URGENT CALL TO ACTION – STOP FLORESCENT GREEN LICENSE PLATES

139 thoughts on “URGENT CALL TO ACTION – STOP FLORESCENT GREEN LICENSE PLATES”

• Tim

  April 26, 2023

  Here is some of what I wrote each senator:

  I consider the language requiring Red Lettering on drivers licenses to be a “Scarlet Letter” placed on registrants. It has no additional value except to target and embarrass those required to register. There is already an identifier on driver’s licenses in black. If pulled over or questioned by a police officer, they have full access to your records. There is no need for this part of the law. Several lawsuits have been filed across the country that have determined this is unconstitutional. This is a punitive measure that is just intended to make registrants’ lives more difficult.

  Even more appalling is the addition of a fluorescent green license plate for offenders. I can only imagine how bad vigilantism will be. Not only will cars and homes be easy targets for vandalism and other threats, the safety of sex offenders and their families are at risk. Imagine the deranged individual who sees a registrant driving a car with the new green license plate. He follows that registrant home and proceeds to attack him and his family. If this amendment passes, blood will be on your hands. This amendment does nothing to protect anyone. It’s a punitive measure to continue to degrade sex offenders and make their lives more difficult. Not only that…this is a measure that portends danger. Someone will get hurt because of this amendment and that’s a sad truth.

  [Note: The Moderator recommends that Members follow Tim’s example and contact each senator. At the same time, however, remember that past FAC Calls to Action have cautioned against the use of language such as “blood will be on your hands,” which, while maybe true, has a tendency to cause lawmakers to push back on us.

  The Moderator recognizes that we are all passionate today. Just continue to keep your communications respectful and constructive].

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  • Mp

    April 26, 2023

    Tim, I appreciate your reaching out to our Senators. On a side note, no one on the list is a sex offender. That implies people are still offending. A person may be a registrant, or person or citizen forced to register. We certainly are registered families. I may be a bit of stickler for this, so please do not take offense, but we can not buy into their branding. Let’s keep up the hard work of continuing this fight.

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• Kyle M

  April 26, 2023

  Lauren Book is one crazy woman. But I think what she is doing is a negotiating tactic. She is asking for something above and beyond what she knows the majority of her colleagues will not pass in the hopes that they will pass the “red letter” law as a compromise to appease her rants. At least, I hope that is the case. Still, it is deeply disturbing how the legislators attempt to hide and omit information to get these laws passed.

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  • Rick

    April 26, 2023

    That’s one of the most insightful things I’ve read in a long time. I think you’re absolutely spot on and it makes most sense given the total nonsense of a florescent license plate gimmick. And it comes last minute when she sees some opposition to red lettering. No way this legislature votes no to BOTH amendments so they take the path of least resistance. [Moderated]

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  • Kyle M

    April 26, 2023

    I think this also demonstrates something which we have always presumed to be true, that Lauren Book, while not being the representative to introduce these bills, is the impetus behind having these absurd provisions inserted into otherwise positive pieces of legislation in order to further her agenda of destroying the lives of individuals that she blames is the reason for her own abuse.

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  • Kyle M

    April 26, 2023

    Also, I do not for a second condone what happened to Lauren Book – although what happened to her was primarily a result of her father’s own negligence – but I am sure that tomorrow she will use the “i am a child victim of sexual abuse” mantra to gain the sympathy of her colleagues as she speaks in support of her ridiculously punitive amendments.

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    • Derek W. Logue of Oncefallen.com

      April 27, 2023

      I don’t think she us very influential. Book tried the same tactic to try to stop the abortion bans and it flopped miserably. The state has a lot of prejudice against Persons Forced to Register with or without the Books.

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• Iservedmytyme

  April 26, 2023

  I’m wondering how would they possibly enforce putting a green tag onto a car or vehicle that belongs to someone else that makes no sense at all

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• Robert

  April 26, 2023

  And I think her dad [moderated] should get red license plates so people on the road should know there is a drunk driver near them, since we are going it’s for public safety. All this is about is for the state to make more money, as the licenses we will have to spend our money to get the new ones and then pay more money to get the new plates and I’m sure visit out registration place to pay to tell them we got new plates and licenses

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  • Rick

    April 26, 2023

    Now that makes some semblance of sense. Especially if you have multiple DUIs. I’d ensure I avoid that vehicle as much as possible. Pretty sure drunk driving deaths/injuries represent a greater threat to public safety…………

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    • TS

      April 26, 2023

      If Ron lived in Ohio where a yellow specialty plate is available to those who are on their DUI registry, then if he was required to register there because of his history, you bet he’d have one on each of his vehicles.

      This is the scary part, no one in Ohio has challenged it as compelled speech. If FLA passes it into law, I’d hope someone would challenge the new law as compelled speech as well.

      But what would be better, sadly, is if someone now recommends they institute a similar DUI registry and plate combination in FLA where Ron would have to then be party to for obvious reasons. Turn about is fair play even if it isn’t a play people want in the first place.

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      • Derek W. Logue of OnceFallen.com

        April 26, 2023

        Ah, Ohio, the FloriDUH of the north.

        I’ve seen a few of these “party plates” when I lived there.

        Incidentally, the Ohio DUI plates are yellow, and Lauren’s Kid’s specialty plates have a swath of yellow. Hm.

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        • Mp

          April 26, 2023

          I was thinking exactly that, “party plates”, no doubt that is what people think. That is certainly different than what our population plates would be branded.

• JV

  April 26, 2023

  when does it end man…. it’s every year we have to sit and wonder what sort of craziness will come down the pipeline this time. it’s really depressing and disappointing. my family has suffered so much because of all this, not to mention myself. nothing is right about this.

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  • Lauren NotBook

    April 27, 2023

    I completely agree, and it’s like psychological torture. Can we sue for the ongoing mental anguish they cause us every year?

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• Justice Seeker

  April 26, 2023

  These next 2 posts will give you a complete list so you can copy & paste them on your emails for faster work.
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  • Justice Seeker

    April 26, 2023

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    • Justice Seeker

      April 26, 2023

      Dear sirs & Madams,
      Please oppose the above mentioned sections of two bills before you and vote YES for Senator DiCeglie’s amendment to SB 1252 that removes the red lettering language, and vote NO for Senator Book’s amendment that includes the red lettering and adds fluorescent green license plates.

      Problematic Points:

      Lauren Book’s amendments will have registrants along with their spouse or significant other, teenage sons and daughters, and others driving with a target on their backs for vigilantes to come after in a way that this country has never seen before.
Lauren Book’s red lettering on the driver’s licenses has been declared unconstitutional in the Louisiana and Alabama court cases.
The analysis for SB 1252 included information about the rulings for the Louisiana and Alabama court cases that determined the colored markings on driver’s licenses are unconstitutional, but the analysis for HB 1085 continues to exclude it. Why?
There are currently two court cases, one in the Northern District of Florida and the other in the Southern District, challenging the markings on the driver’s licenses for registrants. If passed into law, the red lettering and 24-hour reporting for vacation rentals will only give the plaintiffs more evidence that the registry laws in Florida are punitive and therefore unconstitutional.
Attorneys are prepared to file a lawsuit, along with an injunction, if the red lettering on the licenses becomes law. People are uniting throughout the state of Florida to fight the possible passage of this unconstitutional law.
It is the responsibility of the Florida Legislators to ensure that all laws passed in this state are constitutional. The citizens of Florida should not be the ones having to file costly lawsuits to make sure that all laws are constitutional. Legislators, do the job that you were elected to do.


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      • Justice Seeker

        April 26, 2023

        The analysis for HB 833 has REMOVED the warnings from the FDLE: FDLE recommends the bill does not amend the definition of “temporary residence” for people on the sex offense registry; the 24-hour reporting of stays at vacation rentals for registrants could seriously impact Florida’s registration laws for people on the registry causing courts to rule that the Florida registry is punitive; the 24-hour reporting could create a burden on Florida sheriffs’ offices; FDLE has warned of possible significant litigation if the 24-hour reporting is left in HB 833. All of these warnings have been in the previous analyses but have been taken out of the current analysis. Why?
        Finally, I would point out that in a state where so many people profess to follow Jesus Christ it behooves everyone to follow His very clear mandate in Matthew 7:12 which says,

        “In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets."


        Thank you,

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        • JV

          April 26, 2023

          MY HERO. i was JUST saying i wish there was an easier copy and paste format around.

        • Justice Seeker

          April 26, 2023

          RATS! Here’s a similar easy list for the senators and I just forwarded my mail to the reps to them as well.

          albritton.ben.web@flsenate.gov
          avila.bryan.web@flsenate.gov
          baxley.dennis.web@flsenate.gov
          berman.lori.web@flsenate.gov
          book.lauren.web@flsenate.gov
          boyd.jim.web@flsenate.gov
          bradley.jennifer.web@flsenate.gov
          brodeur.jason.web@flsenate.gov
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          burgess.danny.web@flsenate.gov
          burton.colleen.web@flsenate.gov
          calatayud.alexis.web@flsenate.gov
          collins.jay.web@flsenate.gov
          davis.tracie.web@flsenate.gov
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          harrell.gayle.web@flsenate.gov
          hooper.ed.web@flsenate.gov
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          ingoglia.blaise.web@flsenate.gov
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          martin.jonathan.web@flsenate.gov
          mayfield.debbie.web@flsenate.gov
          osgood.rosalind.web@flsenate.gov
          passidomo.kathleen.web@flsenate.gov
          perry.keith.web@flsenate.gov
          pizzo.jason.web@flsenate.gov
          polsky.tina.web@flsenate.gov
          powell.bobby.web@flsenate.gov
          rodriguez.anamaria.web@flsenate.gov
          rouson.darryl.web@flsenate.gov
          simon.corey.web@flsenate.gov
          stewart.linda.web@flsenate.gov
          thompson.geraldine.web@flsenate.gov
          torres.victor.web@flsenate.gov

        • Rick

          April 26, 2023

          Think I’ll send a separate email to Book

        • JV

          April 26, 2023

          great idea. think i will do the same. respectfully, of course….. -_-

    • Eugene V Debs

      April 26, 2023

      Thank you

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    • Ryan

      April 26, 2023

      Thanks for this. Hopefully they will include these in this format in future posts/emails of this kind to make it easier for us.

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  • Rick

    April 26, 2023

    Sent my response!!!

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  • FAC Contributor #12

    April 26, 2023

    Mass emails are likely to end up in the lawmaker’s spam folder.

    With all due appreciation to Justice Seeker, we may have to send them one at a time for them to get through to our lawmakers.

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