Mississippi is well on its way to erecting a $50 million civil rights museum.
Mississippi now requires K-12 education on civil rights.
Florida needs to do the same, starting with a civil rights museum right here in St. Augustine, FLorida, without whose citizens' courage -- and enactment of the 1964 Civil Rights Act -- we probably would not have rights for African-Americans, Asians, women, people from other countries, or Gays and Lesbians.
The St. Augustine National Historical Park, Seashore and Scenic Coastal Parkway includes a civil rights museum. www.staugustgreen.com
Let's get to work!
A bill has been introduced in the Florida Senate regarding photographing farm land. You could concievably be arrested on a felony charge if you photograph a hawk sitting on a wire over a hayfield. The text describes "entering" a farm but unless it specifically excludes photographing from a public road there will be wildlife photographers and landscape photographers being charged as felons.
ReplyDeleteIf you're not a Florida resident call anyway, tell them you are coming as a tourist.
Please contact Senator Normans office and let him know how you feel about this.
http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/1246
http://www.flsenate.gov/senators/s12
Section 1. (1) A person who enters onto a farm or other 10 property where legitimate agriculture operations are being 11 conducted without the written consent of the owner, or an 12 authorized representative of the owner, commits a felony of the 13 first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, 14 or s. 775.084, Florida Statutes. 15
(2) A person who photographs, video records, or otherwise 16 produces images or pictorial records, digital or otherwise, at 17 or of a farm or other property where legitimate agriculture 18 operations are being conducted without the written consent of 19 the owner, or an authorized representative of the owner, commits 20 a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 21 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, Florida Statutes. 22
(3) As used in this section, the term "farm" includes any 23 tract of land cultivated for the purpose of agricultural 24 production, the raising and breeding of domestic animals, or the 25 storage of a commodity. 26
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.