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REPUBLICAN PROPOSAL WOULD ELIMINATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Jason Parsley

ARepublican lawmaker filed a bill on Feb. 28 that would effectively eliminate the Democratic Party in Florida.

he made Facebook posts with statements such as “being homosexual is a sin,” and “I just feel sorry for these people. A eternity in Hell is their reward.”

Roberts declined to comment on the allegation of driving out the business or his views on LGBT people when reached out by the Alligator.

Drawdy then started noticing people in trucks pull up in front of their business and “rev up their engines” before skidding away.

She began to worry about her family’s safety, and so they left town Jan. 8.

The Drawdys are working on moving the remnants of Restless Mommas to Gainesville, where they own another business.

SB 1248, known as the Ultimate Cancel Act, would cancel any political party that “has previously advocated for, or been in support of, slavery or involuntary servitude.”

If passed, voters of any canceled party would have their party affiliation automatically changed to “no party affiliation.”

“For years now, leftist activists have been trying to cancel people and companies for things they have said or done in the past,” State Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring Hill, said in a statement. “This includes the removal of statues and memorials and the renaming of buildings. Using this standard, it would be hypocritical not to cancel the Democrat Party itself for the same reason.”

Former Florida Agriculture Commissioner and newly elected chair of the Florida

“Shame on the radical Republican party for initiating some type of a piece of legislation of this magnitude,” WPTV reported Fried saying. “This is what a dictator does. This is what a fascist does.”