Pandering to the base: Florida protects Confederate holidays, makes felons of protesters | Editorial Orlando Sentinel 1 hr ago Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel © Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel/Orlando Sentinel/TNS Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a press conference at the Polk County Sheriff's Office, on Monday, April 19, 2021. The governor signed into law a new riot bill, surrounded by law enforcement, legislators, and police union representatives.\r We’re less than a week away from an official Florida holiday that honors the war dead. The Confederat...