Some members of the committee said such a ban, proposed two months after a prominent conservative activist was caught meeting with a famous white supremacist, might be a “slippery slope” or too vague.
And, as awful as Nazis are, there’s this thing called “freedom of association.” We’d have to change our Bill of Rights before a law like that wouldn’t be stricken by the courts.
That means our only recourse is to work as hard to protect our democracy as they are trying to dismantle it.
And, as awful as Nazis are, there’s this thing called “freedom of association.”
Which includes the freedoms of private organizations to not associate with Nazis.
We’d have to change our Bill of Rights before a law like that wouldn’t be stricken by the courts.
We’re not talking about the government limiting associations, this is a private organization trying to limit what it’s members can do, which is perfectly legal and not even out of the ordinary. As far as I’m aware, the bill of rights is immaterial to this situation, considering we’re talking about private people interacting, something which you have no right to force upon people aside from protected classes.
And, as awful as Nazis are, there’s this thing called “freedom of association.” We’d have to change our Bill of Rights before a law like that wouldn’t be stricken by the courts.
That means our only recourse is to work as hard to protect our democracy as they are trying to dismantle it.
Which includes the freedoms of private organizations to not associate with Nazis.
We’re not talking about the government limiting associations, this is a private organization trying to limit what it’s members can do, which is perfectly legal and not even out of the ordinary. As far as I’m aware, the bill of rights is immaterial to this situation, considering we’re talking about private people interacting, something which you have no right to force upon people aside from protected classes.
Well from what I understand it was supposed to be an internal code of conduct for the FL GOP rather than a law.