Florida Republican Pushes Bill That Could Eliminate State Democratic Party

by Ben Whedon

 

A Florida Republican this week introduced a bill to require the state Division of Elections to reject the electoral filings of a political party that previously advocated for slavery.

Dubbed “The Ultimate Cancel Act,” state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia’s plan would automatically notify members of a “canceled” party that it had been dissolved and to change their party affiliations to “no party affiliation,” NBC News reported.

The measure would apply to parties that had “previously advocated for, or been in support of, slavery or involuntary servitude,” meaning it would affect the Democratic Party, which traditionally advocated for slavery prior to the Civil War. It does not explicitly mention the Democrats, however.

Ingoglia indicated that the measure was a retaliation for Democratic activists “trying to ‘cancel’ people and companies for things they have said or done in the past,” the outlet noted.

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Florida has increasingly skewed Republican in recent years, with Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis winning reelection in 2022 by a decisive 19 points in the formerly purple state.

In the wake of that electoral rout, state Democrats tapped Nikki Fried to lead a party teetering on the edge of irrelevance. The Florida Democratic Party, was predictably irate over Ingoglia’s proposal.

“Presenting a bill that would disenfranchise 5 million voters is both unconstitutional and unserious,” the party told NBC News. “Under Ron DeSantis, Senator Ingoglia is using his office to push bills that are nothing more than publicity stunts instead of focusing on the issues that matter most to Floridians.”

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Ben Whedon is the night editor for the Just the News. He came to the company from Breitbart News and is a graduate of Washington and Lee University.
Photo “Blaise Ingoglia” by Blaise Ingoglia.

 

 

 

 


Reprinted with permission from Just the News

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2 Thoughts to “Florida Republican Pushes Bill That Could Eliminate State Democratic Party”

  1. Having lived in the Democrat Controlled Cook County, Illinois (Chicago area) and have lived in Florida for over 20 years, I have come to the Conclusion that Our Country would be Better Off WITHOUT the Democrat Party! I have lived during President FDR through Joe Biden and have determined that the Worse Presidents, with the exceptions of Truman and JFK, were ALL Democrats! I follow Politics Very Closely and I have SEEN THE ENEMY and it IS the Democrat Party!

  2. Gus Richards

    They really don’t think something like that could ever be passed do they? Even if the politicians pass it the courts will never let it stand. That’s going to be nothing but a big waste of time and money.

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