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at The Pool on April 12, 2018 in New York City. at The Pool on April 12, 2018 in New York City.
DeSantis Led A Crackdown On Dems’ Last Lever Of Power In Florida
06.10.19 | 5:48 pm

As President Obama once said, elections have consequences.

Florida brought the latest reminder of that on Friday, when Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill that makes it much harder to change the state constitution via citizen-led ballot measures.

As Matt Shuham reports, this move puts a major dent in what is essentially the last lever of power Democrats have in the Sunshine State, which is currently overseen by a Republican governor, legislature, secretary of state and attorney general. Every member of the state Supreme Court has also been appointed by Republicans. Read More