And it's tolerated by the local voters.
In many parts of America, idiot office holders are elected by idiot voters.
This is why I'm a partitionist.
It is an interesting partitioning, because it is hitting the leaning/battleground states before the solid states. There is something interesting in this strategy.
My theory is that it is being used as a threat. If teachers speak out against DeSantis, suddenly books start appearing in their classrooms, and they start going to prison.