Frank Artiles: Step Down

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    The Message

    To Florida State Senator Frank Artiles:

    Your racist behavior proves that you are unfit to serve in the State Senate—or any other public office.

    Resign immediately, or face expulsion by the Senate leadership.

    There's a state senator in Florida who's got to go—and his name is Frank Artiles.

    Artiles once called for the extermination of Muslims—or at least, as he clarified, those of us fitting his cartoon-inspired definition of a "haji" (yes, he actually referenced early 90's cartoon Johnny Quest).1 Then last fall, he called Black Lives Matter a "terrorist organization," weaving together his hatred of Black people and Muslims with the worst type of label.2

    Now, Artiles has once again been caught using racial slurs and other derogatory language—this time referring to his own colleagues in the Senate using the n-word, the b-word, and the p-word. I can't even type those out for you right now but he threw them around like they were second nature, all in one sitting!3

    Artiles is unfit to represent voters in the state of Florida—or anywhere, for that matter. Will you join us today in demanding that he step down?

    Artiles reportedly apologized on the Senate floor today, but an apology simply isn't enough to make up for this repeated racist behavior.

    Before he has a chance to brush this under the carpet—and before the media moves on to the next hot story—we need to hold Artiles' feet to the fire.

    Help us gather thousands of signatures today that we'll deliver directly to Frank Artiles, or to the leadership in the Senate to make it clear to everyone that this man cannot be tolerated.

     

    Sources:

    1. "Miami lawmaker accused of using racial slur once referred to ‘hajis’" The Miami Herald, Apr 18, 2017
    http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article145385404.html

    2. "Florida Republican rep connects Black Lives Matter movement to terrorism in ad bashing Democratic opponent" New York Daily News, Nov 2, 2016
    http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/fla-republican-connects-black-lives-matter-terrorism-ad-article-1.2855951

    3. "Florida senator calls fellow Republicans ‘n----rs,’ hurls expletives at black colleague in racist tirade" New York Daily News, Apr 18, 2017
    http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/fla-senator-calls-fellow-gopers-n-rs-slurs-black-colleague-article-1.3071658

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