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Group, known as Florida Freedom Fund, launched in May and will also be involved in school board races

The Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, has launched a political action committee that is targeting popular ballot amendments on abortion access and marijuana legalization that will be voted on in November.

The group, known as the Florida Freedom Fund, launched in May, Politico first reported. The committee is chaired by James Uthmeier, DeSantis’s chief of staff who was previously the Republican’s campaign manager during his unsuccessful presidential primary run.

In addition to targeting ballot initiatives, the committee will get involved in school board races, Politico reported, citing an individual who is familiar with the group’s plans.

Florida Republicans have attempted to maximize their political control of local school boards, especially amid book bans and far-right education laws banning discussions of race and sexual identity being passed in the state, WUFT reported.

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[–] lurker8008@lemmy.world 67 points 5 months ago (4 children)

The irony of "freedom" fund used to suppress freedom.

[–] clover 27 points 5 months ago

From the man who ran the "Never Back Down" campaign and was nearly the first to do so...

[–] bitwolf@lemmy.one 14 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Ive noticed that almost every "freedom", or "patriot", named thing related to politics do just the opposite

[–] AutistoMephisto@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Same with "War on Drugs" or "War on Terror". I would like to congratulate both Drugs and Terror for their victories. I bet if they declared a War on Housing the homeless population in the US would plummet.

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

It's definitely freedom. Freedom for Conservatives to tell everyone what they can and can't do in their own homes.

[–] dmtalon@infosec.pub 7 points 5 months ago

Came in to say exactly that... The Irony is thick, and likely unfortunately lost on people that will approve it.

[–] P1nkman@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

This just in: DeSantis is changing the official words prisons and jails to Freedom Centers. Their slogan is "Where Freedom meets people"