November 30, 2022
Dear Ms. Collins, Ms. McGinn, Ms. Larson, Ms. Jones, Mr. Plante, and Mr. Newman: We write on behalf of the First Amendment Foundation to express concerns about Rules 60H-6.005 and .008 proposed by the Department of Management Services (“DMS”). The First Amendment Foundation is a highly-respected and visible nonprofit committed to free speech and open government. For decades, citizens on all points of the political spectrum supporting a host of issues of political and societal importance have assembled to express their views both inside and outside the Florida Capitol. The proposed rules seek to alter that long-cherished dynamic protected by the rule of constitutional law. They are infected by a host of legal issues and policy problems, and are simply unnecessary.