Constitutional Opinion No. 2026-0872
Case Information
- Source
- Office of the Governor of Florida / Office of the First Lady of Florida (official government social media)
- Author
- Gov. Ron DeSantis, quoting First Lady Casey DeSantis
- Publication Date
- 2025-02-24
- Content Type
- Media / Government-Source Commentary
- Opinion Issued
- 2026-07-22
- AFCS Version
- 1.0
Holding
This is the highest-scoring post of the governor's commentary series because it speaks most directly to the framework's philosophical core: rejecting Great Society-style bureaucracy and dependence on government, embracing the faith-based community, and advancing an economic self-sufficiency model that partners with non-profits over government. Three foundational articles converge — the limits of government (XII), faith of the founders (XI), and the sovereignty of the citizen moving from dependence toward self-sufficiency (II), with the dignity of economic self-reliance behind them (IX). The delivery is clean, carrying none of the honesty lapses that tempered its siblings; the only marks are the aspirational, self-crediting thinness of a philosophy statement and one partisan characterization of Great Society programs, priced as a light framing note. Scored as Government-Source Commentary (70/30) with a Journalistic Integrity score of 66. Mostly America First (79).
It is the judgment of this Court that Opinion No. 2026-0872 is hereby entered into the record, in accordance with the America First Constitutional Standard. The score stands. The reasoning is published. The record is public.