Your Republican leaders, they're banning books, making it harder to vote, restricting speech in classrooms, even criminalizing women and doctors. Ron DeSantis More Quotes by Ron DeSantis More Quotes From Ron DeSantis It's obvious that's where they were going. Ron DeSantis We've got an infrastructure in place now, there's going to be a lot more that's happening. Ron DeSantis So the Governor of California sent a letter to the Department of Justice saying, ‘You need to prosecute Texas and Florida Governors.’ And all I can say is, I think his hair gel is interfering with his brain function. Ron DeSantis We rejected the elites, and we were right, not only were they wrong about [closing] schools, the elites were wrong about lockdowns, they were wrong about epidemiological models and hospitalization models, they were wrong about forced masking, they were wrong when they rejected the existence of natural immunity, they were wrong about the efficacy of the mRNA vaccines, and they were wrong when – and I said this – that COVID was seasonal, and now they admit it. Ron DeSantis The people that should pay for it (are) not the American taxpayers, it should be the universities (that) should be responsible for that. If they’re producing people that go deep into debt and their degree is not worth anything, and they’re not able to make enough money to pay it back, then that’s on them, they’ve had an incentive to get more and more loans taken out and then put it in their pocket. Ron DeSantis He does not have the constitutional authority to do this, he is relying on emergency powers because of COVID. So, wait a minute, you got a Ph.D. in gender studies five years ago and that has something to do with COVID. It is an abuse of power. It’s not constitutional. Ron DeSantis What you see now with the rise of this woke ideology is an attempt to really delegitimize our history and to delegitimize our institutions, and I view the wokeness as a form of cultural Marxism, they really want to tear at the fabric of our society. Ron DeSantis This is against the law, and now they’re going to pay the price for it. Ron DeSantis We have drawn a very clear line in the sand that says our school system is for educating kids not indoctrinating them. Ron DeSantis You give me somebody who has four years of experience as a [ Marine ] over somebody who has four years of experience at Shoehorn U and I will take the Marine every day of the week and twice on Sunday. Ron DeSantis To take a position that you have veto powers over the laws of the state is untenable. Ron DeSantis Those are really, I think, egregious and again, it's beyond just exercising discretion. Ron DeSantis When families are uprooting from the Pacific Coast to go almost 3,000 miles in search of a better life, that's telling you something. Ron DeSantis The next governor in all likelihood is going to have three appointments to our state Supreme Court, which is a historically liberal court. They're activists. They legislate from the bench, i can tell you this : I am best positioned to identify those candidates for nomination to the state Supreme Court who are going to apply the law faithfully and will not be judicial activists. Ron DeSantis There's not going to be any state programs that are going to be trying to, you know, get Covid jabs to infants and toddlers and newborns, that's not something that we think is appropriate, and so that's not where we're going to be utilizing our resources in that regard. Ron DeSantis Every child needs a safe and secure learning environment, by signing HB 1421, we continue to build on the many steps we have taken since 2019 to implement the recommendations of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Commission, while also making record investments in mental health and school safety. Ron DeSantis Sending unruly mobs to private residences, like we have seen with the angry crowds in front of the homes of Supreme Court justices, is inappropriate, this bill will provide protection to those living in residential communities, and I am glad to sign it into law. Ron DeSantis The path forward is Disney will not control its own government in the state of Florida, disney will have to follow the same laws that every other company has to follow the state of Florida. They will pay their fair share in taxes. Ron DeSantis First of all, it'd be a cash cow for them if they had Disney, but I'm worried that they would use that as a pretext to raise taxes on people when that's what they would want to do anyways and then try to blame Reedy Creek, so we're not going to give them that opportunity. Ron DeSantis More likely that the state will simply assume control and make sure that we're able to impose the law and make sure we're collecting the taxes. Ron DeSantis
