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In It to Win It

(9,635 posts)
Tue May 23, 2023, 01:58 PM May 2023

Ron DeSantis appoints Judge Meredith Sasso to Florida Supreme Court

https://www.yahoo.com/news/desantis-continues-shifting-florida-supreme-165818445.html




Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to reshape the Florida Supreme Court Tuesday with the appointment of Judge Meredith Sasso to replace Justice Ricky Polston, who resigned in March.

The appointment means that five of the Supreme Court's seven sitting justices are DeSantis appointees, which has allowed the governor to steer the court firmly to the right.

DeSantis in 2019 replaced three liberal-leaning justices with conservatives, swinging the balance of the court, which for years had stood as an obstacle to some of the conservative policies pushed by Republicans who controlled the Legislature and governor's mansion.

Sasso appears likely to continue pushing the court rightward. She is a member of the Federalist Society, which has helped shape some of the nation's most prominent conservative judges. All of DeSantis' Supreme Court appointees have been Federalist Society members.

DeSantis said Sasso's "fidelity to the Constitution will help preserve freedom in our state for generations to come," adding that she "understands the importance of our constitutional system and the rule of law."
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Ron DeSantis appoints Judge Meredith Sasso to Florida Supreme Court (Original Post) In It to Win It May 2023 OP
Wish we could get rid of the I_UndergroundPanther May 2023 #1
If you "get rid of" BlackRock and Vanguard, who's to take care of my investments for me? mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 #2

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,934 posts)
1. Wish we could get rid of the
Tue May 23, 2023, 02:30 PM
May 2023

Federalist society,while we are at it shut down the nra. Well if you wanna dream big remove the republican party and conservatism/fascism totally from this earth.

Oh almost forgot get rid of alec blackrock and vanguard too along with citizens united,the patriot act and corporate personhood forever.

mahatmakanejeeves

(61,045 posts)
2. If you "get rid of" BlackRock and Vanguard, who's to take care of my investments for me?
Wed May 24, 2023, 05:16 AM
May 2023

It’s too difficult to explain on a phone how this works.

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