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DeSantis Signs Law Enabling Terrorist Group Labels

DeSantis Signs Law Enabling Terrorist Group Labels

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HB 1471 hands a governor-appointed official the power to label any group a terrorist organization — no crime required, no conviction needed. A federal judge already blocked DeSantis from doing this via executive order, calling it a First Amendment violation, yet the Legislature handed him a statutory workaround anyway. This law is a political weapon dressed up as public safety, and it puts free speech directly in the crosshairs of whoever holds power.

Florida's HB 1471 is a commonsense safeguard that protects residents from terrorist organizations infiltrating public institutions and subverting constitutional rights. The law creates a deliberate, structured process for designating domestic terror groups and ensures foreign terrorist organizations recognized federally can be enforced at the state level. Keeping taxpayer money away from groups that promote terrorist violence isn't political — it's basic accountability.


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