The far left leaning Senate is about to try and kill the first amendment.
Senate Bill 5427, after it is signed into law, would allow private individuals (note: this is not limited to American citizens) to report “bias incidents*” (see definition below) to the State Attorney General’s Office, with the possibility of receiving up to $2,000 of taxpayers money for this noncriminal incident. The bill was very clear: this is a non-crime which they will then forward to local law enforcement to investigate. What’s to investigate? No crime, no investigation.
If you want to read the terrible bill:
lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2023-24/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5427.pdf?q=20240303122231
h/t PNWGuy1979
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