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Florida is one of the least authoritarian states in the union.
by chrisco255 5y ago
Florida is one of the least authoritarian states in the union.
- smt88 5y agoTell that to people who want(ed) to have homosexual relationships or an abortion.
- heavyset_go 5y agoFlorida allows for conversion therapy on minors[1], and allows housing discrimination against LGBT people[2], as well. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Florida#Conversion_therapy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Florida#Convers... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_United_States#Anti-discrimination_laws https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_United_Stat...
- chrisco255 5y ago"However, it died in a House subcommittee on March 11, 2016.[87] A similar bill died in 2017.[88]" Nice drive by, try checking your sources a little more closely.
- heavyset_go 5y agoYou should try reading what you're copy and pasting from: > On September 3, 2015, State Representative David Richardson filed a bill to ban the use of conversion therapy on LGBT minors.[86] The bill was introduced to the Florida Legislature on January 12, 2016. However, it died in a House subcommittee on March 11, 2016.[87] A similar bill died in 2017.[88] The bills that died were bills that ban conversion therapy.
- TulliusCicero 5y agoIt doesn't count as authoritarianism when they're my restrictive laws.
- rc_mob 5y agoPlease go into detail on how this law is not authoritarian.
- Consultant32452 5y agoThe federal government is aligned with its cronies in big business to censor information from the general public. One state is fighting back to stop that.
- jmull 5y agoAuthoritarian is as authoritarian does. The government of Florida — comprised of the politicians of Floria — just passed a law dictating to a private company what is and isn’t allowed on their platform, specifically requiring that platforms publish the speech of government politicians. Authority: you must broadcast our messages. Sounds pretty damn authoritarian to me.
- chrisco255 5y agoWait until you hear about the FCC and broadcast television.