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Some countries in West Africa that have had coups in recent years have moved away from traditional Western allies like France, accusing them of not doing enough to quash jihadist insurgencies, while seeking closer ties with Russia.

That fact alone may quash Democratic hopes of shifting the court leftward during this half of the 21st century.

It also put the issue on the front pages and at the top of the political agenda, with the former government announcing legislation to quash convictions in February.

There were hopes in some quarters that DeSantis would moderate his policy thuggishness after his presidential campaign imploded in January, but his efforts to quash Amendment 4 suggests that the hope was forlorn.

In this conversation about authoritarians and the deployment of government resources to quash democracy, is there any entity that can stand up to Ron DeSantis in Florida?