by #TatyanaTandanpolie in #Salon:

"House Bill 2127 is set to go into effect on Sept. 1 after Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed it into law on June 6... The new law restricts local governments by preventing them from passing certain ordinances if they contradict state laws in eight key areas: agriculture, finance, business and commerce, insurance, local government, labor, natural resources, property or occupations.

"In the newly filed lawsuit, lawyers representing the city argue that, in broadly pre-empting local laws, the bill violates the state Constitution, and ultimately call the measure 'hopelessly vague.' The city, thus, asks the court to make the law 'void and unenforceable.'"

https://www.salon.com/2023/07/07/seeks-to-end-new-law-signed-by-greg-abbott-banning-water-breaks-after-texas-heat-wave/

#Texas #TX #HB2127 #GregAbbott #Constitution

by #TatyanaTandanpolie in #Salon:

"The man accused of fatally shooting five people in Philadelphia Monday night told police he carried out the shooting to clean up the neighborhood...

"Authorities are now looking into a since-deleted social media believed to have belonged to the shooting suspect... that featured several posts about guns, the 'loss of freedoms' and the Second Amendment, according to a source. The page's most recent public post, made at 10:49 a.m. ET Monday, included a video ad for a tactical weapons accessories company that showed a man in tactical gear holding what seemed to be a military-style rifle. The suspect also shared posts in May from pro-gun groups that supported the Second Amendment and former President Donald Trump.

"Another social media post from last month featured a video mocking a speech by President Joe Biden, captioned with [the shooter]'s belief that Biden was trying to 'take our arms.' another post from the same June day read[,] 'The only thing more terrifying than blindness is being the only one who can see.'

https://www.salon.com/2023/07/07/mass-suspect-said-he-did-it-to-clean-up-philadelphia-neighborhood-report/

#Philadelphia #Philly #Pennsylvania #GunViolence #violence #MassShooting #shooting #guns #NRA #RightWing #extremism #radicalism #StochasticTerrorism #terrorism #SecondAmendment #2ndAmendment #murder

by #TatyanaTandanpolie in #Salon:

"Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker, who presides over the Northern District of Florida, blocked the provision in a 58-page order, calling it 'Florida's latest assault on the right to vote' and asserting that the provision would have 'substantially interrupted' organizations' community outreach efforts."

https://www.salon.com/2023/07/05/clear-and-brazen-attack-torches-floridas-latest-on-the-right-to-vote/

#Florida #FL #VotingRights #voting #democracy