Legislation to allow a handful of state officials to designate domestic or foreign terrorist organizations was approved in the GOP-controlled Florida House Tuesday, despite complaints by Democrats that the measure lacks guardrails. The vote was 81-26, mostly along party lines. The bill — HB 1471, sponsored by Rep. Hillary Cassel, R-Dania Beach — says the terrorism […]
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Florida House passes bill allowing state to designate domestic terrorist organizations
Rep. Rita Harris, D-Orlando, said the bill places “an extraordinary concentration of power” in the hands of just a few government officials.
