Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed a co-founder of Moms for Liberty, a ā€œparental rightsā€ group that has sought to take over school boards in multiple states, to the Florida Commission on Ethics on Wednesday.

Tina Descovich was named to the nine-member, Tallahassee-based commission, which investigates alleged breaches of public trust by elected and appointed officials, as well as state employees.

The groupā€™s support for school choice and the ā€œfundamental rights of parentsā€ to direct their childrenā€™s education has also drawn allies such as the conservative Heritage Foundation.

Moms for Liberty has been labeled an ā€œextremistā€ organization by the Southern Poverty Law Center for allegedly harassing community members, advancing anti-LGBTQ+ misinformation and fighting to scrub diverse and inclusive material from lesson plans.

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    1 year ago

    That wasnā€™t a twist at all. He did well in the debate because he talks a good game and DeSantis, as expected, sucked because he has specifically one topic, ā€œwokeness,ā€ and heā€™s a terrible public speaker. I have no idea why you think that wasnā€™t absolutely predictable.