Florida's Ron DeSantis says he'll ban 'vaccine passports'

[LetMyPeopleVote]

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During a press conference on Monday, March 29, DeSantis revealed he plans to introduce "an executive function" that would prohibit businesses from refusing service to any individuals who have not received the COVID-19 vaccine. He also lambasted the idea of implementing vaccine passports.

"We are not supporting doing any vaccine passports in the state of Florida," he said at the press conference, according to 10 Tampa Bay. "It's completely unacceptable for either the government or the private sector to impose upon you the requirement that you show proof of vaccine to just simply be able to participate in normal society.

DeSantis added, "You want to go to a movie theatre, should you have to show [a vaccine passport]? No. You want to go to a game, should you have to show that? No. You want to go to a theme park? No. We're not supportive of that."

If Deathsantis is against vaccine passports, then they have to be a good idea

[JohnSJ]

1. If a cruise line or business requires it, what is DeSantis going to do?

[spinbaby]

5. Never mind cruise lines

If DISNEY decides to require it, what is he going to do? I’m hearing from friends who live in Orlando that Walt Disney World, unlike the rest of Florida, has stringent masking and distancing requirements. That place is a huge part of the state’s economy.

[Vogon_Glory]

17. He can make threats, but I suspect that cruise lines can

announce that they won’t home port any ships in Florida “until conditions change.” A couple of cruise lines are already talking about homeporting ships out of Nassau (The Bahamas). I suspect that other lines might not only start sailing out of Freeport, but other lines might ship to San Juan, the ABC islands, or Cozumel.

Note that I’m not talking about the US Gulf Coast. There’s a reason for that: that’s because Republican governors like Abbott (TX), Reeves (MS), and Ivey (AL) are as likely as not going to follow in De Santis’ lunatic footsteps.

John Bel Edwards of Louisiana, a Democrat, almost certainly has the good sense not to ignore medical professionals. New Orleans might take up some of the slack—if the Republican-controlled Louisiana state legislatures doesn’t kneecap him.

I think it’s becoming increasingly clear that the Republican Party is less and less capable of governing honestly or competently.

During the last election, Republicans ran against Hugo Chavez socialism. Venezuela is a mess as much due to its government’s incompetence as to “socialist” bogiemen. Florida, OTOH, is run by incompetent Republicans. The time may yet come when the difference of FL incompetence and VZ incompetence is merely a matter of degree.

[Siwsan]

2. What the ever-loving #*$#(%@????

What planet is DeSantis actually from??

[unweird]

3. Yeah, ok whatever

Like we needed more reason for not visiting the sunshine state.

[sop]

4. By now it's evident DeSantis and the GOP really want to prolong the pandemic as long as possible.

The GOP is scared to death Biden's Covid-19 safety meausures will work and the pandemic will end sooner rather than later. These mass murderers will do anything to deprive Biden of a political "win."

[Vogon_Glory]

9. I want to say you're wrong, but it looks like you're right

I can’t think of any sane reason for this.

[TheBlackAdder]

6. That's OK, dumbshit. Florida's been so effed up for over 15 years, my vacation money goes elsewhere

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I used to go down there 2-3 times a year to visit resorts and extended family.

I noticed something fucked up with the state. If I drive there or get a rental with out-of-state tags, Floridians like to fuck with me. If I get in-state rentals or use relative's cars, no one fucks with me. Same driver. This has been observed over perhaps 25-30 visits. I take my $7K tourist money to other states. Now, ones that aren't Red.

I stopped going there just because it is so fucked up to hear people casually dropping the n-word and the like.

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[bluestarone]

7. Floridas elections need to somehow be investigated.

LOCALS need to be REPLACED! I'd help pay for RECOUNTS in certain states.

[Lucinda]

8. Can he? Dont private businesses set their terms of service?

like id at bars...

[Bleacher Creature]

11. +1000

[Darwins_Retriever]

18. Businesses are required to have licenses

And the government can take it away.

DS wants businesses to have the freedom to decide whether or not masks are required. BUT
He doesn't want businesses to have the freedon to require vaccinations. Now guess the political party afffiliation of those who do not get vaccinations and who still think COVID is a hoax or just the flu. Whose orders is he following?

[The Magistrate]

10. Curious How That Might Work, Sir

The usual 'no shirt, no shoes, no service' ought to apply, I should think. Any private business has the right to refuse service, and I cannot see how a governor's decree establishes a 'protected class' under laws barring discrimination in public accommodation.

[MuseRider]

12. Of course that is

a little bit of a PITA but hardly worth worrying about. Keep it with you with your drivers license, you have to have that for proof at times, what is the difference?

These guys have nothing to back this up except political moves to keep the assholes who are just like that happy.

I hope the rest of Florida is smarter than to fall for that stupid move. Wait until people just stop going there. I have a friend who just went there with other friends. They are going to mask and distance from others but I have not spoken with him since he came back. I would guess they found themselves uncomfortable more than not.

[jimfields33]

13. Federal government can't even get checks out due to trump but still

You really think it can happen provide a vaccine passport to every citizen. Will a picture be included? Sounds unworkable. I can see fraud passports being a huge business.

[MuseRider]

19. I have a card with numbers to verify.

It shows when and where and what and who, me and who administered the vaccine. It would be easy to verify, it would take time but easy to verify.

I believe everyone who gets their vaccine gets one of those.

[womanofthehills]

21. Blank vaccine cards are all over the internet

Anyone can make their own card.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

14. He can say goodbye to the cruise ship business then.

The man doesn't think things through.

[sanatanadharma]

15. CIVICS card identifed vaccinated individuals care (for) society

A vaccine passport idea is not dependent upon, does not reflect, identity politics.
A private business requiring a vaccine passport is not discriminating based upon identity, but rather upon behavior.
No shoes, no shirt, no immunity card...
People refusing to have a vaccine passport are not a protected class and refusal may be a sign of bad behavior; anti-ubuntu behavior.

[womanofthehills]

23. I have a hard time thinking a business would want to let in only people with vaccine passports

Many have already lost customers and don't want to eliminate customers.

[Ms. Toad]

16. Guess preschool, primary, and secondary schools aren't "normal society"

http://www.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/immunization/children-and-adolescents/school-immunization-requirements/index.html

[tanyev]

20. If Florida wants to become a MAGA only vacation destination, who am I to argue?

[gratuitous]

22. Republicans like to portray themselves as the party of limited government

Every time they say or intimate that, they should be subjected to a round of derisive laughter.