Background—April 2021: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ anti riot-bill will make penalties harsher local10.com/news/politics/… READ the legislation: flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2… #HB1 #Florida #Protests #FreeSpeech
https://twitter.com/cboomervazquez/status/1415046368347844608
Background: “Despite new state laws to prohibit demonstrations blocking traffic, SOS Cuba protesters were inspired to follow the actions of the Black Lives Matter movement in Miami-Dade County.” local10.com/news/local/202… #SOSCuba #BLM #Florida #Protests #FreeSpeech #HB1
Given this: “And while the loudest critics of the law have been on the left, concern among those who looked at the wording carefully crosses party lines…all 11 members of the RLC's legislative affairs committee opposed it.” 1/2 amp.floridatoday.com/amp/7335086002 #HB1 #Florida #Protests
Could there already be bipartisan support brewing to repeal #HB1? 🤔 2/2 amp.floridatoday.com/amp/7335086002 #SOSCuba #BLM #FreeSpeech #Florida #Protests
“‘They are in violation of the law but you have to have patience. You can’t come out here and arrest everybody,’ Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Joe Sanchez said late Tuesday.” local10.com/news/local/202… #SOSCuba #BLM #Florida #Protests #FreeSpeech #HB1 1/2
“Law enforcement has discretion to act or not act on those violations. We will have to see if they use that discretion evenhandedly in the future.” -@DavidSWeinstein, former state and federal prosecutor 2/2 #SOSCuba #BLM #Florida #Protests #FreeSpeech #HB1
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