Ron DeSantis wants to spend $5.2 million on new election crimes office based on 'Big Lie'

[yaesu]

Source: Raw Story

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) wants the state to invest in a massive new effort to investigate Donald Trump's debunked claims of massive election fraud.

"The new Office of Election Crime and Security, likely the first of its kind in any state, would give DeSantis and future governors unprecedented authority over election-related investigations," the Miami Herald reports. "It would employ 45 investigators, a $5.7 million budget and a broad mandate to look into violations of state election law and election 'irregularities.'"

The newspaper explains the new proposal came after DeSantis faced "accusations from the GOP base that he still isn't doing enough to support former President Donald Trump's baseless claims of voter fraud."

DeSantis asked legislators to address his proposal at the 2022 legislative session when it begins in January.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/ron-desantis-election/

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This was just brought up on The Thom Hartmann Program comparing it to Orwell's 1984

[Turbineguy]

1. Decisions.... decisions....

"Should I waste taxpayer money on this? Or should I waste taxpayer money on that? Hey! How about both!?

[gab13by13]

2. DeSantis is more dangerous than Trump.

[Lovie777]

3. I have come to the conclusion a long time ago . ....

that the present GQP are absolutely nuts.

[peppertree]

6. And - like Hitler and Mussolini - nuts with Big Money behind them

The most dangerous kind.

[gab13by13]

4. Democrats will have to run ghost candidates in Florida.

Make it so DeSantis doesn't know who the real Republicans are.

[aquamarina]

5. If I was a Florida tax payer I would be livid.

The sewers are overflowing in cities. The toxic algae blooms are destroying the coastline. And Covid is running rampant. But this is what he wants to spend taxpayer money on. Total looney toons.

[Diamond_Dog]

8. Agree wholeheartedly.

[Native]

15. I am a Florida resident, and I am livid!

[OriginalGeek]

19. Resident and native, Native.

And also livid. But I've been livid about that dimwit since the election. I can easily pile more livid on though. There is no height that it is too high to stack the livid for what that clown has done to us. I have deeeeep reserves of livid for that asscrack.

[Native]

20. I get you.

[liberalhistorian]

21. And yet, too many in the state keep

voting for these fascist authoritarian GQP pukeballs! Drives me crazy.

[jmowreader]

7. You realize this is going to be fun

So far, all the provable cases of voter fraud have been people who double-voted for Trump. And gee guys, if the Biden team had committed election fraud don’t you think we’d have committed enough of it to take the state? They’re acting like Trump didn’t win the state by 350,000 votes!

[yaesu]

9. my biggest concern is not who they catch, its how much damage they do to the election process by

slowing it down and creating more fear for voters to vote without retaliation.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. Watch it become a big patronage scam if it comes in. . . . nt

[pecosbob]

11. Doublespeak

[James48]

12. Well, the DO have a voter fraud problem in Florida.

Just check out those folks in The Villages who voted twice or more. For Trump. Gotta put those suckers in prison, and take away their voting rights!

[Akoto]

13. Thanks to this ass, I now pay cash for all of my meds, on Medicaid/disability. Thank god for GoodRX.

[KS Toronado]

14. If he does start a "election crimes office"

Will they be 100% honest? Or will it be FQX like....Rs - good/win, Ds - bad/lost.

[monkeyman1]

16. start at ronny's office & it will end there !! be a short investigation !

[Bengus81]

17. They already OUTED those Republicans living in the "Village" that voted twice

What does he need to spend 5M on?

[riversedge]

18. 'DeSantis' new election crimes office: 52 positions and 'unprecedented' authority'

DeSantis’ new election crimes office: 52 positions and ‘unprecedented’ authority
The number of positions would be far more than Jacksonville police assign to investigate homicides.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2021/12/20/desantis-new-election-crimes-office-52-positions-and-unprecedented-authority/?outputType=amp#origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&prerenderSize=1&visibilityState=visible&paddingTop=32&p2r=0&csi=1&aoh=16400900629728&viewerUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Famp%2Fs%2Fwww.tampabay.com%2Fnews%2Fflorida-politics%2F2021%2F12%2F20%2Fdesantis-new-election-crimes-office-52-positions-and-unprecedented-authority%2F%253foutputType%3Damp&history=1&storage=1&cid=1&cap=navigateTo%2Ccid%2CfullReplaceHistory%2Cfragment%2CreplaceUrl


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Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks as House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy listens during a news conference at the Assault Brigade 2506 Honorary Museum on Aug. 5 in Hialeah. [ JOE RAEDLE | Getty Images North America ]


By Lawrence Mower Published Yesterday

TALLAHASSEE — Earlier this year, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed off on several contentious changes to Florida’s election laws, limiting the use of ballot drop boxes and mail-in ballots.

But after facing accusations from the GOP base that he still isn’t doing enough to support former President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of voter fraud, DeSantis is proposing a new investigative unit to enforce election laws.

And he wants to hire a staff larger than most police departments have to solve murders.

The new Office of Election Crime and Security, likely the first of its kind in any state, would give DeSantis and future governors unprecedented authority over election-related investigations. It would employ 45 investigators and have a $5.7 million budget and a broad mandate to look into violations of state election law and election “irregularities.”