Florida SB 1248 was filed and now referred to five committees. The current bill calls for the termination of any political party which ‘previously advocated for, or been in support of, slavery or involuntary servitude.’
What happens, presuming it passes and in the next session the Christian National Party (CNP) combines with the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). The SBC was founded in 1845 to support the cause of slavery and gave it ‘biblical’ credibility. It took 173 years before the SBC softened its position. In keeping with SB 1248 the CNP and the SBC could be on a termination list.
What happens if the statue is amended to include non-political organizations. Would the Sons and Daughters of the Confederacy be at risk of termination? What about the monuments, statutes, and memorials which they sponsored, or which glorify the Confederacy? Wouldn’t they too be at risk?
What if in the preparation of statue regulations, or amendments, companies which benefited from Jim Crow Laws were included? The list of those whose founders supported or benefited from slavery or involuntary servitude could be extensive.
And as to involuntary servitude; what if the recent interpretation, by several Federal Judges, that forced continued pregnancy is in fact ‘involuntary servitude’ is upheld? Wouldn’t every anti-abortion organization and even churches be on the ever expanding list of organizations required to be terminated?
Good legislation is hard to craft and administer. Even the best risk their original intent being misinterpreted, modified, altered, or amended. But partisan legislation, passed in the heat of the moment or whimsically is ripe for abuse. Good legislation has a dual role. First, to support a positive change in society while simultaneously protecting the rights of all affected. All legislation has some degree of unintended consequences. This piece of partisan legislation is ripe for abuse, now and in the future. Let’s be careful what we ask for in all legislation and be ready for the inevitable unintended consequences.
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