making its way across the country. there are at least 30 other anti-abortion bills that are specifically copycats of the texas law, according to scholars that we interviewed. california governor said he would use the same mechanism and abortion laws to fight the gun epidemic. will kind of words that the texas law open for our bigger legal system? this is the very interesting thing about the loophole. both republicans and democrats can use it. it is a loophole that can be used anywhere. it is divided democratic norms as we know it, defied the role of government and citizens have, the five the notion that we have with civil lawsuits. alicia, if you take the step back and see the map of culture wars that we are all in the middle of, you see the anti-trans bills, anti crt, anti abortion, anti gun legislation, where many of these policies have in common is that they re putting a lot of power in ordinary citizens.
don t say gay bill, it is parents that can sue the schools if they believe that their kids are being taught lgbtq issues. stop work ask, parents can sue schools if they think they re being exposed to crt. go to texas, oklahoma, ohio, it is private citizens that now can sue anyone that could be aiding or abetting and abortion. now somebody like governor if republicans are doing it, then i would do the same thing, ordinary private citizens can now go towards and forward gun manufacturers and do the same thing. in the middle of that map the i exposed, the legal weapon that people are using is deputizing vigilantes. i think that is very dangerous. it is very dangerous. i m glad you tied us two issues together, because it is easy for us to talk about these things in silos, but there are deep connections here. a wave of anti-trans legislation has been happening across the country. i want you to take a listen to one interview that you did one
say there s overreach with these bills, multiple, multiple bills are being mitigated in court right now. we are spending so much money on legal fees. upwards of $600 an hour for outside counsel. there are dozens of lawsuits going on against don t say gay, the anti crt bill, this gerrymandered congressional math. there are so many lawsuits going on and the overreach is extreme. they claim to be following the constitution and they purposefully vote for bills that they know are unconstitutional. although it s very frustrating what s going on in florida, the republican legislature is rolling over to desantis. we no longer have separation of powers. they refuse summoned bells in any way, they refuse to analyze them, especially in the special session but even before in the regular session, we are not managing to deal with the issues that affect everyday floridians, inflation, property
absolutely. a lot of the problem is, you say there s overreach with these bills, multiple, multiple bills are being mitigated in court right now. we are spending so much money on legal fees. upwards of $600 an hour for outside counsel. there are dozens of lawsuits going on against don t say gay, the anti crt bill, this gerrymandered congressional math. there are so many lawsuits going on and the overreach is extreme. they claim to be following the constitution and they purposefully vote for bills that they know are unconstitutional. although it s very frustrating what s going on in florida, the republican legislature is rolling over to desantis. we no longer have separation of powers. they refuse summoned bells in any way, they refuse to analyze them, especially in the special session but even before in the regular session, we are not managing to deal with the issues that affect everyday