Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ® said he would support the legal fund of a man who is accused of vandalizing a display by The Satanic Temple inside the Iowa Capitol on Thursday.
Michael Cassidy was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief for knocking over and destroying a statue erected by the temple inside the capitol, The Des Moines Register first reported.
“Satan has no place in our society and should not be recognized as a ‘religion’ by the federal government,” DeSantis said on X, formerly Twitter. “I’ll chip in to contribute to this veteran’s legal defense fund. Good prevails over evil — that’s the American spirit.”
This is the same guy who had the Nazi campaign video posted on his campaign website? Just checking
Link for the lazy?
Apparently It was a staffer who was since fired, or at least that’s who took the fall for it.
Can’t find the video for you but here’s the still frame in question:
Good prevails over evil — that’s the American spirit.
Which is why the Satanists should prevail Ron.
If the government doesn’t recognize Satan as a religious figure I’ve got bad news about Jebus…
It’s nothing more than this shit stain trying to save his flailing and ultimately horrendously unsuccessful campaign.
Anyone else remember a thing called separation of church and state?
And when has that been a thing?
Mmm down votes for making a joke so fun.
Since 1791.
In France - every second of every day for about a century (?) or so… until very recently when Macron did something. Just seems a pity that US politicians are too stupid / ignorant to understand their own history - even if it’s an incredibly short span of time; relatively speaking
Classic legal defense in a country that constitutionally cannot favor one religion over another, “it was illegal but we favor your religion to prevail over this other one so it’s fine.”
DeSantis promising other peoples’ money for causes that money was not donated for isn’t on anyone’s bingo cards at this point, because it’s practically a given.
Let’s not forget that DeSantis used Florida taxpayer money, which was ringfenced for dealing with migrants in Florida, to pay his friend’s chartered airline business to ship migrants from Texas to Massachusetts - an act that had no benefit to Florida whatsoever, but certainly benefited his friend’s chartered airline (which DeSantis uses frequently on the State taxpayer’s dime without disclosing his expenditure.
Criminals gonna crim.
Goooood Gooood let the lack of religious freedom flow through your public support Ron. let your ignorance be your guide
“Your honor, Simpsons did it!”
“Simpsons did it?”
“Yes, your honor.”
“I hereby find the defendant not guilty.”
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Ron DeSantis ® said he would support the legal fund of a man who is accused of vandalizing a display by The Satanic Temple inside the Iowa Capitol on Thursday.
Michael Cassidy was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief for knocking over and destroying a statue erected by the temple inside the capitol, The Des Moines Register first reported.
It consisted of a figure of the demon Baphomet with a bejeweled goat head alongside prayer candles.
“We don’t want to yield some kind of power to the government to begin picking and choosing between religious groups,” Satanic Temple co-founder Lucien Greaves said in a CNN interview Thursday.
Cassidy’s legal defense fund raised more than $20,000 in just its first few hours, Newsweek reported, including $10,000 from conservative activist group Turning Point USA.
Cassidy previously ran for a Mississippi congressional seat in 2022, losing to Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.)
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