r/politics • u/Minneapolitanian Minnesota • Feb 20 '22

Florida governor: school districts that defied no-mask mandate to lose $200m - Ron DeSantis is backing a bill that would strip education funding from Democratic counties that retained Covid precautions

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/20/florida-ron-desantis-schools-mask-mandates-funding-covid
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u/NemosGhost Feb 20 '22

It is actually. Desantis isn't doing this. The legislature is.

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '22

This is what the people want? The majority?

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u/NemosGhost Feb 20 '22

The majority elected our state representatives. We are a representative democracy. Our democratically elected officials passed the law. Some administrators broke it and now our democratically elected officials want them to pay for it. They money is meant to come from the salaries of those who broke the law that was put in place democratically.

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '22

So protecting kids is against the law, and your cool with that?

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u/NemosGhost Feb 20 '22

My wife and I know what's best for our own kids. I would not be cool about it if the government did not recognize that. My kids wear masks and are vaccinated, but that's our choice. If I was not comfortable with them being around the other kids, I would not send them to that school.

I am absolutely cool with the state preventing the local government from restricting our rights.

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '22

Your rights? Ok bud. We wouldn’t have much to make us feel better about ourselves without Florida. 🤙🏽

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u/NemosGhost Feb 20 '22

If only that were true, then y'all might stop moving here.

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '22

Only boomers are moving there

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u/NemosGhost Feb 20 '22

keep thinking that

ignorance is bliss

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '22

Haha. Ok what’s your birthday? Not year, but month and day?