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TexasTowelie

(116,975 posts) Sun May 2, 2021, 11:54 PM May 2021

Former Oklahoma governor criticizes anti-protest bill

OKLAHOMA CITY — Former Gov. Brad Henry said Friday he is throwing his support behind an effort to reject a recently signed bill that seeks to crack down on protesters.

The former two-term Democrat described the bill as ill-conceived and dangerous and said he supports a citizen-led signature gathering effort to veto it.

“The language of this knee-jerk new law is vague and dangerous, and it potentially places peaceful protesters in harm's way when they are merely exercising their First Amendment rights and seeking to call attention to an injustice," Henry said in a statement.

The bill signed by Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt would grant motorists civil and criminal immunity if they kill or injure someone while fleeing from a riot. The motorist would have immunity even if the person they killed or injured wasn’t involved in the protest.

Read more: https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2021/05/01/former-oklahoma-governor-criticizes-anti-protest-bill/4892626001/

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I think there is a simple way OldBaldy1701E May 2021 #1

OldBaldy1701E

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1. I think there is a simple way

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Mon May 3, 2021, 06:50 AM

May 2021

to determine whether a person is 'fleeing' or not. If the car is facing the protest, then that person was NOT 'fleeing'. I doubt that the Okie stormtroopers see it this way, but that is the truth. However, we all know that these new repression laws are not going to stand up to federal scrutiny, and once these states start losing all that federal income due to non-compliance, and start getting all the lawsuits, which most will win once they get out of that backwards state and into a federal courthouse. This is just one of the last gasps of a dying breed, and although these efforts are a huge pain in the ass, they will ultimately backfire and help end what has become a danger to our very country: The Republican Party

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