FL Bill Would Fine Pro Teams For Not Playing Anthem

The Florida Phoenix reports:

The legislative session is only two weeks old and the reliably witless Sen. Joe Gruters (R-Somewhere Up Trump’s Rump) is moving a bill to fine professional sports teams if they don’t play the national anthem.

Wait, you say, aren’t the Heat and the Magic, the Bucs and the Jaguars, the Rays and the Marlins and the rest of the millionaire menagerie already playing the national anthem?

Sure! But why would you expect sensible ideas from Florida’s ruling idiocracy? Gruters is the guy who pushed legislation in 2019 to ban “sanctuary” cities in Florida, even though there were no “sanctuary” cities in Florida.

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Gruters first appeared on JMG in July 2021 when he was accused of sexual harassment by a male aide. The Florida Republican Party hired an outside law firm to investigate the accusation and they were “unable to substantiate the allegations.”

RT: .@JoeGruters‘ National Anthem bill clears first Senate committee

Reporting by @JacobOgleshttps://t.co/VRvoHSZlHn#FlaPol pic.twitter.com/WEhIeiU00P

— Phil Ammann ?⌨️? (@PhilAmmann) January 18, 2022

Sen. Joe Gruters sponsored a bill to require the Star-Spangled Banner to be played before pro sporting events. Isn’t Florida the “freedom” state? https://t.co/ES9459RroO

— Sarasota Herald-Tribune (@HeraldTribune) January 21, 2022