DeSantis talked tough on employer vaccine mandates. Legislators reined him in.

[Zorro]

Lawmakers in the Republican-dominated House and Senate face a dilemma as they convene a week-long special session on Monday: cross the governor who had become a national rock star with the Republican base, or find a work-around that would appease both sides.

TALLAHASSEE — When Gov. Ron DeSantis announced last month that he wanted to call a special session to penalize companies that require employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19, Sen. Aaron Bean, a veteran Republican lawmaker who has spent much of his 17-year legislative career working on healthcare issues, knew the idea was going to have problems.

“I want to stand for freedom,’’ said Bean, of Jacksonville. “But there’s also the argument that if I own a small company, and I have underlying health conditions, and I want to make sure all those that interact with me are safe, are vaccinated, who are we to tell that small business owner what they can’t do?”

Bean and other legislators were hearing from Florida businesses that they didn’t want to be told what they couldn’t do any more than they wanted the federal government to tell them what they had to do to keep their workplaces safe.

So legislators in the Republican-dominated House and Senate faced a dilemma as they convene a week-long special session on Monday: cross the governor who had become a national rock star with the Republican base, or find a work-around that would appease both sides.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2021/11/12/desantis-talked-tough-on-employer-vaccine-mandates-legislators-reined-him-in/

It's gonna be DeSantis versus the Mouse. This will be interesting to follow.

[Phoenix61]

1. The Mouse always wins, always.

I knew the smoking ban was going to happen when the Mouse didn’t push back against it. DeSatan needs to keep effing with the businesses here. I’m sure they'd be more than happy to give their political donations to someone else…say Charlie?

[mopinko]

2. we rly need to put a price on this malarkey

how much is it gonna cost for them to pass some bullshit that has to go all the way to scotus just to get knocked down?

same w these stupid abortion bans. these costs can be calculated. we should be.
they pull this nonsense way too often.