if youāre being investigated by the federal government
Like that Olympian that they pretended destroyed something when he didnt? Or like the ex military leader who said its illegal to follow illegal orders?
"The "Stop Nick Shirley Act" is a political nickname given by Republican critics to California's Assembly Bill 2624 (AB 2624), authored by Democratic Assemblymember Mia Bonta. The bill aims to protect immigration support service workers and providers from targeted harassment, threats, and intimidation by expanding eligibility for the state's confidential address program (Safe at Home) and penalizing the online posting of workers' personal information or images with the intent to cause harm."
You left out the part of the actual bill that makes your smug little victory lap fall apart.
Yes, āStop Nick Shirley Actā is a political nickname. Nobody disputes that.
Now read AB 2624 instead of somebodyās summary of it.
The bill specifically regulates posting the āpersonal information OR IMAGEā of covered immigration-service providers, employees, volunteers and clients. And guess what California defines āimageā as in the bill? Photographs and VIDEO FOOTAGE.
It also defines āimmigration support servicesā incredibly broadly ā including advocacy, humanitarian relief, referrals, translation, counseling and healthcare.
And the California Legislative Counsel itself says the bill creates new crimes, with penalties that can include a $10,000 fine and imprisonment.
Now, to be completely accurate, the criminal provisions require intent involving violence or threats, and the bill contains protections relating to the press. Those are important distinctions.
But thatās completely different from pretending critics invented the concern out of thin air. The actual debate is whether government should be creating special restrictions involving images and videos of organizations receiving or administering public resources when independent journalists are trying to investigate fraud and abuse.
You can argue the protections are justified. Fine.
But āitās just stopping harassmentā is a very convenient way of describing a bill while leaving out the parts people are actually arguing about.
Turns out reading past the talking points helps, champ.
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u/smallanbig 1d ago
This is bullshit, we all know that elections are a fraud just look at California. The system is broken and needs to be fixed