The Steal that Wasn't Stopped

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The Steal that Wasn't Stopped

In April 2022, Florida Democrats shut down a special legislative session for more than an hour to protest a new, racially gerrymandered Congressional map that, in a highly unusual move, the Florida GOP had allowed Governor Ron DeSantis to personally oversee.

The DeSantis map violated the Florida Constitution

In May 2022, Florida circuit court judge Layne Smith blocked the use of the new congressional map, which had been challenged by advocacy groups precisely because it “dismantled a Black-held congressional seat in northern Florida, spreading Democratic voters across several Republican districts.”

Judge Smith—a Ron DeSantis appointee—wrote:

The enacted map is unconstitutional under the Fair District amendment. It diminishes African-Americans’ ability to elect the representative of their choice.

In June, Smith’s ruling was overturned on appeal, but as Orlando Weekly reported: Because the injunction, “did not give a full explanation…. the plaintiffs ask(ed) the Supreme Court to place a stay on the appeals court’s ruling.”

Why did Ron DeSantis think he could get away with a crime so brazen?

The answer’s simple: Because the Florida Supreme Court is a fully corrupted, Federalist Society-approved arm of the Florida GOP.

In June 2022, the Florida Supreme Court did DeSantis’ bidding: it refused to hear the appeal, leaving the Governor’s illegally gerrymandered map in place.

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[mahina]

1. Well that sucks.

[OldBaldy1701E]

2. Then it is time to take it higher.

I understand about the states handling their voting, but when there is such bias and manipulation, can't the Fed step in?

[Timeflyer]

3. FL--a one-party authoritarian state.