Ron DeSantis bans local governments from supporting Pride and DEI in Florida

https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/04/24/ron-desantis-florida-pride-dei-ban-2026/

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DancingBear@midwest.social · 31 pts · 140d (7 replies)
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homes@piefed.world · 17 pts · 140d (3 replies)

Apparently, it opens violators to civil litigation from residents. Whatever the hell that means.

awesomesauce309@midwest.social · 20 pts · 140d

Always keep in mind Republicans goal is to be a monkeywrench in the machine. Civil litigation means every angry idiot on Facebook can waste any state government departments time and resources with some bogus vague lawsuit. This means people who maxed out their political donations can keep on contributing to the cause under the table by funding these idiots lawyers to sue the parks department for having woke signs up teaching about slavery. The parks were already on a shoestring budget, now spend all this money on culture war instead of infrastructure. People’s communities degrade, they get angry, and they have no idea who started the fire so they vote republican, cuz those guys are angry too and they say who’s to blame: scary people who are different to what you know!

forrgott@lemmy.zip · 11 pts · 140d

It's their way of enacting what would otherwise be unconstitutional laws. Totally bullshit, because it let's people sue violators without having to actually prove the so called victims actually suffered any harm; but given that these lawsuits are from other citizens, not the government, somehow that's just peachy and totally OK.

This is all in spite of the fact that these laws setup enforcement of policies that fly in the face of the Constitution.

ushmel@piefed.world · 7 pts · 140d

It's their new thing. Pay some goon to file frivolous lawsuits and tie up everything in court.

ushmel@piefed.world · 10 pts · 140d

Desantis has removed multiple elected district attorneys, often illegally, but our courts won't reinstate them because nothing matters anymore

inkblade@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 140d (1 reply)

Police?

DancingBear@midwest.social · 1 pts · 132d
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ClanOfTheOcho@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 140d

Does Florida give the governor the legal right to dictate what local governments can celebrate? Seems sketchy, but Florida is awash in sketchy, so I have no idea.

HubertManne@piefed.social · 3 pts · 139d

I mean if I lived in florida I would not be very proud so I get it.

ol_capt_joe@piefed.ee · 3 pts · 140d

Oh man, I forgot meatball is still there

homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 140d

One hears such things and what can one say but, Salieri Florida.