Florida House debates โanti-riotโ legislation
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. โ The Florida House on Thursday began debating legislation that aims to crack down on violent protests. Democrats proposed adding five amendments to House Bill 1 in an effort to water down the bill, which critics say will impose on peopleโs rights to peacefully protest. The legislation was written in response to the burning of buildings in the Tampa Bay area in June and windows smashed in Tallahassee, among violent unrest elsewhere in the state. It protects police officers who are there protecting against violent protests,โ House Speaker Chris Sprowls said of the bill. Opponents claim the legislation will stifle peaceful protests, a criticism Sprowls took issue with.
Rally held at courthouse to protest proposed โanti-mobโ legislation
That right is also granted among states, but a group of people say that right is being threatened by a new bill called the โanti-mobโ legislation. DeSantis backs โanti-mobโ proposal in response to protestsโWe have the right to protest, we have the right to say how we feel about things. โWeโre here to make clear that this proposed legislation is blatantly unconstitutional,โ said Ben Frazier, of the Northside Coalition of Jacksonville. This year, there were examples of peaceful protests turned violent, and some agree that the proposed law would help reduce violence. A county that has disproportionately reduced its law enforcement funding is not eligible to receive state funds.โ
Former UK leaders unite to slam Boris Johnson on Brexit plan
FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019 file photo, former British Prime Ministers Tony Blair, left and John Major attend the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph in Whitehall in London. One major element of the Brexit withdrawal agreement is the section related to ensuring an open border on the island of Ireland to protect the peace process in Northern Ireland. The issue proved thorny during the more than two years of discussions it took to get a Brexit deal done, as the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland is the only land link between the U.K. and the EU. As a result, the two sides agreed there would be some kind of regulatory border between mainland Britain and Northern Ireland. Major and Blair, who both vociferously opposed Brexit, said the planned legislation puts the 1998 Good Friday agreement that ended decades of violence in Northern Ireland at risk.