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BumRushDaShow

(146,195 posts)
Mon Oct 7, 2024, 03:49 AM Oct 2024

DeSantis administration threatens local TV station for airing abortion rights campaign ads

Source: The Independent

10 hours ago


Ron DeSantis’s administration has appeared to threaten a local TV station with legal action for airing an abortion rights campaign ad.

The ad in question is the same one that aired in Florida during the vice presidential debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance. It features a woman named Caroline who needed to have an abortion and cancer treatments after a brain tumor diagnosis in 2022.

Such a difficult situation would have been complicated by Florida’s six-week abortion ban today. “The doctors knew that if I did not end my pregnancy, I would lose my baby, I would lose my life, and my daughter would lose her mom,” the woman says. “Florida has now banned abortion … even in cases like mine. Amendment 4 is gonna protect women like me.”

The letter — dated October 3 and sent by the Florida Department of Health to WFLA TV’s vice president Mark Higgins — was shared on social media by journalist Jason Garcia, who accused the administration of “trying to intimidate” the TV station. The DeSantis administration had previously been accused of using his election police dragnet to target citizens who signed a petition that successfully put Amendment 4 on November’s ballots.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/desantis-threatens-tv-station-abortion-advert-b2624767.html

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DeSantis administration threatens local TV station for airing abortion rights campaign ads (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Oct 2024 OP
Sounds like typical DeSantis, bully and threaten first/deny or justify later. jaxexpat Oct 2024 #1
Why is it that these cretins are all about the 2nd Amendment, but UpInArms Oct 2024 #2
This KS Toronado Oct 2024 #12
I cannot say what I am thinking. Dem2theMax Oct 2024 #3
Threatens? What's he gonna do - another frivolous lawsuit like he did w Disney onetexan Oct 2024 #4
The threat is not a lawsuit. The threat is a criminal prosecution. TomSlick Oct 2024 #19
Amendment 4 would codify the right to an abortion at any point before fetal viability, and prevent laws in the state riversedge Oct 2024 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2024 #6
I am damn tired of De Santis-what poor excuse for a political person Stargazer99 Oct 2024 #7
No one is saying what this is: an abuse of power Novara Oct 2024 #8
Failure at Covid response,Failure at Presidential run,Failure at sucking up to Trump for VP Bengus81 Oct 2024 #9
DeShitStain is a Nazi-Pig wolfie001 Oct 2024 #10
Not called DeNazi Old Crank Oct 2024 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2024 #13
DeSantis cannot threaten a TV station Jimvanhise Oct 2024 #14
Voters in Florida pay attention to this! lees1975 Oct 2024 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2024 #16
Yup. DeSantis on the job trying to abridge our freedom of speech rights. It has become his specialty, along with book Martin68 Oct 2024 #17
Doesn't he have better things to worry about than what's on TV? milestogo Oct 2024 #18

UpInArms

(51,970 posts)
2. Why is it that these cretins are all about the 2nd Amendment, but
Mon Oct 7, 2024, 04:25 AM
Oct 2024

cannot remember the First Amendment?

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

onetexan

(13,913 posts)
4. Threatens? What's he gonna do - another frivolous lawsuit like he did w Disney
Mon Oct 7, 2024, 04:37 AM
Oct 2024

Only to then drop it later once it's either unfavorable for his purposes, or because he can't win? Dumb ass.

TomSlick

(12,069 posts)
19. The threat is not a lawsuit. The threat is a criminal prosecution.
Mon Oct 7, 2024, 06:58 PM
Oct 2024

Once upon a time, I would have said that any judge would immediately dismiss such a charge. That time has passed.

riversedge

(73,978 posts)
5. Amendment 4 would codify the right to an abortion at any point before fetal viability, and prevent laws in the state
Mon Oct 7, 2024, 04:46 AM
Oct 2024


...........Leon County Democrats responded: “Outrageous bullying using the government. Pure fascism.”

“Floridians, THIS is not democracy!” said Nikki Fried, chair of the Florida Democratic Party. “We do not live in a free state, free of government interference, free of government intimidation and free of government overreach.”

“The DeSantis regime is threatening TV stations with prosecution for running ads supporting abortion rights and Amendment 4,
” added former state Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, who is running for the state Senate. “Florida is not a free state.”

Amendment 4 would codify the right to an abortion at any point before fetal viability, and prevent laws in the state from restricting access before that point. It would also prevent laws from interfering with abortions after that point in the pregnancy if necessary to “protect the patient’s health”.

Response to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Novara

(6,115 posts)
8. No one is saying what this is: an abuse of power
Mon Oct 7, 2024, 05:46 AM
Oct 2024

A FASCIST abuse of power to subvert the First Amendment.

Bengus81

(7,712 posts)
9. Failure at Covid response,Failure at Presidential run,Failure at sucking up to Trump for VP
Mon Oct 7, 2024, 06:11 AM
Oct 2024

And coming soon a Failure on the six week ban abortion when citizens can actually VOTE on an issue.

If I remember right he still has a longggg two years of being Gov before he's out for good?

wolfie001

(3,964 posts)
10. DeShitStain is a Nazi-Pig
Mon Oct 7, 2024, 06:16 AM
Oct 2024

And should be addressed as such. Sick fucks John Roberts and his wife would file this under their "Ball and Strikes" legal theory.

Response to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Jimvanhise

(383 posts)
14. DeSantis cannot threaten a TV station
Mon Oct 7, 2024, 10:12 AM
Oct 2024

Only the FCC can do that and the TV station did not break any laws. DeSantis (and his Republican cronies) have yet to answer for their illegal attacks on Disney where Florida broke a more than 50 year old contract without cause.

lees1975

(6,201 posts)
15. Voters in Florida pay attention to this!
Mon Oct 7, 2024, 11:11 AM
Oct 2024

Democrats and like minded independents need to turn out in your best numbers, and throw these people out.

Response to lees1975 (Reply #15)

Martin68

(24,870 posts)
17. Yup. DeSantis on the job trying to abridge our freedom of speech rights. It has become his specialty, along with book
Mon Oct 7, 2024, 02:19 PM
Oct 2024

burning. Attacking ads favoring abortion rights is not a winning tactic these days...

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