Not to be an alarmist, but this is fucking terrifying. https://www.wfla.com/news/politics/florida-bill-would-require-bloggers-who-write-about-governor-to-register-with-the-state/
@gregpak We are facing a firehose of civil rights violations. Where is the civil rights division of DOJ?? Why isn’t our federal government sounding the alarm on this? This is indeed terrifying. They won’t stop until they are stopped.
@JenX @gregpak Don't need it. federal district courts have already shut down several other unconstitutional laws DeSantis & the FLGOP have passed. The system is still working as it should.
https://www.npr.org/2022/11/18/1137836712/college-university-florida-woke-desantis-1984
@LouisIngenthron @gregpak It’s on appeal to the 11th circuit. In the meantime, real people are being harmed. https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/education/2023-01-13/florida-cleared-violating-court-order-stop-woke-act
@JenX The wheels of justice grind slowly. 🤷♂️
I was just answering your question about why others weren't dealing with this. Because it's not their job. It's the courts' job and the courts are working on it.
It takes time to dig through the GOP's horseshit to thoroughly repudiate it and shut it down completely.
@LouisIngenthron So what in your opinion is the job of the DOJ civil rights division?
@JenX Based on the Civil Rights Act of 1957 that established it, it's to ensure that everyone has fair and equal access to the ballot.
@JenX Yes, they "enforce federal laws". They don't challenge state laws.
The most the DOJ could do is sue the state that enacted the law, and that's already been done by private individuals who have a much stronger claim to action.
@LouisIngenthron I guess we can agree to disagree. There is nothing to stop DOJ from enforcing Federal laws when state governments violate them. They can and have done so- recently with Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star, with equal access in education violations, etc. Just because there are private individuals suing the state it doesn’t mean DOJ should be passive in its obligations. There are many cases where intimidation and money prevent victims from seeking justice on their own.
@LouisIngenthron It’s a bit more than that. “The Civil Rights Division enforces federal laws that protect you from discrimination based on your race, color, national origin, disability status, sex, religion, familial status, or loss of other constitutional rights.” https://civilrights.justice.gov/