Ken Pruitt Hearts Ronda Storms

Florida Senate President Ken Pruitt is lavishing praise on Ronda Storms for her work on the Children, Families and Elder Affairs Committee.

"This is probably the most difficult, most challenging committee we have, and she has done a masterful job," Pruitt said. "She didn't just hit the ground running; she took a sprint. She has an incredible way of elevating the issues, and moving them forward."

Storms main accomplishment on the committee is SB 2546. Litbrit explains this horrible bill.

This is a dangerous piece of legislation wrapped in pretty tissue, a cannoli full of sweet concerns for sexually-abused teens that happens to be laced with policy poison. Look at those last words: providing for the abrogation of the privileged quality of communications in certain circumstances. This would permit the state to override doctor-patient confidentiality in "certain circumstances"--undoubtedly ones to be defined and decided on by Storms.

The bill is also wrongheaded in that it seeks to turn health care providers into de facto arms of the law. Some will say this is no different than requiring that gunshot wounds be reported to the police. They contend that evidence of a crime is the compelling force at work; if a girl 15 or younger is pregnant, that is evidence enough to know that someone committed a crime. And therefore, that someone must now be DNA-identified, hunted down, and prosecuted.

Never mind if the girl in question does not want to report a crime, but rather, is only looking for help in managing--or ending--her pregnancy.

Clearly the wishes of the pregnant girl do not even enter into the equation.

Storms is attempting to go around Roe V. Wade and make abortion a crime. The fact that Pruitt thinks Storms is worthy of praise says much about his legislative priorities and respect for the law. The Pruitt statement shows how much the GOP loves Storms. The Florida legislature is a temporary stop for Storms. She will seek higher office.