Opinion: Anti-protest law misguided, enacted by governor who follows and doesn’t lead

By , Daily Memphian Updated: August 27, 2020 4:00 AM CT | Published: August 27, 2020 4:00 AM CT
Otis Sanford
Daily Memphian

Otis Sanford

Otis Sanford is professor emeritus of Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis and political commentator for WATN-TV ABC24 News. Contact him at o.sanford@memphis.edu. 

The Republican-controlled state House and Senate – with Gov. Bill Lee as an accomplice – decided to make protesting on state property a felony, punishable by up to six years in prison.

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