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In a rare show of bipartisan defiance of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), the Florida legislature on Monday rejected his call for new immigration laws, quickly ending a special session he had ordered without considering his proposals.
The GOP-led Florida House and Senate within 20 minutes ended the special session DeSantis had called to review several immigration proposals. Instead, state legislators then called their own special session, during which they debated a different immigration proposal and took the rare step of overriding one of DeSantis’s budget vetoes — a first in the governor’s six years in office.
The actions came as Republican lawmakers, without naming DeSantis, said they resented being “bullied” into the special session. They also objected to the release of their personal phone numbers in a mass email to GOP voters last week that urged support for the governor’s plan.
Republican legislators also want to remove immigration enforcement powers from the governor’s office and instead hand that authority — along with $500 million — to the state’s agriculture commissioner, an elected official. [Haha, the illegals will be safe as long as they stay on the orange plantations.]
The Florida House and Senate also overrode DeSantis’s budget veto that cut nearly $60 million for state legislature support services.
The GOP-led Florida House and Senate within 20 minutes ended the special session DeSantis had called to review several immigration proposals. Instead, state legislators then called their own special session, during which they debated a different immigration proposal and took the rare step of overriding one of DeSantis’s budget vetoes — a first in the governor’s six years in office.
The actions came as Republican lawmakers, without naming DeSantis, said they resented being “bullied” into the special session. They also objected to the release of their personal phone numbers in a mass email to GOP voters last week that urged support for the governor’s plan.
Republican legislators also want to remove immigration enforcement powers from the governor’s office and instead hand that authority — along with $500 million — to the state’s agriculture commissioner, an elected official. [Haha, the illegals will be safe as long as they stay on the orange plantations.]
The Florida House and Senate also overrode DeSantis’s budget veto that cut nearly $60 million for state legislature support services.
