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Lawmakers react to Miami judge's ruling deeming Stand Your Ground change unconstitutional
Several lawmakers took to Twitter on Monday to weigh in on a Miami judge's ruling that new changes the Legislature made to Florida's Stand Your Ground law were unconstitutional and beyond the purview of their law-making duties.
The Miami Herald's David Ovalle has more on the ruling here.
SB 128 passed the Legislature along partylines with Democrats opposed, and Republican Gov. Rick Scott signed it into law last month. Scott's office had no immediate reaction to Monday's news other than acknowledging they were "reviewing the ruling."
Here's what some lawmakers had to say:
UPDATED: Lawmakers react to Miami judge's ruling deeming Stand Your Ground change unconstitutional | Naked Politics
Several lawmakers took to Twitter on Monday to weigh in on a Miami judge's ruling that new changes the Legislature made to Florida's Stand Your Ground law were unconstitutional and beyond the purview of their law-making duties.
The Miami Herald's David Ovalle has more on the ruling here.
SB 128 passed the Legislature along partylines with Democrats opposed, and Republican Gov. Rick Scott signed it into law last month. Scott's office had no immediate reaction to Monday's news other than acknowledging they were "reviewing the ruling."
Here's what some lawmakers had to say:
UPDATED: Lawmakers react to Miami judge's ruling deeming Stand Your Ground change unconstitutional | Naked Politics