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DeSantis denies Florida book ban claims, backs limiting ‘bad-faith objections' DeSantis said some have abused the process to "score cheap political points"
nbcmiami ^ | Feb 15, 2024 | Adi Odzer

Posted on 02/16/2024 1:03:58 PM PST by backpacker_c

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday supported a House proposal that he said is designed to limit "bad-faith objections" to school-library books and instructional materials, and called claims that Florida bans books a "false narrative."

A House bill (HB 7025) includes imposing $100 “processing” fees for unsuccessful book objections. The proposed fees would apply to people who do “not have a student enrolled in the school where the material is located” and have “unsuccessfully objected to five materials during the calendar year.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcmiami.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: desantis; restrictingspeech
desantis pr wokeness campaign backfired on him, so he has to back pedal and restrict who can object to books in school.

Now, he wants the government to define what qualifies as bjectionable. What if an atheist or paganist objects to christianity? How is the government going to endorse or prohibit various viewpoint?

1 posted on 02/16/2024 1:03:58 PM PST by backpacker_c
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To: backpacker_c

I am no fan of DeSantis, I don’t think he handled his abortive Presidential campaign very well. But that said, unless I am mistaken, DeSantis did not “ban books”. He simply said, and accurately too, that some books should not be available in Public School libraries.

Am I wrong?

Because I see nothing wrong with a society that carefully reviews things found in Public School libraries found on the premises of schools, and decides certain things should NOT be there.

If kids want those “banned” books, they can buy them, ask their parents for them, or even probably get them from the Public Library.

I don’t see why this is even remotely controversial.


2 posted on 02/16/2024 1:16:23 PM PST by rlmorel ("The stigma for being wrong is gone, as long as you're wrong for the right side." (Clarice Feldman))
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To: backpacker_c

backpacker_c, give it up. DeSantis is the best governor in America. I suspect your real motives in constantly denigrating him. Our you just trying to create dissension among conservatives?


3 posted on 02/16/2024 1:17:08 PM PST by Hiddigeigei ("Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish," said Dionysus - Euripides)
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To: Hiddigeigei

Are


4 posted on 02/16/2024 1:17:51 PM PST by Hiddigeigei ("Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish," said Dionysus - Euripides)
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To: Hiddigeigei
DeSantis is the best governor in America.

You'd do well to pay attention to Sarah Huckabee Sanders ---- she's the future.

5 posted on 02/16/2024 1:41:44 PM PST by Right_in_Virginia ( )
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To: rlmorel

DeSantis did not “ban books”. He simply said, and accurately too, that some books should not be available in Public School libraries.


That is correct. Most especially public elementary school libraries.


6 posted on 02/16/2024 1:44:31 PM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: backpacker_c

You are aware that DeSantis is signing all this legislation and doing all these interviews and PR events to spite you, don’t you? He’s diabolical and wants to ban backpacking.

Do cars ever pull up behind you at traffic lights? Keep aware of them, one could be DeSantis himself following you.


7 posted on 02/16/2024 2:09:03 PM PST by chickenlips (Neuter your politicians)
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To: Hiddigeigei

I think he would back DeSantis if the Governor signed legislation to require all books have plenty of pictures and no words longer than 2 sylables.


8 posted on 02/16/2024 2:12:08 PM PST by chickenlips (Neuter your politicians)
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To: backpacker_c
LOL! You Trumpers are a hoot!

Not only do you not want a conservative president, you don't even want conservative governors to implement conservative policies in their own states because it makes Trump look bad.

9 posted on 02/16/2024 2:16:24 PM PST by Drew68
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To: backpacker_c
You need mental help for this Deranged Desantis Stalker Syndrome you suffer from .

Desantis Stop Snake Donnie From Sticking Floridians with 5 million
of his personal Legal fees . The Nerve of the dirty Yankee Carpetbagger from Queens .

Donnie will lose FL over that Devious Arrogant Entitled Move . The Dems will peddle that 24- 7 all summer and fall and his vicious trashing of Desantis will make half the FL Gop to stay home .
We are now stuck with that 6 times election loser and heading towards 7 . Thanks for another Donnie loss possible .

10 posted on 02/16/2024 2:56:31 PM PST by ncalburt ( Gop DC Globalists are the evil )
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To: Drew68
"LOL! You Trumpers are a hoot!"
I doubt very much the backpacker is a Trumper. I'm for Trump. It seems to me he is here to stir up dissension among Republicans. I don't know if he's freelancing or being paid to do so. I'm pretty sure FR has been infiltrated.
11 posted on 02/16/2024 3:11:32 PM PST by Hiddigeigei ("Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish," said Dionysus - Euripides)
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To: backpacker_c

Fudgepacker probably isn’t even in the US


12 posted on 02/16/2024 3:34:01 PM PST by VeniVidiVici (Guns don't kill people, Democrats do. )
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To: backpacker_c

desantis supporters can’t understand that what desantis is advocating for is a bigger government thought police, after his original anti wokeness got used against him and Florida


13 posted on 02/16/2024 4:07:43 PM PST by backpacker_c
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To: backpacker_c

Seek help.


14 posted on 02/16/2024 4:28:01 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
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To: backpacker_c

Err, bless your heart, have you been a freeper long?


15 posted on 02/16/2024 4:28:30 PM PST by armourenthusiast (I capitalize everything related to South)
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To: armourenthusiast

yeah, yeah, yeah.

same to you, multiple times, too

because I know that bless your heart thing...

rolled eyes meme


16 posted on 02/16/2024 6:02:33 PM PST by backpacker_c
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To: backpacker_c

Book banning? That’s only the start. Florida also re-enacted alcohol prohibition. I know this because they are refusing to serve whiskey to third grade students in public schools.


17 posted on 02/16/2024 7:22:34 PM PST by csn vinnie
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To: csn vinnie

better not be a Trump supporter, then... there might be posters here that would report you to the desantis thought police


18 posted on 02/16/2024 7:37:56 PM PST by backpacker_c
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