They’ve lost their collective, cotton-pickin’ minds.
Instead of trying to fake it like I have a clue, I’m just going to tell you what they DID. Or try to.
It’s so bizarre and outside the pale that they all need to get called out on the carpet and reamed royally.
I feel like I’ve suddenly moved to California.
You thought the Florida Legislature was meeting today to tackle immigration.
Instead, they gave themselves a $58 Million raise, and created a $375 Million behemoth State government agency.
There goes Florida’s surplus.
Please call your rep and tell them you hate this. pic.twitter.com/wZWniS1UWM— Frog Capital (@FrogNews) January 27, 2025
So, as far as I’ve been able to put it together, Gov DeSantis has asked for a special session to get the immigration reform bill they’d all worked on – with Trump era refinements, like penalties for illegals who register to vote, etc – passed and gaveled in.
He was told asking them to do so was ‘premature,’ but then they came in anyway.
DEVELOPING: Florida’s legislative leaders issued a stunning rebuke to Gov. Ron DeSantis, rejecting his call for a special legislative session while holding their own to support President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda. https://t.co/XKnDlcU67Z
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) January 27, 2025
Dudes. Take a note. When something you’ve done has the Miami Herald dancing a giddy progressive jig…GAWD. You have messed up royally right out the box.
For some reason unknown to man, the legislative members refiled bills they called ‘The Trump Act…’
Republican Sen. Joe Gruters and Republican Rep. Lawrence McClure filed identical bill to address illegal immigration in special session 2025-B on Monday.
SB 2B has been titled the “Tackling and Reforming Unlawful Migration Policy (TRUMP) Act,” aimed to strengthen the state’s approach to illegal immigration by “providing for coordination within the state and with federal immigration agencies.”
HB 1B, an identical bill, was filed in the House.
As of Monday afternoon, HB 1-B passed through the Select Committee on Illegal Immigration A and Select Committee on Illegal Immigration B. The Senate Appropriations Committee passed SB 2-B by a vote of 12-6.
The Florida Legislature called its own special session Monday afternoon after gaveling out of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ special session – citing disagreements with aspects of the governor’s proposal.
But that DeSantis said was a ‘bait and switch.’
BREAKING: Gov. Ron DeSantis reacts to legislature quashing his special session, calls new “TRUMP Act” that also addresses illegal immigration an “insult” to the president
“We need strong immigration legislation that ensures Florida is doing everything it can to assist this… https://t.co/BeMMIFzeU2
— Florida’s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) January 27, 2025
Which is what a lot of people were calling it once everyone had a chance to go over the 75 pages.
Earlier today, @Daniel_PerezFL said he still thinks it’s too soon to act.
Then he opened his own special session gave the house a $28 million raise, and decided to ram a 74 page bill down our throats that puts an open border guy in charge.
There’s your immigration reform. https://t.co/kMmrqrvQuA pic.twitter.com/50E4rdpiig— Frog Capital (@FrogNews) January 27, 2025
The ‘open borders guy’ Frog refers to is Wilton Simpson, the Commissioner of Agriculture. He is now basically the Florida border czar if this bill holds up as the legislation strips the Florida governor of his constitutional enforcement authority.
Oh, like agriculture has ever had an unbiased interest in illegal immigration?
Wait, whut?!
#BREAKING: Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez announces new legislation to designate the Commissioner of Agriculture – @WiltonSimpson – as the state’s Chief Immigration Officer
Perez says that position began in Florida as the “Commissioner of Immigration”
Perez added that the… pic.twitter.com/vaEIWodLAf
— Florida’s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) January 27, 2025
Trump would certainly not approve of the trump act.
It places the Commissioner of Agriculture in charge of providing requirements for Law Enforcement.
It literally puts the fox in charge of the hen house. pic.twitter.com/xpLECL6PH0— Frog Capital (@FrogNews) January 27, 2025
A point the governor makes
We need to get the job done regarding illegal immigration. We don’t have time for posturing. My thoughts on today’s antics by the Florida Legislature. pic.twitter.com/o0jb7fbZrW
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) January 27, 2025
The FL legislature also gave themselves a $58M raise.
The Gov: Let’s have a Special Session to help Trump save our country. It should be simple.
The Legislature: You can’t tell us what to do, but we’re gonna give ourselves $58 million, then give an open border guy control of immigration but call it the Trump act. https://t.co/ad6aaa089u
— Frog Capital (@FrogNews) January 27, 2025
I smell a trip to the state Supreme Court coming over this power grab by Big Ag.
The Florida Constitution directs the governor, not an agriculture commissioner whose interests often align with Big Ag, to “take care that the laws be faithfully executed.”
The legislature does not have the authority to usurp our state constitution. https://t.co/6MyOMv5rOE
— Jeremy Redfern (@JeremyRedfernFL) January 27, 2025
Oh, look – there’s more.
“Republican” politicians don’t see a problem with illegal alien criminals getting bail and re-entering our communities instead of… staying in detention till they’re deported? And they think THIS nonsense is what people voted for? https://t.co/zCaG91fXyJ
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) January 27, 2025
Welp. We HAD a surplus.
Instead of working w/ an existing & experienced state law enforcement apparatus that has been at the border & patrolling our southern waters already, FL leg. leadership wants to create (& pay for) a whole new operation.
Anything but actually getting to the work of enforcement. https://t.co/LnkLcGjPDi— Bryan Griffin (@BryanDGriffin) January 27, 2025
I don’t know what they’re smoking in Tallahassee, but this is 180° out from what the voters of this state expect and demand of their elected officials. We went ruby red for a reason – not to hand it all over to big agriculture and construction while the legislature gives themselves a pay raise doing it.
Holy crap – I am blown away.
One guy – ONE GUY – voted no, and I should give him full public props for it.
You da man, Blaise Ingoglia.
The legislature voted 148-1 to overturn the Gov’s budget veto, and give themselves $58 million.
Meet the one.@GovGoneWild https://t.co/pfZ8un4zIw— Frog Capital (@FrogNews) January 27, 2025
Pretty easy choice here.
We have a million illegals (that we know of). Ron should do what Trump did. Declare the illegal alien invasion an Emergency and start issuing directives to get done what needs to get done. They can fight him in court and look like the pathetic Anti-American obstructionists they…
— ☞ Ham 🕚 (@zedidutch) January 27, 2025
I’m going to be talking to our local reps here – oh, you betcha.
Damn. I am snortin’ fire.
