
<p>A Florida Republican is pushing a bill that could eliminate the state Democratic Party.</p>



<p>State Sen. Blaise Ingoglia introduced a bill to require the state Division of Elections to reject the electoral filings of any political party that “previously advocated for slavery.” ; ;</p>



<p>Dubbed &#8220;The Ultimate Cancel Act,&#8221; state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia&#8217;s plan would automatically notify members of a &#8220;canceled&#8221; party that it had been dissolved and to change their party affiliations to &#8220;no party affiliation,&#8221; NBC News reported.</p>



<p>The measure would apply to parties that had &#8220;previously advocated for, or been in support of, slavery or involuntary servitude,&#8221; meaning it would affect the Democratic Party, which traditionally advocated for slavery prior to the Civil War. It does not explicitly mention the Democrats, however.</p>



<p>Ingoglia indicated that the measure was in retaliation for Democratic activists &#8220;trying to &#8216;cancel&#8217; people and companies for things they have said or done in the past,&#8221; the outlet noted.</p>



<p>Florida has increasingly skewed Republican in recent years, with Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis winning reelection in 2022 by a decisive 19 points in the formerly purple state.</p>



<p>In the wake of that electoral rout, state Democrats ;tapped ;Nikki Fried to lead a party teetering on the edge of irrelevance. The Florida Democratic Party was predictably irate over Ingoglia&#8217;s proposal.</p>



<p>&#8220;Presenting a bill that would disenfranchise 5 million voters is both unconstitutional and unserious,&#8221; the party ;told ;NBC News. &#8220;Under Ron DeSantis, Senator Ingoglia is using his office to push bills that are nothing more than publicity stunts instead of focusing on the issues that matter most to Floridians.&#8221;</p>

Florida GOP Bill May Outlaw the Democratic Party
