A group of Florida Democratic state lawmakers was blocked from entering the Alligator Alcatraz immigrant detention facility in the Everglades Thursday, despite citing legal authority for an official legislative site visit.

Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried issued a statement following the incident, saying, “Lawmakers on the ground were just blocked from entering a state-funded detention site because of so-called ‘safety concerns.’ This is a taxpayer-funded facility, run by the State of Florida. Our elected officials have every legal right to walk through those gates.”

Fried added, “What are Ron DeSantis and his administration trying to hide? If it’s unsafe for lawmakers to visit, how is it safe for anyone inside?”

  • OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca
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    16 hours ago

    Resist your fascist masters PEACEFULLY and LEGALLY

    I disagree. Fight fascism with everything you’ve got.

    • IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world
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      16 hours ago

      the whole point is fascism is that you can’t fight it legally.

      there are legal ways to resist, but the state is the law and fighting the state will be illegal.