Democratic governors. Andrew Cuomo from New York, Gavin Newsom from California, and Gretchen Whitmer from Michigan smash everything they touch. Ron DeSantis, on the other hand, seems to have understood everything. The Florida Republican became the Governor of the United States.

“We are with our people. We will do whatever it takes. We looked at it and held on, ”DeSantis recently told Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

Rather than cut a tax, kill a settlement, then fall asleep, as too many Republicans have done, DeSantis is a tireless, full-spectrum conservative. He has authorized a multitude of economic, cultural and policing initiatives that support Florida and make him the great right hope.

• In his first two months in office, DeSantis cut taxes by $ 335 million and led a “Florida Deregathon”Which reduced red tape, especially work permit requirements.

• DeSantis candidates replaced three state Supreme Court justices who have reached 75, the mandatory retirement age. The tribunal went from four Liberals and three Conservatives to one Liberal and six Conservatives.

• DeSantis COVID-19 response enraged the lockdown left and applauded pro-freedom conservatives. He avoided mask warrants, was among the first governors to reopen his state for business, continued to learn in person, protected the elderly from carriers of COVID-19 (Cuomo did the reverse and 15,000 New – Elderly Yorkers have died) and delivered below average infection and death rates.

• DeSantis signed a law that requires jail for rioters. He also penalized cities that fund their police.

• Florida compiled 11.4 million ballots and reported reliable results on election night 2020. DeSantis subsequently signed a new election integrity law.

• Legislation approved by DeSantis to protect girls’ power in public school sports: Among female competitors, penises are no longer allowed as sports equipment.

• In May, DeSantis dramatically expanded school choice.

• In June, he urged the Florida State School Board to kill critical race theory on campuses. They did so, unanimously.

“There is no room in our classrooms for things like critical race theory,” said DeSantis, fearlessly leaping into America’s most inflammatory controversy. “Teaching children to hate our country and to hate themselves is not worth a dime of taxpayer dollars. “

While DeSantis fights that rattlesnake venom teachers’ unions, school boards and other cultural Marxists flock to government classrooms, it also provides the antidote. “I put a civic education requirement for high schools in 2019,” DeSantis said.

And rather than demolishing America, as Critical Race Theory does, DeSantis expanded the Florida curriculum to include “instruction on the evils of communism and totalitarian ideology.

“We want all students to understand the difference,” DeSantis told reporters on June 22. “Why would anyone flee through shark infested waters?” DeSantis asked, referring to Cuba. “Why would people leave these countries and risk their lives to be able to come here? It is important that the students understand this.

HB 5, the relevant legislation signed by DeSantis, also creates a “Portraits in Patriotism” library which features, as he explained, “real patriots who came to this country after seeing the horrors of these communist regimes” .

By the end of February, as masked Manhattanites dodged germs and snowflakes, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Palm Beach and Miami offered abundant sunshine, vibrant establishments, smiling faces and hope. I extended a weeklong trip into an 18-day mini-snowbird experience that embodied individual freedom and human fulfillment.

“Back to East Berlin,” I lamented as I walked home to Gotham.

Palm Beach and Miami were even busier in June.

Democratic governors could learn a lot from DeSantis. All of this helped Florida win two more seats in the United States House in the new census, as internal refugees flee Democratic-ruled states to enjoy freedom, good weather and income taxes. non-existent. They would have to give up their voting habits for fear of electing Democrats who, like termites, would feast on everything DeSantis and Floridians have been building in recent times.

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