Gov. Ron DeSantis' lawyers want parents' push for mandatory masks thrown out

[Zorro]

Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune

TALLAHASSEE – Attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis asked a judge Friday to throw out a lawsuit by parents in a half-dozen Florida counties challenging the state’s ban on mandatory masks in school.

Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper set a hearing date for next week on the proposed dismissal, a first step before any discussion of the effort to stop the ban on mask mandates takes place.

“We believe that the complaint exhibits some significant deficiencies,” said Michael Abel, a DeSantis attorney, in Friday’s opening hearing on the lawsuit filed a week ago.

Abel said questions revolved around whether the parents had legal standing to challenge the governor’s order. He also said the dismissal should be considered on allegations the lawsuit was driven by politics and that a court ruling against DeSantis would violate his executive branch authority.

Read more: https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/politics/state/2021/08/13/gov-ron-desantis-wants-schools-mask-mandate-lawsuit-tossed/8122269002/

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Parents don't have legal standing? Floridians can't sue their governor for violating his authority? Great arguments.

[snowybirdie]

1. Ad a relatively

new Floridian, I find this legal argument disgusting! DieSantis is trying to be a dictator!

[monkeyman1]

2. throw out the attorneys! that would be fun to watch .

[rockfordfile]

3. DeSantis is a un-American pos

[Rhiannon12866]

4. How many times has he said that decisions regarding the children are only up to parents

And not to the government. Well, it looks like these parents have spoken.

[Stuart G]

12. Do the parents have to put seat belts on their children when they ride in a car?

.....In Illinois...everyone.... who rides in a care must wear a seat belt..How about Florida?

[FBaggins]

5. I doubt that they do have standing

If the order was that children couldn't wear masks... that would be a pretty easy question.

Whoever at the county level would normally have the authority to require mask-wearing (school boards perhaps)... they should have some standing to sue.

But parents in a school district?

[westen]

6. For those that live in Florida here on DU, start a recall petition on the murderous SOB. NT

[aeromanKC]

7. +1000

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

8. DeSantis does not have absolute power. He can be challenged for abuse of authority.

Despite what Repug governors and TFG believe, they aren't gods. They are ultimately responsible to the people, and must bow to the rule of law, not what's politically expedient for their own political ambitions.

I'm not sure how the court will rule on the standing question. Ruling the parents don't having standing to bring the action is a good way for a judge to kick the can down the road.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

9. Desantis is having his fantasies of absolute power questioned:

[Evolve Dammit]

10. I can't believe this is where we are in multiple states. These "governors" are fucking sociopaths.

[monkeyman1]

11. hey floriduh .

you have lawyer's & law's . your governor is stupid & you have the power of the court's - use them & tie him up in court for the rest of his term ! you have millions of people get off your ass , use the courts . your senator's are a pos & not doing a damn thing for ya's but adding to the death toll. your choice !

[tavernier]

13. Governor Typhoid Mary is throwing a hissy fit.

He has gotten quite good at that. That’s how Tantrum Trump intimidated people before he got KO’d by Joe.

Some people never learn.