Florida is a circus of the absurd

Pam McVety Tallahassee Democrat

Florida is a circus of the absurd. In the center ring under the spotlight with a top hat and whip is our governor and with a snap of his whip, the legislature passes bills that restrict and harm us to further his political ambitions.

The press has done an excellent job of covering how abortion has been restricted, gun ownership has expanded, gay rights are being trampled, and higher education has been politicized, but there is another harmful piece of legislation that needs a spotlight on it.

It is the anti-environmental social governance (ESG) investing bill, because it enables an 800-pound chest pounding circus gorilla to charge around Florida, wrecking our homes, businesses and infrastructure. My apologies to gorillas, but I think imaging a rampaging gorilla is easier for some to understand than the ramifications of our warming planet with monster storms, extreme heat and rising seas flooding our streets.

Absurdly, our rights to deal with the 800-pound gorilla, the climate crisis, are disappearing. It started with Gov. Scott who eliminated Gov. Crist’s Climate Action Plan and has expanded under Gov. DeSantis with the 2021 law that forbids local government bans on natural gas and now this bill banning ESG investing by the state.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-circus-absurd-090122357.html