Saturday, August 17, 2019

Pro-Abortion Lauren Book wants to stop Florida Republicans from passing restrictions on abortion unless half the legislature is comprised of 50% women

Ironically, the people of Lauren Book's district did not have a choice on whether to elect her. She has ran unopposed twice after her district was gerrymandered.

You know what else I find ironic? A self-professed child advocate like Book is also in favor of abortion (child murder).

https://www.upworthy.com/lauren-book-abortion-vote

State Sen. Lauren Book filed SB60, a bill that would allow Floridians to vote on a constitutional amendment that prevents the state legislature from voting on abortion bans unless half of the legislative body is female. "No vote about us without us," Book told the Tallahassee Democrat.

"If we're not being represented in the legislative body, I don't think that older white men should be deciding what and how reproductive health care is looked at and [making] decisions that are life-altering," she told the Huffington Post.

Book also told the Huffington Post that women will continue to get abortions, even if they live in a state with restrictive abortion bans. "We need to make sure that it's healthy, we need to make sure that it's safe. We need to make sure that there's access," she said.

Currently, both the Florida House and Senate is majority male. Men make up 70% of the House, with 84 out of 120 male state representatives. In the Florida State Senate, the percentage is the same. Out of 40 state senators, only 12 are women. Florida has also been looking to pass their own anti-abortion legislation. Two bills were introduced by two different men, however no bills were actually voted on.

https://www.theflorida.report/president-of-florida-right-to-life-responds-to-sen-lauren-books-abortion-bill.html

President of Florida Right to Life Responds to Sen. Lauren Book's Bill That Would Block Legislative Votes on Abortion

@TheFlaReport  @JKirklandFL                   
August 7th, 2019

Those in Florida who oppose Sen. Lauren Book's controversial measure are speaking out.

On Wednesday, President of Florida Right to Life Lynda Bell responded to Book's proposed bill calling for a constitutional amendment that would prohibit the Florida House of Representatives and Senate from voting on a bill that would affect access to abortions unless women legislators were equally represented.

“Lauren Book has become so radical that she wants to eliminate the constitution and clearly doesn’t understand Representative government," Bell told The Florida Report. "Her bill would halt the voice of every person -- women included -- who happened to vote for a man!"

If successful, Book's bill would undermine the electoral and legislative process in Florida, and attempt to artificially circumvent the way legislators enact and vote on legislation in the Sunshine State.

Bell is just one of many conservatives who have claimed that Book's push for fairer representation is harmful to how Florida elects its leaders. Many Floridians believe that women are already fairly represented, given the fact that every single female voter in the state had the opportunity to vote for someone who would, then, represent them.

Bell went on to offer a piece of advice to Book and other Democrats who want to alter how laws are enacted in both chambers.

"I would encourage them to take a civics course," she said.

Bell currently serves are the President of Florida Right to Life, a non-profit public service organization dedicated to protecting and fostering life itself.  The pro-life organization seeks to be the catalyst that will bring about change in public opinion as well as the laws that govern the state.

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Senator Lauren Book's bogus restraining order against political activist Derek Logue tossed out by Florida Appeals Court


Lauren Book tried to silence her largest critic, and for a time, she succeeded, but the appeals court concluded what we knew all along-- saying mean things about someone is not stalking.

Derek Logue is a contributor to this blog so it is also a win for us. This would not be possible without a huge assist from Jamie Bemjamin's law firm and from Florida Action Committee.

Read the appeals decision here:

https://floridaactioncommittee.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Logue-v.-Book.pdf

News story:

https://miami.cbslocal.com/2019/08/14/court-voids-stalking-injunction-involving-florida-senator-lauren-book/

Court Voids Stalking Injunction Involving Florida Senator Lauren Book
August 14, 2019 at 12:43 pm

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami/AP) — An appeals court has overturned a stalking injunction placed on a man who disagrees with a state senator’s view on sex offenders.

The 4th District Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that the injunction violated Derek Logue’s free speech rights and did not meet other Florida legal requirements.

The injunction barred Logue from several forms of contact with or proximity to Democratic state Sen. Lauren Book, a well-known supporter of strict offender laws involving child sexual abuse.

Logue had protested Book’s appearance at a children’s march in Tallahassee. He also criticized her publicly at a New York film festival and through social media and blog posts.

A lower court granted the injunction, but the appeals judges found Logue’s conduct fell short of the legal definitions necessary for one.

Below is the "Offensive" song that Book claims is about her.


By the way, Lauren, NO VOTES ABOUT US WITHOUT US!