Can Republicans Govern by Stunt Alone?

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ most recent little stunt didn’t work out very well for him — or did it? DeSantis <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/16/migrants-marthas-vineyard-desantis-biden-democrats-criticism?scrlybrkr=5df5e672" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">recently arranged</a> for 50 Venezuelan migrants to be flown from Florida to Martha’s Vineyard, of all places. The migrants were misled about where they were going and this relocation made it near-impossible for them to get to their asylum hearings in far-flung parts of the country. DeSantis apparently wanted to make a point by dumping Florida’s unwanted migrants on the doorstep of some rich liberals. DeSantis’ stunt was ethically bad, of course. He treated real human beings with deep disdain, making it clear that he didn’t see them as worthy of even the most basic respect. These people — fleeing dictatorship and economic disaster — were nothing more than props to help him stir up anti-immigrant sentiment and get some more spots on Fox News. DeSantis may have even committed a crime — taking people and forcibly relocating them against their will under false pretenses sounds an awful lot like kidnapping. <a href="https://medium.com/politically-speaking/can-republicans-govern-by-stunt-alone-c32065e0857b">Visit Now</a>