A federal judge in Orlando has delivered yet another legal smackdown to Gov. Ron DeSantis and GOP legislators, this time blocking the state’s new anti-drag queen law.
It’s hard to keep track of how many times these guys have been caught violating constitutional boundaries. Judges appointed by Republican presidents, Democratic presidents — even by DeSantis himself — have all ruled that legislators and the governor have tried to run roughshod over the state and federal constitutions they vowed to uphold. The politicians have tried to violate your rights and then spent your tax dollars trying to defend their unconstitutional actions.
The recent ruling in a case brought by the drag-themed Hamburger Mary’s restaurant in Orlando was yet another example. It also reinforced two lessons for everyone:
1) Read these controversial laws for yourself.
2) Don’t believe the lies.