Danielle ForéApr 16, 2023

Florida is getting real scary real fast. They will now allow death penalty sentences with an 8-4 jury vote instead of unanimous, they’ve passed a bill to make sex crimes against children punishable by death, and they’re working to make being trans near children a sex crime. For all the “it could never happen here” folks, we’re inching closer to state sanctioned mass murder all the time.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/florida-to-allow-death-penalty-with-8-4-jury-vote-instead-of-unanimously/ar-AA19S7Fh

https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/florida-house-backs-death-penalty-in-child-rapes/

https://translegislation.com/bills/2023/FL

Florida to allow death penalty with 8-4 jury vote instead of unanimously

(Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to sign a bill on Friday allowing juries to recommend the death penalty in capital cases on an 8-4 vote, a move spurred by the less-than-unanimous vote that led to the Parkland school shooter being sentenced to life in prison. The state's Republican-led House of Representatives approved the measure with an 80-30 vote on Thursday, following the

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@danirabbit
What we are watching is the #destruction or #overthrow of country.
When the principles and social norms of a country are destroyed, the country is destroyed. The name may stay the same but the quality of life and life itself is changed forever.
#GOP #conservative #democracy
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@danirabbit
by principles I mean; separation of power, check and balances, respect for the individual, #democratic rule of law, right to vote and have the vote count.
by norms I mean, a healthy social safety net, good #medical care for all, #education system that give everyone a chance to improve, access to reality based news and information, safe housing, progressive tax system.
All of these are being #destroyed by the #conservatives.