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    State Senator Gary Siplin discusses the rationale behind his ban on baggy pants in Florida schools.

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-- -- -- While my next guest Natalie agrees with that sentiment He spearheaded a -- based on it.

His law effectively band sagging pants and public schools.

And now it's back to school time and he's handing out 200 leather belts -- -- school kids comply with it here now with this pull your pants up law.

Florida State senator Gary simple and -- -- senator thanks for being with us.

What do you have against these baggy pants why I wanted to promote this law.

Well the primary because my constituents and as you we don't know.

One of the primary reasons close to with it here -- keys in upon -- how they should risk so they can't get a Jon many graduate.

I'll say you're saying in -- -- of you.

Walk outs and employer would depends -- running abut the may not get to get it.

You gotta get in you probably go originally had agreed to -- to qualification but you would not -- -- -- in effect.

In -- firm I would not -- anyone black or white who six.

Well as it's a thing you mentioned that because an especially a lot of push back for an ACLU and NAACP help us.

Absolutely and they still oppose it but I think god -- his to a bill the house finally came on board.

And -- -- -- overwhelmingly MB got to pay isn't and of course I'm new governor Rick -- time to deal before July 1.

Why did the NAACP.

Why were they against this.

Where they there's got to be thought it would be racially profiling but you know my argument was that when you walk down the street.

Setting your -- were -- on.

You most racially profiled in in there.

So I'm track until broadridge -- -- -- and when they could put their opinions in the that you and I should vote when you look -- history though even -- schools -- that racial profiling of saying I'm stupid profiling.

That it can't throw a lot of these kids understand and people who were posted this understand that this whole style originated from prison.

No they don't I was gonna -- to -- day when that extent where it originated from.

They had no clue when I told them is signified that a male inmate was available for the night.

-- -- -- -- -- -- That -- in the jaws got -- So what and my job is not only give them -- -- as we have been doing not doing -- in Orlando but around to before but they should understand where it is guess if it came for a.

Right well I I like the initiative and I and I'm really against the you know the pants being hanging down you know the way they have been but.

What gives the government the right to tell people you know how the where they close.

It's.

Well you know the governor has a right to educate our students and I -- children.

And I think upon it in which it reading through the education system is also if you don't have addressed because.

Then you can particularly the society so I think we do have an obligation.

We require certain Driscoll some units on schools Wear uniforms so we can do to uniforms and has been approved by the US constitution.

Supreme Court rather than I think we have a -- reason.

To also the issue they dress appropriate so they can do last education that we -- providing them.

Based -- constitution.

Most states in and a simple and I'm not sure where this comes and what the libertarian mind the thought but I'll tell you this much is should get -- -- because.

I'm glad you did thank you very much congratulations.

Thank you just appreciate -- -- -- Iran's may have -- you got it.

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