thwarts to intellectual freedom everywhere

[jp1]

The telling thing about the sad sack assholes in Florida is that they excluded newspapers from their pathetic law. It doesn’t take a genius to realize that they did that because they don’t want news media lawyers taking them on. They want to make fighting this as difficult as possible. Pathetic. Anyone who would not be horrified by that blatant attempt to make fighting this absurdity is not a fan of the first amendment.

[iris lilies]

The telling thing about the sad sack assholes in Florida is that they excluded newspapers from their pathetic law. It doesn’t take a genius to realize that they did that because they don’t want news media lawyers taking them on. They want to make fighting this as difficult as possible. Pathetic. Anyone who would not be horrified by that blatant attempt to make fighting this absurdity is not a fan of the first amendment.

This is a good point, jp.

[LDAHL]

a proposed bill? I will join you in outrage when

1) it has passed
2) I have read the bill

I’m inclined to agree with you. A proposal by a single state senator doesn’t seem worth freaking over. Unless perhaps there’s a particular governor you’re trying to paint with a particularly broad brush.

[jp1]

I’m inclined to agree with you. A proposal by a single state senator doesn’t seem worth freaking over. Unless perhaps there’s a particular governor you’re trying to paint with a particularly broad brush.

So if this does become law will you actually express displeasure over it, or will you treat it with the same dismissiveness you do for all the more mundane ugly things republicans have done such as attempting to overthrow the government?

[LDAHL]

So if this does become law will you actually express displeasure over it, or will you treat it with the same dismissiveness you do for all the more mundane ugly things republicans have done such as attempting to overthrow the government?

I wouldn’t like to see it pass, no. DeSantis jumps the shark on the woke-baiting thing sometimes, but I’d be surprised if he signed something this silly. I don’t think we’ll see a Florida Bureau of Disinformation Management anytime soon.

[jp1]

I dunno. He seems pretty invested in the whole "shutdown speech I don't approve" aspect of his persona. It will be interesting to see if he only succeeds in turning the New College into a republican indoctrination center, which looks to be near certain at this point, or if he manages to destroy the whole public university system similarly.

[bae]

A proposal by a single state senator doesn’t seem worth freaking over.

If it were a single proposal by a singular wackadoodle politician, sure, just a slow news day, who really cares?

If however there are hundreds of bills being introduced all over the country by a wave of media-seeking politicians, well, I'd say there's something to be concerned about.

[iris lilies]

I wouldn’t like to see it pass, no. DeSantis jumps the shark on the woke-baiting thing sometimes, but I’d be surprised if he signed something this silly. I don’t think we’ll see a Florida Bureau of Disinformation Management anytime soon.

He does like to get them riled up.

[jp1]

He does like to get them riled up.

Yes. Own the libs does seem to be the defining aspect of the Republican agenda anymore. Thankfully a majority of Americans don’t seem particularly impressed with such a childish pointless agenda, judging by the national results of the past few elections.

[iris lilies]

Yes. Own the libs does seem to be the defining aspect of the Republican agenda anymore. Thankfully a majority of Americans don’t seem particularly impressed with such a childish pointless agenda, judging by the national results of the past few elections.

Oh, for heaven sakes, it’s not a defining aspect, it’s just a little side action and usually in response to provocation anyway.