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Posted on 05/17/2022 7:49:41 AM PDT by Jacquerie
Protesting on people’s lawns will soon be illegal thanks to a new law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Residential picketing has marched into the national debate this month as abortion rights supporters stake out the homes of conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justices. The protests began following the leak this month of a draft decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade.
Although the Legislature passed the anti-picketing bill (HB 1571) in March, the bill signing plays into the national conversation around the First Amendment, the right to privacy and obstruction of justice. DeSantis, a Republican, signed the measure Monday.
“Sending unruly mobs to private residences, like we have seen with the angry crowds in front of the homes of Supreme Court justices, is inappropriate,” DeSantis said in a news release. “This bill will provide protection to those living in residential communities and I am glad to sign it into law.”
When the legislation takes effect Oct. 1, the bill will ban residential protests “before or about” a person’s home that “harass” or “disturb” a person within their home. It also would amplify penalties against violators.
Such a protest will be a second-degree misdemeanor, subject to penalties including 60 days in jail, a $500 fine and six months probation. Police, though, must first warn an individual of a potential violation.
The House passed the bill by a near-party-line 76-41 vote, with Republican Reps. Alex Andrade and Randy Fine voting with the minority and Democratic Reps. James Bush and Andrew Learned voting with the majority. In the Senate, however, only Democratic Sens. Lori Berman, Annette Taddeo and Victor Torres sided against the bill during a 28-3 vote.
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See how repressive FL is for Leftists? Ya’ll stay home in your hell-hole states.
I like Desantis more and more all the time.
Makes me wonder where are all the other Republican led states?
We’re starting to see “DeSantis 2024” signs.
Does a media circus count?
I recall Florida having a daily saga not too long ago.
A residential camp out across the street from a Laundrie house..
The media was there and it so attracted the protesters..
[We’re starting to see “DeSantis 2024” signs.]
I was very much on the fence about him for ‘24, solely for the reason that I want him to finish the stellar job he’s doing for this state, and don’t want to lose him.
But after talking to a State Senator this weekend who goes to my church, he assured me that the succession plan should DeSantis run and win in ‘24 is solid... he’s confident that Ramos will carry on with his vision, and if she doesn’t run in ‘26, Floridians like Byron Donalds are in the bullpen for consideration.
Trump DeSantis! DeSantis Trump!
Win! Win!
Either way!
PING!
Is there no one in the entire State of Florida who can continue on the RIGHT path?
I don’t agree with Residential protest bans
Some day in the future, they will most definitely be interpreted broadly and used against conservatives.
FLs tax policy for home ownership has resulted in a huge upswing in upscale homes used as primary residences there.
It is simple: primary residences cannot be seized in bankruptcy cases.
It is a policy that other states should adopt, especially those states that are underpopulated. Combined with single family “homestead” laws, that make your home mostly tax free as long as you live there for six months a day each year.
Conditions are that your home occupies a given lot of land which cannot be subdivided, you cannot rent or lease the land or its buildings to others. And that you are responsible for utilities: electrical, water and sewage.
Aren’t there laws already on the books in Florida to deal with people who harrass, invade private property, are loitering, stalking, being a public nuisance, violating noise ordinances, DeSantis?
If the protestors are breaking the law, use existing law to throw the book at them.
If they aren’t doing any of that...
Then, DeSantis, you just signed an unconstitutional act.
As for free speech, I'm all for it. Just do it in public, not on my property - which is private.
“Then, DeSantis, you just signed an unconstitutional act.”
DeSantis went to Harvard law. He just might know what an unconstitutional law is.
I think he knows he just signed an unconstitutional act. But in order for it to be found unconstitutional it needs to go through many levels of jurisprudence and until then, its popular with people who have never read the Constitution.
I’m sure he does know.
That makes it worse.
As for Harvard...
“I would rather be governed by the first 2,000 people in the Boston telephone directory than by the 2,000 people on the faculty of Harvard University.”
William F. Buckley, Jr.
All of those laws may be on the books, but they must bend to the supremacy of the constitution. True, the first amendment must be applied based upon reasonable time, space and content limits. But exactly how those limits apply to specific circumstances becomes a matter of judicial interpretation. The prohibition on exercising free speech rights outside the home of a public official does nothing more than explicitly define a reasonable limit. It is narrowly crafted to protect a legitimate public interest. It will probably be upheld. Most importantly, it will disempower activist judges.
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