{"id":56248,"date":"2022-11-26T18:26:39","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T23:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=56248"},"modified":"2022-11-26T18:26:44","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T23:26:44","slug":"will-florida-legislatures-new-gop-supermajorities-butt-heads-with-the-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2022\/11\/will-florida-legislatures-new-gop-supermajorities-butt-heads-with-the-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Florida legislature\u2019s new GOP supermajorities butt heads with the governor?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cYou might actually see the legislature exerting independence\u201d – USF Prof. Josh Scacco<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Florida kept the same governor on election night\u2014 but got a different state legislature. Republicans grew their control of both chambers into supermajorities. Some political experts now think that may embolden them to challenge the state\u2019s chief executive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The executive and legislative branches can often be at odds on how to accomplish big goals, even if they\u2019re a part of the same party. That hasn\u2019t been an issue here in Florida for the last four years\u2014 but times can change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019s first four years he largely got whatever he wanted from the GOP-controlled legislature. When he vetoed bills, lawmakers didn\u2019t try to override him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The midterms secured DeSantis another four, but also a term as a lame duck. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA governor who cannot run again will be approached differently by the legislature than a governor who can run for reelection,\u201d said USF Associate Prof. Josh Scacco, a political communications expert. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scacco said it\u2019s possible DeSantis\u2019s carte blanche days may be numbered with the power dynamics changed. The 2\/3rds control Republicans now wield in the House and Senate gives them the ability to push through whatever bills they might otherwise governor reject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou might actually see the legislature exerting independence from the governor in some instances going forward,\u201d said Scacco. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What those instances might be is anyone\u2019s guess. Earlier this year, DeSantis axed numbers member projects from the budget, a high-profile water bill and a plan to reduce incentives for rooftop solar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve spent a lot of time with [DeSantis] and I\u2019ve gotten to know him and we\u2019ve had a lot of good conversations,\u201d said Senate President Kathleen Passidomo (R-Naples) this week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When asked about the GOP\u2019s newfound strength, the Senate president didn\u2019t expect any bigs rifts with DeSantis in the coming sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe agree on so many things,\u201d Passidomo said. \u201cI don\u2019t anticipate passing any legislation that he\u2019d say\u2014 \u2018Oh, no.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As further evidence of a solid relationship between the branches, leaders also sound ready to do the governor a big favor next year. Each said they support changing Florida\u2019s \u201cresign-to-run\u201d law to benefit DeSantis should he decide to make a bid for the White House and lose.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

House Speaker Paul Renner (R-Palm Coast) said the state had been inconsistent on the issue in recent years, noting that lawmakers altered “resign-to-run” in 2008 and later backtracked to the current policy requiring someone like the governor to leave their post if they became a presidential party nominee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In these early days, it sure seems like the chambers will keep up their DeSantis deference. But we won\u2019t know for sure until the gavel drops in for the regular 60-day lawmaking session in March.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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