenant is to rid racism with racism. It promotes segregation within the family and our nation.” Legge shared movingly about how her family was impacted by CRT in the classroom when a teacher told her son that he should reject his adoptive father for being white.

Like so many parents, Legge was stunned that a teacher, emboldened by the divisive tenets of CRT, would interfere in her family life. She said, “Their [teachers’] job is to teach reading, writing, science, and math. Everything else is up to me and their father, their parents.” Parents are the first teachers of their children, and they should know that schools do not have the right to undermine their God-given role.

At the press conference, Moms for America’s Quisha King also shared an example of CRT at work in her children’s school, which planned a segregated assembly. None of the administrators or teachers at the school stopped the racially discriminatory plan. King shared, “Parents said, ‘No more!’ and we ended that segregated assembly.”

King thanked Governor DeSantis for his leadership in putting an end to CRT in public schools. She said, “We do not want our children to be looked at through the lens of race. This is nonsense! We have taught our kids our values that say, ‘Don’t judge us by the color of our skin.’” Critics of the Stop WOKE Act have tried to say that CRT is not being taught in public schools, but we know that it is and many moms, just like Legge and King, have stories to prove it.

Banning CRT is a first step toward restoring American values. DeSantis said, “We’re also not going to teach that values such as merit, excellence, hard work, fairness, neutrality, objectivity, color-blindness are somehow racist or sexist. They are not.” This is the spirit of our Founding Fathers and the virtues necessary to maintain freedom.

DeSantis not only signed the first-in-the-nation Stop Woke Act but also signed legislation ending Disney’s special status in the state. Top executives at Disney jumped on the mainstream media bandwagon condemning commonsense legislation in Florida protecting young children from predatory sexual education in the classroom. Disney offended parents, the very people who decide whether their children watch Disney movies or not. Many of us are deciding not to.

DeSantis said, “We believe an important component of freedom in the state of Florida is the freedom from having oppressive ideologies imposed upon you without your consent, whether it be in the classroom or whether it be in the workplace.” These are not just words for Governor DeSantis; he has backed them up with action.

If you want to know why people are flocking to Florida and the economy is booming, this is it. Many Americans recognize that their freedoms are at stake in the current political environment. Moving to a state that recognizes and protects God-given rights and individual liberty is an easy decision. Newsom’s failed policies has Californians fleeing the state, yet many governors continue to follow the woke agenda.

As Quisha King said, “So many of us are searching for strong leadership these days.” DeSantis has been the leader that many Americans needed to look to in a time when it seems like basic facts are being called into question and the world is upside down. Other governors should consider DeSantis a model for patriotic, commonsense leadership. Its time states compete for freedom instead of tyranny.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: bold; courageous; desantis; desantis2024; election2022; fl; florida; leadership; thefuture
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1 posted on 05/07/2022 3:41:23 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

I would vote DeSantis over Trump any day.


2 posted on 05/07/2022 3:48:58 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi (We are being played by forces most do not understand)
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To: Erik Latranyi

I like Trump, but I think DeSantis would be a more effective president.


3 posted on 05/07/2022 3:51:56 AM PDT by Fai Mao (I think we need more telephone poles!)
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To: Erik Latranyi

I would probably too.


4 posted on 05/07/2022 4:01:42 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Fai Mao

I agree.


5 posted on 05/07/2022 4:02:25 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Fai Mao

4 more years...

desantis for florida governor 2022...

florida first!...


6 posted on 05/07/2022 4:05:01 AM PDT by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: Fai Mao

Concur; Trump was one of our best presidents but he had two huge issues that hurt him badly: 1) unlike Reagan, who was the target of lies that were just as vicious, Trump always had to respond - you’ve got to laugh it off which makes the leftists even angrier; and, 2) Trump seemed to cede control over personnel to the likes of Christie and McConnell - as a consequence, Trump was undercut from Day One by disloyal snakes like Wray at FBI, Esper at DoD, and the fat clown that was named Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. Based on his record as governor, I would bet DeSantis selected a lot better, more loyal people for key positions.


7 posted on 05/07/2022 4:09:53 AM PDT by laconic
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To: Erik Latranyi

I would also vote for DeSantis over Trump. DeSantis is a fighter with solid governance experience. Trump seems blind to his own weaknesses and is not consistent in attracting and selecting good people.


8 posted on 05/07/2022 4:13:34 AM PDT by pt17
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To: heavy metal
florida first!...

I would respectfully suggest that the well-being of our country is a higher priority than that of Florida.

9 posted on 05/07/2022 4:19:12 AM PDT by pt17
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To: Kaslin
DeSantis is standing up to the race-baiting bullies

Indeed he is and we need much more courage on this specific issue. If more whites don't stand up to this the left will destroy it all. Just like they have elsewhere. Our progeny, kids and grandchildren, are depending on us.

10 posted on 05/07/2022 4:24:47 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: pt17

one man isn’t going to fix our country...

get involved locally and get your own state fixed first...

this country needs a cleaning from the bottom up not from the top down...


11 posted on 05/07/2022 4:28:07 AM PDT by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: Kaslin
As Quisha King said, “So many of us are searching for strong leadership these days.” DeSantis has been the leader that many Americans needed to look to in a time when it seems like basic facts are being called into question and the world is upside down. Other governors should consider DeSantis a model for patriotic, commonsense leadership.

DeSantis has been an ideal gov for FL and he will win this coming election 58-42 over Crist.

With this kind of a sweep, the number of FL congress critters is going to overwhelm the FL demonRATs.

I'm not over confident, I've been reading FL newspaper opinion pieces {all are lefty papers} and the demonRATs are suicidal with the prospects of the 2022 election, including state, federal, local and school boards.

FL is going from purple to RED, and only a few cities/counties will keep demonRAT control.

The transformation, because of what DeSantis and his pubbie congress critters have produced is making a real impact on everyday lives and the people are now seeing positive results.

They will reward DeSantis and his crew, BIGLY.

12 posted on 05/07/2022 5:40:57 AM PDT by USS Alaska (NUKE ALL MOOSELIMB TERRORISTS, NOW.)
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To: Erik Latranyi
I like DeSantis, he's great, but believing he can handle the gauntlet of the left is premature. If he becomes the R candidate, they will unleash the same Hell against him they did against Trump. We don't know how he would fare against such evils.

Trump is still the best candidate to defeat the evil of the left. DeSAntis would be a wonderful following act, unless Trump bows out.

13 posted on 05/07/2022 6:02:26 AM PDT by Lakeshark (Trump. He stands for the great issues of the day. Stay the course!)
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To: pt17
I would also vote for DeSantis over Trump.

Have any of you DeSantis over Trump jabberwokkers seen any recent pix of DeSantis with Trump at Mar-a-Logo?

DeSantis is the gubbernor of FL because Trump carried him over the line {Ron only won by 38,000 votes} and DeSantis knows it.

The thing that you guys seem to miss is that Ron DeSantis is a loyal Trump supporter and knows the fastest way to political death is to go head to head with Trump in a pubbie primary.

If Trump announces he is running in 2024 for President of the United States, Ron DeSantis will be his biggest supporter, and may end up as his VP {if they can restructure a new, non-Florida address for Trump, in time to satisfy the rules}.

There is no law that prevents the Pres/VP being from the same state, but, it is tricky in a close election with the electoral college and who/how they can cast their votes, so that by Trump changing his residence to one of his hotels not in FL, this little issue goes away.

14 posted on 05/07/2022 6:04:41 AM PDT by USS Alaska (NUKE ALL MOOSELIMB TERRORISTS, NOW.)
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To: USS Alaska
Jabberwwokkers? Well, you have something in common with the socialist progressives. That would be name-calling to degenerate or put down conservatives. Name calling is one of Trumps failings, too; however, one might suspect you're blind to that also.
15 posted on 05/07/2022 6:13:41 AM PDT by pt17
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To: heavy metal
this country needs a cleaning from the bottom up not from the top down...

If what you say is true, then who's nominated for pres doesn't matter and energy and money should be mostly applied at the state level. That sounds like a losing strategy, considering the political momentum of high population areas. Personally, I'd opt for a top-down, bottoms-up, sideways-in combination, but I am probably not as politically astutue as you are.

16 posted on 05/07/2022 6:23:12 AM PDT by pt17
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To: Kaslin; JulieRNR21; Travis McGee; AAABEST; kinganamort; katherineisgreat; floriduh voter; summer; ..

Florida Freeper

I'm compiling a list of FReepers interested in Florida-related topics.
If you want to be added, please FReepMail me.

17 posted on 05/07/2022 6:45:38 AM PDT by Joe Brower ("Might we not live in a nobler dream than this?" -- John Ruskin)
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To: Lakeshark

I agree. Both men are great but I do not believe DeSantis is “mean” enough.


18 posted on 05/07/2022 7:22:39 AM PDT by rrrod (6)
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To: pt17
Jabberwwokkers? Well, you have something in common with the socialist progressives. That would be name-calling to degenerate or put down conservatives. Name calling is one of Trumps failings, too; however, one might suspect you're blind to that also.

I notice you pick out a single work to get your panties in a wad and never address any of the points I make.

degenerate The word you were searching for was 'denigrate' you dumb ass snowflake.

I never suspected that 'jabberwwokkers' would get you so upset, time for your nappy?

If you can stay awake, try to examine the real points of my first post, or just take a rest.

19 posted on 05/07/2022 9:45:03 AM PDT by USS Alaska (NUKE ALL MOOSELIMB TERRORISTS, NOW.)
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To: Erik Latranyi

20 posted on 05/07/2022 12:37:27 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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