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Over the objections of the community, criminal legal reform and constitutional rights advocates, and local governments, the Senate passed SB 171, a bill that targets lawful protest in violation of the First Amendment. Tell the members of the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee that this attack on fundamental constitutional rights is not welcome in Georgia.
Georgians have a proud history of getting in “good trouble,” by exercising our rights to free speech and assembly in demand of a safer and more just world. SB 171 antagonizes the thousands of Georgians who have exercised their constitutional right to assembly to demonstrate and organize for racial justice and an end to state-sanctioned violence in recent years. Instead of meeting the community’s demands to end violence at the hands of racist vigilantes and state actors alike, some lawmakers have proposed harsh punishment of those same protesters. Audaciously named the “Safe Communities Act of 2021,” SB 171 undercuts community safety and violates the rights guaranteed to Georgia’s citizens in our state and federal constitutions.
Call and email the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee and tell them to protect the right to protest by voting NO on SB 171.
SB 171 will cause communities harm because it:
Please contact the representatives below and ask them to vote NO on SB 171. You can find our script and talking points below. Phone calls are the best way to reach lawmakers right now, but if you aren’t able to call, you can save time and use the form below to email all members of the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee.
And if you can only make one phone call, reach out to Chairman James Burchett. All member phone numbers are available here.
Call and e-mail the House Public Safety Committee
and ask them to vote NO on SB 504.
SB 171 is completely unnecessary because acts that compromise public safety are already criminalized. Rioting, inciting a riot, obstructing a highway, making terroristic threats, and causing criminal damage to property are all already penalized under Georgia law.
SB 171 criminalizes lawful protest in violation of the U.S. and Georgia Constitutions.
SB 171 unfairly imposes civil liability on local governments that comply with the Constitution by protecting the right to protest.
SB 171 frustrates the legislative intent of Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).
SB 171 provides immunity for people who cause harm to protesters.
Over the objections of the community, criminal legal reform and constitutional rights advocates, and local governments, the Senate passed SB 171, a bill that targets lawful protest in violation of the First Amendment. Tell the members of the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee that this attack on fundamental constitutional rights is not welcome in Georgia.
Georgians have a proud history of getting in “good trouble,” by exercising our rights to free speech and assembly in demand of a safer and more just world. SB 171 antagonizes the thousands of Georgians who have exercised their constitutional right to assembly to demonstrate and organize for racial justice and an end to state-sanctioned violence in recent years. Instead of meeting the community’s demands to end violence at the hands of racist vigilantes and state actors alike, some lawmakers have proposed harsh punishment of those same protesters. Audaciously named the “Safe Communities Act of 2021,” SB 171 undercuts community safety and violates the rights guaranteed to Georgia’s citizens in our state and federal constitutions.
Call and email the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee and tell them to protect the right to protest by voting NO on SB 171.
SB 171 will cause communities harm because it:
Please contact the representatives below and ask them to vote NO on SB 171. You can find our script and talking points below. Phone calls are the best way to reach lawmakers right now, but if you aren’t able to call, you can save time and use the form below to email all members of the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee. And if you can only make one phone call, reach out to Chairman James Burchett.
SB 171 is completely unnecessary because acts that compromise public safety are already criminalized. Rioting, inciting a riot, obstructing a highway, making terroristic threats, and causing criminal damage to property are all already penalized under Georgia law.
SB 171 criminalizes lawful protest in violation of the U.S. and Georgia Constitutions.
SB 171 unfairly imposes civil liability on local governments that comply with the Constitution by protecting the right to protest.
SB 171 frustrates the legislative intent of Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).
SB 171 provides immunity for people who cause harm to protesters.
Over the objections of the community, criminal legal reform and constitutional rights advocates, and local governments, the Senate passed SB 171, a bill that targets lawful protest in violation of the First Amendment. Tell the members of the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee that this attack on fundamental constitutional rights is not welcome in Georgia.
Georgians have a proud history of getting in “good trouble,” by exercising our rights to free speech and assembly in demand of a safer and more just world. SB 171 antagonizes the thousands of Georgians who have exercised their constitutional right to assembly to demonstrate and organize for racial justice and an end to state-sanctioned violence in recent years. Instead of meeting the community’s demands to end violence at the hands of racist vigilantes and state actors alike, some lawmakers have proposed harsh punishment of those same protesters. Audaciously named the “Safe Communities Act of 2021,” SB 171 undercuts community safety and violates the rights guaranteed to Georgia’s citizens in our state and federal constitutions.
Call and email the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee and tell them to protect the right to protest by voting NO on SB 171.
SB 171 will cause communities harm because it:
Please contact the representatives below and ask them to vote NO on SB 171. You can find our script and talking points below. Phone calls are the best way to reach lawmakers right now, but if you aren’t able to call, you can save time and use the form below to email all members of the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee. And if you can only make one phone call, reach out to Chairman James Burchett.
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Over the objections of the community, criminal legal reform and constitutional rights advocates, and local governments, the Senate passed SB 171, a bill that targets lawful protest in violation of the First Amendment. Tell the members of the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee that this attack on fundamental constitutional rights is not welcome in Georgia.
Georgians have a proud history of getting in “good trouble,” by exercising our rights to free speech and assembly in demand of a safer and more just world. SB 171 antagonizes the thousands of Georgians who have exercised their constitutional right to assembly to demonstrate and organize for racial justice and an end to state-sanctioned violence in recent years. Instead of meeting the community’s demands to end violence at the hands of racist vigilantes and state actors alike, some lawmakers have proposed harsh punishment of those same protesters. Audaciously named the “Safe Communities Act of 2021,” SB 171 undercuts community safety and violates the rights guaranteed to Georgia’s citizens in our state and federal constitutions.
Call and email the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee and tell them to protect the right to protest by voting NO on SB 171.
SB 171 will cause communities harm because it:
Please contact the representatives below and ask them to vote NO on SB 171. You can find our script and talking points below. Phone calls are the best way to reach lawmakers right now, but if you aren’t able to call, you can save time and use the form below to email all members of the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee. And if you can only make one phone call, reach out to Chairman James Burchett.