DeSantis Vows To Veto House Map Drawn By GOP Reps

Politico reports:

The state’s House and Senate, split largely along party lines, voted in favor of a new map that dismantles the north Florida congressional seat held by Rep. Al Lawson, a Black Democrat, and would let the GOP likely pick up two seats.

“I don’t bluff,” DeSantis said. “What makes you think when I say I’m going to do something that I’m not going to follow through? I don’t make declarations lightly.”

Senate Democrats lashed out at DeSantis, with Sen. Randolph Bracy, an Orlando Democrat, saying “what is clear is that he wants to remove Black districts.”

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I will veto the congressional reapportionment plan currently being debated by the House. DOA.

— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) March 4, 2022

“During the debate, Democrats questioned why Republicans were moving ahead with the map, especially since they made changes that were supposed to win over the governor’s support.”@CarlosGSmith quipped: “The FL House of Representatives just got played.”https://t.co/lMinWcODI3

— Rep. Carlos G Smith (@CarlosGSmith) March 5, 2022