A.G. Gancarski
Ron DeSantis told supporters in Iowa that the Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division was up for grabs.
The Governor was at a Never Back Down bus tour stop in Atlantic when he made the suggestion.
DeSantis said he would “tell all our Cabinet Secretaries that they must reduce their D.C. area footprint by at least 50%.”
“We’re going to be taking parts of these agencies and moving them to other parts of the country. So if Iowa wants the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, just let us know, maybe we’ll make that happen.”
Iowa, which is nearly 88% White, may seem like an unlikely place to house the Civil Rights Division. But DeSantis has previously pledged to rework the mission of the Justice Department’s subdivision.
In June, he told radio host Hugh Hewitt the Justice Department would branch out its understanding of civil rights to “do all discrimination” as part of “taking some of these agencies and making sure they’re actually doing the things that we would want.”
One of those things, DeSantis noted, would be going after diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
“For example, like the Civil Rights Division, our Civil Rights Division in Justice will do all discrimination,” DeSantis promised.
“Yes, of course, you don’t discriminate against a racial minority. But you also have to look at corporate America, government, academia, how they are wielding things like DEI in a discriminatory manner against other people. And so we will say no tolerance for discrimination of all kind, regardless of whether you’re in the majority or the minority.”
The Governor said as far back as February that “parceling out federal agencies to other parts of the country could help reduce the negative effects of this accumulation of power.” At least for one early-voting state, this proposal could be a theoretical boon.
10 comments
Michael K
August 11, 2023 at 12:37 pm
What an idiot. Another solution in search of a problem.
Ron DiSaster
August 11, 2023 at 12:48 pm
He’s just saying anything now.
Jay Smif
August 11, 2023 at 1:56 pm
Oh, the massive cost of this insane idea is just what a “small government, fiscally-motived leader” would do, right?
PeterH
August 11, 2023 at 2:33 pm
Since DeSantis will never be president or in the position to recommend such an absurd hypothetical policy ….. America has absolutely nothing to worry about this evolving close to fruition.
Dont Say FLA
August 11, 2023 at 2:56 pm
Rhonda Rhonda Rhonda
Ron DeRonda
August 11, 2023 at 5:06 pm
wait, is he saying that he want civil rights protections for bigots? really? He is in public talking about protecting racist ideas?
Becky
August 12, 2023 at 12:11 am
Stupid is as stupid does, and I actually use to think this guy was a little intelligent…not
Dont Say FLA
August 12, 2023 at 5:29 pm
Rhonda’s halfway to a little intelligent. He’s got the “little” part down pat. And that’s as far as Rhonda is going to get.
Qrazy & Qristian
August 12, 2023 at 8:20 am
“Jill sez we should make this a giant church!”
Biscuit
August 12, 2023 at 11:10 am
Where is Earl when we need him? He could explain what DeSantis is trying to say, or thought he said, or meant to say, or whatever is going on in the Governor’s addled mind. He’d explain it for us and we’d say, Oh, now I understand…you’re both nuts.
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