…It's somewhat ironic that DeSantis would come to the defense of these protesters, because in the past he hasn't looked on the exercise of that particular right with a great deal of sympathy. Last April he enthusiastically signed a bill that makes it a felony to block traffic in a protest and "grants civil legal immunity to people who drive through protesters blocking a road," as the Orlando Sentinel put it.
A similar law passed in Texas, as it has in a number of conservative states. Oklahoma's version gives drivers both civil and criminal liability for injuring or killing protesters.
But of course, that was when everyone considered blocking traffic to be a protest tactic associated with the left, including demonstrations after George Floyd's murder. When right-wingers do it, it's entirely different!…
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