To: Marisol Alcantara, New York State Senator, District 31
NY State Senator Marisol Alcantara - Stop violating our 1st Amendment rights!
To all NY District 31 Residents,
One day, I got to talking with a few constituents around my neighborhood...and discovered we had something in common. Something big, something unjust, and something with potential legal implications for our NY State Senator, Marisol Alcantara.
First a brief backstory on Marisol Alcantara: She ran as a Democrat, and upon election turned her back on the Democratic Party, giving full control of Albany to Republicans, and a dangerous Trump agenda (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5mESf-kjuSI). By caucusing with the Republican Party in Albany, she prevented important legislation on protection for immigrants, school funding, healthcare for all NY, LGBTQ & women’s rights, and so much more from actually becoming law (https://medium.com/@achangnyc/25-groundbreaking-bills-passed-by-the-new-york-assembly-but-blocked-in-new-york-senate-fe69642b0a51). Most recently, Marisol has been caught taking hundreds of thousands in shady campaign money, and was ordered to return it (she has not returned it yet) (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/nyregion/idc-klein-primary-campaign-finance-ny.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share). She’s one of 8 Trump Democrats in New York, who sold us out for money. If I didn’t live here, I wouldn’t even believe this story; sadly it is true.
And if that weren’t enough, I’ve discovered that Marisol, in her bid for re-election in one month, is silencing the voices of her constituents.
She’s deleting questions and responses on Facebook. Blocking members from her Public Profile on Facebook. Blocking followers of her official Twitter account @NY31Alcantara. And all of them are constituents.
This is a blatant attack on our 1st Amendment rights.
Many of you have spoken up to say you’re also victims. I’m asking you now to formally add your name to our petition to demand Marisol Alcantara stop violating our 1st Amendment rights.
I’m in contact with lawyers about a possible class action suit against her. The lawsuit Twitter Users won against Donald Trump, gives us a substantial foundation (Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, et al. v. Donald Trump, et al., 1:17-cv-05205-NRB). If you’d like to join the lawsuit, DM me @1stAmendment31.
Thank you for signing this petition and standing up for our 1st Amendment rights, and please share widely. Time is short with one month until the election — and on that note, remember to Vote Robert Jackson on Thursday September 13th!
Stephanie Fitzhugh
NY District 31
Constituent
Legal Sources, References, District 31 Map:
https://www.aclu.org/blog/free-speech/internet-speech/can-government-official-block-you-twitter
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/23/business/media/trump-twitter-block.html
https://www.nysenate.gov/district/31
One day, I got to talking with a few constituents around my neighborhood...and discovered we had something in common. Something big, something unjust, and something with potential legal implications for our NY State Senator, Marisol Alcantara.
First a brief backstory on Marisol Alcantara: She ran as a Democrat, and upon election turned her back on the Democratic Party, giving full control of Albany to Republicans, and a dangerous Trump agenda (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5mESf-kjuSI). By caucusing with the Republican Party in Albany, she prevented important legislation on protection for immigrants, school funding, healthcare for all NY, LGBTQ & women’s rights, and so much more from actually becoming law (https://medium.com/@achangnyc/25-groundbreaking-bills-passed-by-the-new-york-assembly-but-blocked-in-new-york-senate-fe69642b0a51). Most recently, Marisol has been caught taking hundreds of thousands in shady campaign money, and was ordered to return it (she has not returned it yet) (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/nyregion/idc-klein-primary-campaign-finance-ny.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share). She’s one of 8 Trump Democrats in New York, who sold us out for money. If I didn’t live here, I wouldn’t even believe this story; sadly it is true.
And if that weren’t enough, I’ve discovered that Marisol, in her bid for re-election in one month, is silencing the voices of her constituents.
She’s deleting questions and responses on Facebook. Blocking members from her Public Profile on Facebook. Blocking followers of her official Twitter account @NY31Alcantara. And all of them are constituents.
This is a blatant attack on our 1st Amendment rights.
Many of you have spoken up to say you’re also victims. I’m asking you now to formally add your name to our petition to demand Marisol Alcantara stop violating our 1st Amendment rights.
I’m in contact with lawyers about a possible class action suit against her. The lawsuit Twitter Users won against Donald Trump, gives us a substantial foundation (Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, et al. v. Donald Trump, et al., 1:17-cv-05205-NRB). If you’d like to join the lawsuit, DM me @1stAmendment31.
Thank you for signing this petition and standing up for our 1st Amendment rights, and please share widely. Time is short with one month until the election — and on that note, remember to Vote Robert Jackson on Thursday September 13th!
Stephanie Fitzhugh
NY District 31
Constituent
Legal Sources, References, District 31 Map:
https://www.aclu.org/blog/free-speech/internet-speech/can-government-official-block-you-twitter
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/23/business/media/trump-twitter-block.html
https://www.nysenate.gov/district/31
Why is this important?
I have been blocked on social media by my own state representative, NY State Senator Marisol Alcantara.
I am not alone.
I am asking all those constituents who have been deleted or block, to join my petition to ask Marisol to stop violating our 1st Amendment rights.
Thank you!
I am not alone.
I am asking all those constituents who have been deleted or block, to join my petition to ask Marisol to stop violating our 1st Amendment rights.
Thank you!