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The Movement for Aramis Ayala

March 30, 2017 - 6:30pm

"The most disrespected person in America is the black woman.
"The most unprotected person in America is the black woman.
"The most neglected person in America is the black woman."

-- Malcolm X


Well, on Thursday people of all shapes, sizes, colors, and backgrounds, converged on Tallahassee in support of Aramis Ayala.

A black woman. 

A black woman who dared to take on an unjust criminal justice system.

A black woman who dared to take on an unjust governor.

A black woman who is now taking on an unjust Republican-led Legislature.

A black woman who is taking on people who are behaving like a 1950s-type lynch mob.

A black woman who is only trying to do what she was elected to do.

Her job of state attorney.  

Contrary to what those who are crying for the blood of Markeith Loyd, and waving their pitchforks wildly at Aramis Ayala's head may think, it is HER discretion to decide whether to utilize the death penalty.

If the Republicans in the Florida Legislature want to put tourists who visit Disney and the surrounding area in harm's way by cutting some $1.83 million in funds to the 9th Judicial Circuit, go ahead.  That is their discretion.

In its petty political posturing, the Legislature will be hurting the state, because if I were a tourist, I wouldn't come here knowing that legislators would cut safety measures to punish a black woman.

If Rick Scott, who has already removed the Loyd case from Ayala because of that same 1950s-style lynch mob, wants to remove her as the first black elected state attorney, go ahead.

Scott potentially has another statewide race to run.

Hundreds of people from around the state converged on Tallahassee. The support for Ayala is growing.

I guarantee you will see a much larger turnout of the African-American vote in 2018.

We will not be quiet. We will not be silenced. We will not be intimidated.

We will not forget.

Our voices will continue to grow.

Ayala's support will continue to grow.

You see, it isn't about Markeith Loyd and whether we think he should be punished. We do.

Gov. Scott overstepped here.

It is time that the black woman be respected, protected, not neglected.

People showed that today in Tallahassee.

Bravo.


Leslie Wimes, a Sunshine State News columnist, is founder and president of Women on the Move and the Democratic African American Women Caucus, www.daawc.com. Follow Leslie on Twitter: @womenonthemove1.

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Same old story, same old verse.....poor old black being step on by the majority. Really? What planet do these people live on? Every attorney in the state is sworn to uphold the laws of the state of Florida, including Ayala. She cannot indiscriminately decide what laws to enforce based on her personal opinions. And Ms. Wimes quotes Malcolm X. Another ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!! Time to move on to other things, Ms. Wimes. You are NOT a journalist.

No one should be taught to go through life with enormous chips on their shoulders.

Black women have all the rights and privileges others do. Why don't you talk about the black men that constantly disrespect black women, knock up black women and leave them, and black rap music that constantly degrades black women. Black women collect all kinds of benefits. Black women are accepted into college with lesser grades. Black women are given employment based on being a black women. And the larger black vote that will come out, will be for trump. The dems have used and abused blacks for too long. Trump will remove illegals from the hoods, and get uneducated blacks to work in manufacturing, carpentry, and transportation. Trump will get blacks off the welfare that dems have used to control them. Trump will reduce crime rates in the hood by allowing officers to actually patrol and police crime. Trump will help young black men, by giving their parents vouchers to send their kids to better schools. And blacks will only vote for blacks for the most part anyways. We know this from obama. All the blacks who voted for obama, didnt go out to vote for clinton, the same exact candidate. The blacks arent going to vote for white politicians. Blacks in the hood care about three things: better schools, safer neighborhoods, and meaningful work. They dont care about political issues, social justice campaigns, or democratic nonsense. Trump will get the black vote, not some democrat.

It is her job to apply the laws of the State of Florida, which she has stated she will not do. She needs to resign or be recalled.

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