Charlie Crist: A better governor as an independent

It was the entire Republican delegation from Pinellas County that helped force through the controversial HB 1143. This included Rep. Nehr, Rep. Hooper, Rep. Frishe and others.

While, he didn't mention these rogue legislators by name, it was clear how Governor Crist felt:

The notion that there would be a forced ultrasound, if you will, that would have to be paid for by the woman involved. Those are the things that seem to be pretty difficult for a woman already in a difficult situation. . . 

 

Even Gov. Crist, who recently left the Republican Party, is embarrassed by any association with the Republican legislators from Pinellas County.

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Charlie Crist was forced to become an independent when Marco Rubio, hard right conservative, surged ahead in pools for a Florida senate race. the the conservative Club for Growth has been running ideological candidates in primary races to defeat moderate Republicans like Crist.

Even if the moderate Republican wins the primary race, he or she may lose the general election because of campaign funds that were depleted during the primary.

Apparently Club for Growth types believe it is better to have a Democrat in office than a moderate conservative. Crist turned to tables on these hardliners by running as an independent candidate for the Senate.

Shortly after Crist became an independent he vetoed an education bill that was a top priority of the state's Republican Party. The radical bill would have fractured the state school system by doing away with tenure and putting teachers on one year renewable contracts that the charter schools use.

The bill was  supported by former Republican Gov. Jeb Bush, who still remains popular among Florida conservatives. The bill was sponsored by Sen. John Thrasher, the state's Republican Party chairman.

The governor's veto drew a stark line between his administration and the Republican establishment. It earned plaudits from teachers and parents unions, which opposed the bill.

Crist also vetoed HB1143 writing: “From the start, HB 1143 has been an outsized political maneuver by one faction of a party to undermine women's constitutionally protected right to an abortion.”

This bill treated adult women like children. If a women wanted an abortion, she would have to have to pay for an ultrasound of the fetus before the operation and read the narrative of the ultrasound. Of course, most ultrasounds have LCD screens that the patient can see during the procedure.

This is another GOP invasion of family privacy. You would think conservatives would have learned something after the Terri Schaivo debacle.

This is another GOP invasion of family privacy. You would think conservatives would have learned something after the Terri Schaivo  debacle. 
 


Absurdly, the measures were added to a bill authorizing Republican Attorney General Bill McCollum's lawsuit against national health care reform. That law requires nearly everyone to have insurance or pay a tax by 2014.

So as lawmakers sought to undermine new federal requirements, they mandated treatment on women of child-bearing age. HB1143 is another example of Republican 'family values' sophistry.'

HB1143 is another example of Republican 'family values' sophistry.'

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