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TexasTowelie

(116,763 posts)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 04:44 AM Mar 2021

DeSantis' 'Anti-riot' legislation draws protesters to Tallahassee on session's opening day

On the 2021 legislative session's first day, Gov. Ron DeSantis borrowed from a Merle Haggard song in his State of the State address Tuesday: "When you mess with the men and women of law enforcement, you are walkin' on the fightin’ side of me."

The governor was highlighting one of his signature proposals (HB 1/SB 484) that he first announced in September, known as "anti-riot" legislation.

But just a few hours later, activists from around the state converged on the Historic Capitol building to protest the measures, calling them unconstitutional and even "racist."

In the crowd, protesters held picket and cardboard signs decrying the bill and waved flags, including one representing the Black Lives Matter movement and another with the symbol of Antifascist Action, also known as Antifa.

Read more: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/2021/03/02/anti-riot-legislation-draws-protesters-state-capital-hb-1-sb-484-legislation-session/6877090002/

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DeSantis' 'Anti-riot' legislation draws protesters to Tallahassee on session's opening day (Original Post) TexasTowelie Mar 2021 OP
TN passed similar lesislation recently SheltieLover Mar 2021 #1
I wonder if it was sponsored by ALEC. nt TexasTowelie Mar 2021 #2
Not sure SheltieLover Mar 2021 #3

SheltieLover

(59,605 posts)
3. Not sure
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 05:37 AM
Mar 2021

Here is link to article on the special session shitbag gov lee called to ram this pegislation through.

https://apnews.com/article/f465062c6eb6ab38c8df99b40f687fe4

Keep an eye on bill lee - fastidious qpube goosestepper - always doing their bidding before others.

First state to preemptively ban abortions the instant Roe were to be overturned. Passed around the time boof boy was being confirmed.

Also the 1st to go to block grant medicaid.

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