'Go f*** yourself' email from legislator could be Florida's new motto

[Zorro]

A few weeks ago, Seminole County resident Greg Loftus did something pretty common when he contacted his designated state lawmaker to share thoughts about an upcoming legislative issue.

Specifically, Loftus told State Rep. David Smith, R-Winter Springs, that he didn’t think much of the Republican Party’s plans to stage an off-year redistricting plan with the hopes of stacking the deck to give the GOP more seats in Congress.

Loftus used pointed language, saying he had come “to expect the worst” from Smith, but that he hoped Smith would honor his oath of office and the “Fair Districts” amendments citizens passed in 2010.

Loftus didn’t really expect Smith to agree. But he sure wasn’t expecting the response he got:

“Greg, As much as I want to tell you to ‘go f*** yourself,’ I won’t,” Smith wrote. Except Smith had pretty much done just that. And the distinguished gentleman from Winter Springs didn’t bother using asterisks.

Smith also told his constituent: “… don’t tell me how to do my job.”

https://www.tampabay.com/viewpoints/2026/01/27/go-f-yourself-email-legislator-could-be-floridas-new-motto-column/

Another entitled Republican politician who believes he was elected to rule, not to govern...