The DeParture Of DeSantis – JP

An America First/MAGA Rebuttal to 2026 State of the State Speech.

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Florida’s 46th Governor, Ronald DeSantis gave his last “State of the State” address this week, ahead of the upcoming legislative session in Tallahassee.

“We have delivered big results”, he said, “and we have set the standard for the rest of the country to follow. 

Dear Lord, please don’t let his actions go further than the Sunshine State, as DeGov’s “results” have been cloaked in some very shady reality.

Those of us who love our Constitutional Republic, working and praying for its survival, hope that the underhanded and unconstitutional moves that DeSantis has made in his two terms as Governor of Florida, do NOT appear on the national stage!

Since every “State of the State” address must have a rebuttal, here’s mine. It’s not from an opposing party, as it the norm, but from the heart of a committed conservative, who has come to know this man too well.

This one is on behalf of Americans everywhere, who hold freedom dear – especially the thousands of America First/MAGA Constitutionalists who were literally removed from the the Republican Party of Florida by DeSantis and his minions.

I have been writing about Florida since DeGov’s first term; it happened that I was a part of Trump’s phone bank, who begged voters to choose the little guy over the drug-addicted mayor of Tallahassee. In that 2018 election, despite the weaknesses of the opponent, DeSantis barely squeaked by – .4% of the vote decided the contest.

So, here he is, eight years later, signing out. Many will cheer.

As is his style, his recent speech told a few partial truths, but, of course, steered well clear of all the rest.

*YES, Florida has added jobs since the pandemic.

*YES, Florida is ONE of the states that cooperate with the Trump administration in removal of illegal invaders. Thirty six others do, also. DeSantis DID mandate cooperation with ICE and the US Border Patrol, because he could see illegal immigration at the top of the nation’s voters’ concerns.

Floridians should be glad that the governor is finally talking about the invasion of the undocumented. Since 2019, right after DeSantis took office, Florida Motor Vehicle Bureau workers have been required to give voter registration forms to people who do not have proof of citizenship when they come for a drivers’ license. This is the same year that Florida joined ERIC, the Electronic Registration Information Center that stores (and will not return) voter’s data.

Governor Rick Scott refused to join Florida to the ERIC system, because he felt that it gathered AND RETAINED too much personal information on his citizens.

NOW, when DeSantis is on the way out, there is a bill for consideration to require proof of citizenship before voting. It’s the latest “thing”. How many illegals have registered and voted since 2019??

*YES, DeSantis mandated, in 2020, an increase in Florida’s teachers’ pay, BUT this did not include pay for veteran teachers. The Florida Education Association, the state teacher’s union, says that despite recent pay increases, Florida is consistently at the bottom for U.S. teacher pay. The NEA ranks the state second to last, despite recent pay increases, which have not even kept up with inflation.

*YES, he boasted that the state has more than tripled its rainy-day fund and paid off nearly half of the state’s taxpayer supported debt. BUT…

DeGov failed to mention the $40+ BILLION unfunded liability for the optional pension plan available to state employees, in addition to the basic State plan. If you remember, this optional plan is the one termed “Triple Dipping”. See the website, researched and developed by Florida citizens, which explains the concerted rip-off of the Florida citizenry.

Because of this unfunded liability, SHOULD PROPERTY TAXES BE REMOVED in 2026, THEY WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED BY A SALES TAX, OR OTHER INCOME STREAM TO TALLAHASSEE. The problems with this will be left to the next Governor.

DeSantis also avoided speaking about the soaring cost of living in Florida. According to Patriot Software, Florida ranks as the 12th most expensive state in which to live. The # 1-11 states are all deep blue. Some sources claim that up to 50% of Florida residents have or ARE considering moving to another state where their money goes further. What you spend $55,461 to cover in Tampa, for example, can be obtained for $50,000 in Crossville, TN.

The costs of ENERGY in the state have been rising by double digits and will continue to do so, adding to the cost of living problems, as Florida continues to run, headlong, into solar, which is only good for 5+ hours on a sunny day, without costly and hazardous back-up. The Florida Public Service Commission recently huddled with the energy providers and agreed to a plan for the future which will raise rate payers bills 40+% in the coming 4-6 years. Again, the ratepayers requested input, but were granted little to none.

On Monday, DeGov told the audience, “My message is simple. Get the bills to my desk,” DeSantis said. “In the spirit of 1776, I’m happy to put my John Hancock on those pieces of legislation.” He was referring to bills on illegal immigration, eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs, expanding gun rights and supporting the state’s rural areas, all of which have been issues for his entire residence in the Governor’s Mansion, but are now in the national limelight. So, now, he is eager to sign related legislation.

The ones he avoids signing are those about elections and the use of machines, and anything else that goes against the big guys. The citizen be damned. The country be damned. These bills are difficult ones for which to even find sponsorship, let alone get signed into law. As one incredible dedicated citizen who does mounds of election integrity work says, the Florida Republican Party simply has “no stomach for election integrity.” This says volumes about Governor DeSantis, and who/what he is.

There has been rigid resistance to election reform during his entire tenure

DeGov likes to brag about being tough on crime. But, as we all know, he has been anything BUT, with crimes of his party’s own making.

Then there is the scandal of Hope Florida, founded by First Lady, Casey DeSantis with $10 million of the money refunded to the state from an $67 million overcharge by Centene, the states biggest medicaid contractor. Hope Florida then proceeded to share this with two “dark money” groups. Even the Republican legislature in Tallahassee started an investigation into money laundering. Nothing has come of any investigations, and nothing will, I predict.

There is a lot of “dark money” from developers and other influencers, moving from pocket to pocket in Florida. A group of citizens have been working hard to shine light on some of it. It takes an amazing amount of time and effort to untangle even some of it.

Then, there are those DeSantis promises made but never kept. A few of the notables were “medical freedom” and voting integrity. Not only did neither of the bills for which Floridians asked become law, but, somehow, obverse and perverse bills were proposed. The right to medical freedom he granted, ended with the Covid scam cancellation. The election integrity requests crashed and burned when Tallahassee tried to pass the far-left’s bill, wherein asking an election official a question could earn a citizen jail time for harassment – without even the involvement of the law.

De Mark of the DeSantis beast has, above all else, been his RPOF’s attack on America First citizens, unconstitutionally removing them from elected offices, and preventing their joining the Party. The actions of the RPOF under DeGov caused a new political party, America First, to form in reaction. See their website.

All in all, Florida suffered under Governor DeSantis. From the Trump fans in the parking lot of the Leesburg book store – which DeSantis had removed by police while he was signing his book about freedom – to the people dying of cancer IN CLUSTERS from the radioactive by-product of the Mosaic phosphate mines, which Tallahassee refused to address. See the documentary of the victims, PhosFate, to hear the sad truths for both man and beast.

Remember, it was Benjamin Franklin who told the inquiring lady in 1787 that we have “a republic, if we can keep it.”

Politicians like Ron DeSantis make it tough.