With Unity Comes Change
On the anniversary of the Smith v. Doe decision, which ruled that the registry was not punishment, a vigil was held on the steps of the Supreme Court. The names of many of those who have died as a result of many terrible laws were read. A coffin was carried in by pall bearers, and attendees were dressed as mourners.
Read moreThis Call To Action has been superseded. Comments are now disabled. CLICK HERE FOR THE NEW CTA UPDATE: You can watch the session live HERE. HB 1085 is in the House Transportation & Modals Subcommittee where the wording has been changed. The original bill stated: “shall have all personal information printed on the front of the license or identification card in the
Read moreThis Call To Action has been superseded. Comments are now disabled. CLICK HERE FOR THE NEW CTA HB 833 is of great concern as it would require reporting stays of 24 hours or longer at vacation rentals. A vacation rental is any unit or group of units in a condominium or cooperative or any individually or collectively owned single-family, two-family,
Read moreGovernor Ron DeSantis is under attack for suggesting a registry for bloggers who write about him or his administration. He’s now distanced himself from the proposed law. He says he had nothing to do with it. Whether he did or did not isn’t the question. The question is, why would anyone think such a registry is a good idea? The
Read moreWe have all heard so much about the Parental Rights in Education Bill that was passed by the Florida Legislature and signed into law by Governor DeSantis. But only one very small part of that bill has been in the news. There are actually many aspects (or parental rights) listed in HB 1557 that have not received the same amount
Read moreFAC NOTE: The following was an article comment, posted by CherokeeJack, which was better suited as a post. So Not sure where to post this but a lot of people including me had questions and now I have the answers from the lawyer posted on FAC site, Ron Kleiner. After speaking with him, he gave me permission to discuss the
Read moreAs evidence continues to mount on the failure of state sex offense registries, Louisiana continues to be in the news as its leaders are only seeing an increase in the amount of sex crimes committed against children. According to WAFB9 in Louisiana, “…one investigator (from the Attorney General’s office) described the fight (against sex crimes) as ‘a war the state
Read moreEleven years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police need a warrant before a GPS tracking device can be attached to someone’s car. Eleven years later, police all around the country are tracking cars through license plate readers that do the same job with no warrant required. These license plate readers are mounted alongside roads and on police cars.
Read moreThis Call To Action has been superseded. Comments are now disabled. CLICK HERE FOR THE NEW CTA HB 1085 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles FILED by Patt Maney (Part of Okaloosa) SB 1224 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles FILED by Senator Danny Burgess HB 1085 would require color or markings of licenses for the operation of
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