{"id":153763,"date":"2023-01-08T10:30:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T14:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=153763"},"modified":"2023-01-08T10:33:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T14:33:01","slug":"gov-desantis-firmly-lays-out-his-anti-cultural-marxism-and-anti-woke-ideology-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=153763","title":{"rendered":"Gov. DeSantis firmly lays out his anti-cultural marxism and anti-woke ideology agenda."},"content":{"rendered":"

Ron DeSantis Sworn In as
\nFlorida\u2019s 46th Governor<\/strong><\/h1>\n

BY JOSH MILLER
\nTHE FLORIDA STANDARD<\/p>\n

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TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA \u2014 Today, Ron DeSantis was officially sworn in as the 46th governor of Florida. The inauguration for his second term took place at Florida\u2019s historic old Capitol building, one of the most alluring landmarks in the South.<\/p>\n

Governor DeSantis, First Lady Casey, and their children were introduced with much fanfare as the Florida Army National Guard\u2019s 13th Army Band performed traditional patriotic music. Some on social media noted that the First Lady\u2019s ensemble was \u201clooking like Presidential First Lady material.\u201d<\/p>\n

Members of Florida\u2019s cabinet, including Wilton Simpson, Jimmy Patronis and Ashley Moody were also sworn in. As a result of the general election, for the first time since Reconstruction, Florida does not have a Democrat in state-wide elected leadership.<\/p>\n

FREEDOM LIVES HERE<\/p>\n

DeSantis addressed Chief Justice Mu\u00f1iz, members of his cabinet and fellow citizens, reminding them \u201cfrom the Space Coast to the Sun Coast, from St. Johns to St. Lucie, from the streets of Hialeah to the Speedway in Daytona, from Okeechobee all the way up to Micanopy \u2013 freedom lives here in our great Sunshine State of Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n

Freedom \u201clives in the courage of those who patrol our streets and who keep our community safe,\u201d DeSantis said. \u201cIt lives in the industry of those who work long hours to earn a living and raise their families. It lives in the dedication of those who teach our children. It lives in the determination of those who grow our food. It lives in the wisdom of our senior citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt lives in the dreams of the historic number of families who have moved from states across this country because they saw Florida as the land of liberty and the land of sanity,\u201d DeSantis said.<\/p>\n

KEEPING PROMISES<\/p>\n

The governor said that although Florida\u2019s administration faces attacks and often receives hits, Florida will weather the storms and stand its ground and do what is right. \u201cWe lead not by mere words, but by deeds,\u201d DeSantis said as he reminded constituents that four years ago, he promised to pursue a bold agenda.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have produced results,\u201d DeSantis said as he ensured that promises were kept when Floridians were told that the state would tax lightly, regulate reasonably and spend conservatively.<\/p>\n

The DeSantis administration promised big education reforms. And they promised the end of judicial activism, vowing to appoint judges who would apply the law as written \u2013 not legislate from the bench. \u201cWe delivered,\u201d said DeSantis.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Hurricane Ian came last year, the state coordinated a massive mobilization of response personnel, facilitated the fastest power restoration on record, and even rebuilt key bridges that had been wiped out by the storm,\u201d DeSantis stated.<\/p>\n

DOUBLING DOWN ON ORDER AND TRADITIONAL FAMILY<\/p>\n

Amid a standing ovation, the governor reiterated his support for law and order and the state\u2019s support of law enforcement. \u201cWe will always reject soft-on-crime policies and policies that put our communities at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFlorida must always be a great place to raise a family. We will enact more family-friendly policies to make it easier to raise children, and we will defend our children against those who seek to rob them of their innocence.\u201d<\/p>\n

REJECTING WOKE IDEOLOGY<\/p>\n

According to DeSantis, it\u2019s often been said that our federalist constitutional system, with 50 states able to pursue their own unique policies, represents a laboratory of democracy. But the governor pushed back against governing philosophies in recent years by other states.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe policies by these states have produced a mass exodus of productive Americans from these jurisdictions,\u201d DeSantis said. Florida has served as the most desired destination \u2013 \u201ca promised land of sanity,\u201d according to the governor.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis bizarre, but prevalent ideology, that permeates these policy measures and purports to act in the name of justice for the marginalized \u2013 but it frowns upon American institutions \u2013 it rejects merit and achievement, and it advocates identity essentialism,\u201d said DeSantis.<\/p>\n

In the culmination of his address, DeSantis said that \u201cWe reject this woke ideology. We seek normalcy, not philosophical lunacy. We will not allow reality, facts, and truth to become optional. We will never surrender to the woke mob. Florida is where woke goes to die.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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