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Robin Lumb
Florida GOP Muzzles independent Republican Groups – PDF
As humorist Dave Barry used to say, “I swear I’m not making this up!” The Republican Party of Florida is now openly claiming that it literally – and yes, I do mean literally – “owns” the word “Republican” and that it has the absolute legal right under Florida law to deny its use to any independent organization of registered Republicans unwilling to submit to its authority. Jacksonville Today thanks our sponsors. Become one.
This means that If you’re a Republican who’s tired of corrupt politicians, you’re breaking the law if you create the “Republican Alliance to Fight Public Corruption” without the Republican Party’s express permission. Want to organize the “Republican Committee for Campaign Finance Reform?” You can forget about that as well unless you’re willing to submit to the GOP’s oversight. Even something as innocuous as the “Riverside Republican Club” is verboten
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