California ‘Cancel Culture’ Bills Fail in State Senate

California ‘Cancel Culture’ Bills Fail in State Senate
Sen. Melissa Melendez speaks in an episode of The Epoch Times' California Insider, in Irvine, Calif., on March, 19, 2021. Hau Nguyen/The Epoch Times
Chris Karr
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A pair of bills designed to tackle “cancel culture” by designating political affiliation as a protected class have failed to pass the California Senate Judiciary Committee.

Sen. Melissa Melendez (R-Lake Elsinore), who introduced the bills, told The Epoch Times that partisan politics played a role in the committee’s decision, which she said threatened freedom of speech.

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Chris Karr is a California-based reporter for the The Epoch Times. He has been writing for 20 years. His articles, features, reviews, interviews, and essays have been published in a variety of online periodicals.
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