The Florida governor isn’t shy about using his pen to punish his perceived enemies, just because he can, writes Peter Schorsch.
But what the veto list lacked in quantity, DeSantis made up for in vindictiveness. Here are seven vetoes that prove the governor can be a prick.The governor’s budget vetoes fell hard—for the second year in a row—on top priorities of GOP Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson. DeSantis vetoed $100 million the state uses to pay farmers who agree to preserve their land from development, and he eliminated nearly $30 million for energy programs Simpson oversees.
, who also endured large budget vetoes a year ago when he was still Senate president. “Agriculture was harmed today and so was the state of Florida.”2. Retaliating Over Not Getting an Endorsement It was because he had an opinion—the wrong one, in DeSantis’ eyes—of who should be in the Oval Office come January 2025.
The biggest “public safety” measure to get DeSantis’ approval this year wasn’t all that safe. Midway through the legislative session, he signed a bill that removes Florida’s current requirement for gun owners to obtain a concealed firearm license. “It makes sense to expand programs that are actually doing the work to prevent more gun violence,” Rouson said in a release, adding that the funding was needed especially due to the likely increase in gun violence once permitless carry goes into effect July 1.The governor also nixed two requests from GOP state Sen. Alexis Calatayud that would have provided a combined $3.
Hopefully Brevard Zoo can collect enough liberal tears to fill a salt-water tank, because it didn’t take much convincing for the governor to capitulate to Fine’s petty request.South Florida spent a good chunk of the legislative session underwater, and if it was unclear whether DeSantis cared about the emergency, it’s not anymore.
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