Possible email to send to your representative regarding SB 582 if you agree: Thank you Berman, Polsky, Thurston, and Jones for voting NO on SB 582 when it appeared in the Education committee March 23, 2021. I was sad to read that the Senate Education Committee passed SB 582 on March 23. This overbroad bill …
It’s already illegal to beat people up or steal other people’s property. SB 484 could cause someone participating in a protest to be charged with a felony or misdemeanor if someone ELSE broke the law. This link makes it easy to write your representative and ask them to vote no on SB 484 if you’re …
A year or so ago, Pastor Gundy was giving the invocation before a city council meeting. The president of the city council turned off the pastor’s mic. The pastor sued the city and the case was resolved this week according to an article in the Jacksonville TU. The judge said that if city council presidents …
Some of the footage [from the public comments made at community meetings surrounding the debate around Robert E. Lee High School’s name change] went viral, including a portion from Joey Stevens — an alumnus who said Jesus didn’t oppose slavery. https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/education/2021/03/25/evac-movement-teacher-removed-jacksonvilles-lee-high-after-refusing-remove-black-lives-matters-flag/6999517002/ The article at the link above is about Amy who was removed from a …
The Florida Republican Legislature has brazenly begun to pass laws that violate precedent of the Florida Supreme Court. The majority of the Florida Supreme Court in 2006 found that Florida’s school voucher program violated the state constitution’s requirement of a uniform, high-quality public education system open to all children. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/03/florida-supreme-court-desantis-republicans-precedent.html Two organizations are permitted to …
If you think that religious congregations and philanthropists should fund religious institutions not the taxpayers, then please ask your representatives to honor Article 1 Section 3 of Florida’s Constitution. Article 1 Section 3 of the Florida ConstitutionReligious freedom.—There shall be no law respecting the establishment of religion or prohibiting or penalizing the free exercise thereof. …
If you click on the block where it says America needs the Do No Harm Act once you’re at the website, they’ll give you the option to send Senator Rubio and Senator Scott a message about the Do No Harm Act. In the years since the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) was enacted in 1993 the far-right …
Our Advocacy Overview will endeavor to keep us apprised of current and pending legislation and other issues relative to the First Coast Freethought Society. We take our cue from the United States Constitution, the Florida Constitution, and applicable jurisprudence. The Advocacy Committee members edit the Advocacy Pages on the First Coast Freethought Society Website. The …