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Arazi

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25. They did. This is open defiance. I'm very curious about their internal polling on this

Tue Aug 31, 2021, 10:16 AM

Aug 2021

#DeathSantis is very very confident with this maneuver and the outright barbarity of his policies.

He knows this is killing people.

He's not stupid, just maniacally ambitious. Where are the polling numbers coming from that's telling him (and Abbot, Noem etc) that this is a winning strategy?

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Florida Is Now Refusing to Pay School Board Members Who Order Mask Mandates [View all] babylonsister Aug 2021 OP

Re-publican projection. He must fear having his salary multigraincracker Aug 2021 #1

"Parental rights"? Since when can parents endanger thrir kids? TreasonousBastard Aug 2021 #2

And other kids! Jeesh! Glad mine is grown now. Ziggysmom Aug 2021 #6

I guess the use of car seats and seat belts for children should be optional as well PA Democrat Aug 2021 #16

I was thinking of carseats, and mittens in winter. TreasonousBastard Aug 2021 #19

This makes me seriously sick to watch this, dewsgirl Aug 2021 #3

Now the governor of FL . . ... Lovie777 Aug 2021 #4

He needs to be 'slapped down' hard OldBaldy1701E Aug 2021 #11

DeSantis is an idiot Dorian Gray Aug 2021 #5

So what is the next legal step when a governor wnylib Aug 2021 #12

I wonder what the judge will do? They don't like it when people ignore them. Irish_Dem Aug 2021 #13

Time to set up fund raisers for those school districts? wnylib Aug 2021 #27

I think Biden said he would use federal funds to pay the school employees. Irish_Dem Aug 2021 #28

Yes, he did, but I think those funds wnylib Aug 2021 #30

I thought it was coming from already existing Covid funds. Irish_Dem Aug 2021 #31

No idea.... Dorian Gray Aug 2021 #26

Given our country's poor history of holding connected, white men accountable dlk Aug 2021 #7

+1 n/t area51 Aug 2021 #24

They know their crimes will go unpunished. Irish_Dem Aug 2021 #32

To the detriment of us all dlk Aug 2021 #38

We are becoming more and more like the countries we thought we had to change. Irish_Dem Aug 2021 #41

Unfortunately, I think you're right dlk Aug 2021 #42

He literally has no way to do this obamanut2012 Aug 2021 #8

I thought they walked this back when they initially threatened to do it because Native Aug 2021 #9

Nothing, it is just theater obamanut2012 Aug 2021 #18

Ignoring a court order. Maine Abu El Banat Aug 2021 #10

Nationalize the FL Administration. NCjack Aug 2021 #14

Contempt liberalgunwilltravel Aug 2021 #15

It's more than just Florida, gab13by13 Aug 2021 #17

That's Why It Needs An EO ProfessorGAC Aug 2021 #34

My school district does not pay school board members. n/t ChazII Aug 2021 #20

I was surprised to hear they were salaried, is that common? n/t cadoman Aug 2021 #23

From what I have researched ChazII Aug 2021 #35

thanks for sharing that, it looks like a few other states do it: NY, NV, IL cadoman Aug 2021 #39

I thought the courts ruled on this a couple of days ago MissMillie Aug 2021 #21

They did. This is open defiance. I'm very curious about their internal polling on this Arazi Aug 2021 #25

How much is death sentence making off post hospitalization cures?!? uponit7771 Aug 2021 #22

Funny but where I live in Nevada school board members are unpaid volunteers. totodeinhere Aug 2021 #29

Video Nevilledog Aug 2021 #33

Anyone from Florida...? Help.. Grins Aug 2021 #36

He has zero way to do this obamanut2012 Aug 2021 #40

Those kids have already been born therefore the GOP doesn't care if they die. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2021 #37