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One of the Parkland school shooting survivors is calling on tourists to boycott the State of Florida for spring break as a way to get legislators attention focused on gun control.
Let's make a deal DO NOT come to Florida for spring break unless gun legislation is passed, David Hogg, a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student who is a leader in the #neveragain movement, posted on Twitter on Saturday.
Hogg said he hoped his tweet would make state politicians listen if the billion-dollar tourism industry in Florida makes gun control measures a priority.
If the legislators arent going to listen to us, like they didnt listen to us in Tallahassee the other day, maybe theyll listen to the tourism industry, Hogg told the South Florida Sun Sentinel in a phone interview.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/parkland/florida-school-shooting/fl-florida-school-shooting-david-hogg-spring-break-20180224-story.html
rusty quoin
(6,133 posts)InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)onenote
(42,703 posts)Every Democrat in the state house voted to take up gun legislation. Why punish them and their constituents?
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)It punished people/businesses that supported repeal of the bill... such "collateral damage" is a necessary outcome for maximum effect.
SunSeeker
(51,558 posts)Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)and they will start to listen very, very quickly.
njhoneybadger
(3,910 posts)Chipper Chat
(9,679 posts)Bravo.
spinbaby
(15,090 posts)...its likely you booked your vacation months ago. Im not planning to cancel my cruise out of Port Canaveral.
tavernier
(12,388 posts)More than the politicians. And most of republican Florida is in the middle and upper part of the state, not where the tourists go.
This is a suggestion that is not very well thought out.
onenote
(42,703 posts)And to choose that area over Panama City Beach (another popular spring break destination in Florida). The former is heavily Democratic, while Panama City Beach is heavily republican.
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RandomAccess
(5,210 posts)and "encourage" their politicians to get busy and do the right thing.
tavernier
(12,388 posts)can persuade Marco Rubio et al to give up their ill begotten yachts and water front homes.
Fat chance.
I prefer it when banks and corporations pull their support from the NRA monster.
loyalsister
(13,390 posts)The whole idea is for complacent adults to share the pain. These kids know exactly what they're doing.
MrsMatt
(1,660 posts)as a good sprin break destination.
missingm
(56 posts)The true issue in Florida are the fat cats who move there to avoid income taxes but vote in favor of more guns.
Plus, boycotting an entire state is really overly broad. The car rental and airline companies are already distancing themselves from the NRA. I am sure that Disney isn't a huge fan.
DVRacer
(707 posts)So all the mom and pop places hoping for a financial recovery in the wake of devastating hurricanes are to suffer again? Because the parts of the state that dont rely on tourists as much are holding up doing what you want. A lot of people are counting on a good spring break to help payback loans they took to rebuild.