Activist to Florida Republicans: "Y'all Could Have Just Told Black Folks to F*** Off"

[TexasTowelie]

On Wednesday, community organizer Keirten Nivol traveled to the Florida Capitol to speak out against a bill that critics say would censor the freedom of speech of protesters. But after using the word "fuck" during an impassioned plea to lawmakers, he was escorted out by security, issued a trespass warning, and barred from returning to the Capitol until the end of the legislative session.

The dustup transpired during a meeting of the Florida House's Justice Appropriations subcommittee, which was discussing House Bill 1. The bill — an official version of Gov. Ron DeSantis' proposed Combatting Violence, Disorder, and Looting and Law Enforcement Protection Act — would place harsh sanctions on anyone deemed to be participating in a riot and would restrict the ability of municipal governments to reduce police budgets.

Nivol, a member of the social-justice organization Dream Defenders, criticized the legislation, saying it seems to target people of color who protest on behalf of their communities.

"The goals of this bill, as is, is to make organizing and our freedom of speech a crime, when y'all could have just told Black folks to fuck off. Like, if y'all didn't want us to have a livelihood...," Nivol said before he was cut off. He was then escorted out of the room.

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[Dreampuff]

1. Has the NAACP

Gotten involved in DeSantis' crazy plan that he has been trying to get passed since last summer? He's been working hard to make it legal to drive your car into protesters. It didn't seem to fly well until after January 6th and he resurrected it using the reasoning that things like that won't be happening in Florida. But I think we all knew who he was after.

His original plan wanted arrests and high prison terms and penalties for even being part of a rally if any part of it turned violent or even obstructing a roadway or a sidewalk. Our community had an awesome outdoor prayer service Last Summer and of course our local pastors were all there and they would have even been fair game to be arrested if the law was in place and any violence would have broken out. Like many Republicans, he's extremely racist.