JayMysteri0
What the F?!!!
Yeah, this makes fucking sense. If you exercise your right to protest, they decide they don't like it ( when do they? ), you can lose your voting rights.
https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1296989310684729344/
It's all about SOME priorities.
Where I think the bill will be selectively applied...
You know certain protestors will be seen as "patriots" just exercising their rights, while others will be deemed automatically harshly. That option should scare anyone in these partisan times.
https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1296989310684729344/
Tennessee gov signs bill upping penalties on some protests
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee protesters will face harsher penalties, including losing the right to vote, for breaking certain laws during demonstrations under a law enacted by Gov.apnews.com
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee protesters will face harsher penalties, including losing the right to vote, for breaking certain laws during demonstrations under a law enacted by Gov. Bill Lee.
The Republican governor quietly signed off on the bill Thursday. Lee has previously conceded there were portions of the bill he “would have done differently” but ultimately agreed to make the proposal law effective immediately with his signature.
Tennessee’s GOP-dominant General Assembly advanced the measure last week during a brief three-day special legislative session while also passing bills on COVID-19 liability immunity and telemedicine.
It's all about SOME priorities.
Most notably, the new law now states that those who illegally camp on state property would now face a Class E felony, punishable by up to six years in prison, rather than a misdemeanor. Felony convictions in Tennessee result in the revocation of an individual’s right to vote.
The bill also imposes a mandatory minimum 45-day hold if convicted of aggravated rioting; enhances the fine for obstructing emergency vehicles from accessing highways; requires a court to order restitution for damaging state property; and creates a Class C felony offense for aggravated assault against a first responder — which carries a $15,000 fine and mandatory minimum 90-day prison sentence.
Where I think the bill will be selectively applied...
The governor said a provision requiring a warning to those camping illegally strengthened the bill, and cited the discretion of prosecutors and judges.
You know certain protestors will be seen as "patriots" just exercising their rights, while others will be deemed automatically harshly. That option should scare anyone in these partisan times.