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While Others Tear Statues Down, Florida Just Put One Up
Most governors and politicians these days seem to be looking for statues to remove. Governor Ron DeSantis just put one up. This week, in the nation’s oldest city — St. Augustine — DeSantis unveiled a statue honoring Frederick Douglass in the historic Plaza de la Constitución. And Frederick Douglass deserves this recognition. Born into slavery,…
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Oh No — Florida Wants to Verify Citizenship Before Voting. The Horror.
The SAVE Act is poised for a possible vote in the Senate next week (more on that in a moment). Meanwhile, yesterday, Democracy Docket ran an unintentionally terrific story headlined, “With SAVE America Act stalled, Florida House passes its own version.” The reporter sneered at Florida’s effort as “a voter-suppression bill,” and included several hysterical…