Gov. Ron DeSantis is in a race to the bottom with himself, constantly seeking new ways to make the Florida government worse: more cruel, bigoted, and authoritarian. Every state office, major and minor, is a chance for DeSantis to impose a little more of his vision. And on Wednesday, he offered up a doozy: He announced the appointment of Moms for Liberty co-founder Tina Descovich to the Florida Commission on Ethics.
Descovich is a former member of the Brevard County school board, but Moms for Liberty is her calling card. The organization, founded by Descovich and two other Florida women in 2021, is described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as an anti-government organization spreading “messages of anti-inclusion and hate.” The group has quickly become known for moves like trying to get children's books on the Civil Rights Movement removed from schools, and an Indiana chapter being forced to apologize for quoting Adolf Hitler approvingly in its newsletter. It has been embraced by top Republicans. DeSantis in particular has sought to ally himself with Moms for Liberty, and his Descovich ethics appointment should help with that campaign.
