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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Wed Jul 5, 2017, 07:17 PM Jul 2017

Rubio can't find office space due to protests. Staff at Starbucks, living on Unicorn Frappuccinos?

Rubio’s Tampa staff forced to work out of Starbucks because protesters prevent him from finding office space



http://www.rawstory.com/2017/07/rubios-tampa-staff-forced-to-work-out-of-starbucks-because-protesters-prevent-him-from-finding-office-space/

According to the Tampa Bay Times, Rubio and his staff were kicked out of Tampa’s Bridgeport Center on Feb. 1 because the weekly demonstrations by activists seeking to “pressure Rubio on a variety of issues” disrupted other tenants and cost the buildings’ owners too much money.

Now, a spokesperson for Rubio says they’re still working on finding a replacement for one of the largest areas in the Republican senator’s district.

In the interim, Rubio and his two-person staff have “improvised,” taking meetings in cafes, libraries and “other public spaces” — an arrangement that the Times noted presents its’ own issues.

“Constituent services often involves working with documents that contain personal information,” the report stated. “Where are those files being stored? Is there a security concern about staff toting them back and forth to meetings? If so, how is that being addressed? And where is staff working when they’re not with constituents?”

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Rubio can't find office space due to protests. Staff at Starbucks, living on Unicorn Frappuccinos? (Original Post) Miles Archer Jul 2017 OP
Exercising their rights is not "pressuring" a public official. lpbk2713 Jul 2017 #1

lpbk2713

(42,736 posts)
1. Exercising their rights is not "pressuring" a public official.
Wed Jul 5, 2017, 08:47 PM
Jul 2017


That's a slanted message. They were informing an elected official what their preferences are.


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