Then they came for…
Lopez-Gomez was reportedly released Thursday evening after protestors gathered outside of the Leon County jail, where he was being held.
In good news, they were released after public backlash and protest. Protesting can work, boycotts can work, and so on. Don’t let anyone think we can’t act because we the people can
They want to take our rights, but we are not powerless to stop them. Fight back!
Pressure certainly helps, but let’s not kid ourselves. He was released because he’s a whole ass US Citizen with no asterisks near his name. The admin doesn’t want that smoke - yet.
Protesting can work, boycotts can work, and so on. Don’t let anyone think we can’t act because we the people can
Yes! If they didn’t work, we wouldn’t have such coordinated negative messaging about how they DON’T work and are a waste of time. If conservatives didn’t think boycotts and protests were effective they wouldn’t be working so hard to make them illegal.
“Lopez-Gomez was charged under a recently passed state law that made it a state crime to illegally enter the state.”
So how does tourism work now? Is there a state office for immigration?
[defined] illegal entry as occurring when an “unauthorized” alien of at least 18 years of age “knowingly enters or attempts to enter” the state after eluding immigration inspection. The crime is designated as a first-degree misdemeanor subjecting the alien to a mandatory minimum prison sentence of nine months upon conviction.
Basically tourist are fine.
But let’s not kid ourselves here. Florida was always going to use this law for the lower half of the Family Guy skin chart.
