Gov. DeSantis Delivers State of the State: Florida Is 'America?s Liberty Outpost'

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) delivered Florida’s State of the State address on Tuesday, touting the Sunshine State as an oasis for freedom and “America’s liberty outpost” in a nation of lockdown enthusiasts who seek control through what the governor described as a “biomedical security state that curtails liberty, ruins livelihoods, and divides society.”Addressing a joint session of the legislature in Tallahassee, he emphasized the freedom Floridians enjoy.“Together we have made Florida the freest state in these United States,” DeSantis said as he drew a stark contrast between his state and those whose leaders have “consigned the people’s rights to the graveyard” over the past two years. All the while, Florida has stood as “freedom’s vanguard,” protecting the rights of individuals and businesses by fighting unconstitutional mandates and ensuring children have the opportunity to thrive.“Florida has become the escape hatch for those chafing under authoritarian, arbitrary and seemingly never-ending mandates and restrictions,” DeSantis said, noting that the rules and regulations that have the country under a spell are “grounded more in blind adherence to Faucian declarations than they are in the constitutional traditions that are the foundation of free nations.” Banner at event introducing Ron DeSantis’s “Stop W.O.K.E Act” in Wildwood, FL, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021 (Photo: Hannah Bleau/Breitbart News)“Florida is a free state,” he said to applause.