Florida State Fairgrounds 2020
Sunday, February 9, 2020
TAMPA DSA GENERAL MEETING
Bernie's Moment, Our Movement
Wednesday, February 12th at West Tampa Library 2312 W. Union Street Tampa. Doors open at 6:30 for orientation. Meeting 7-9 pm.
The Florida Democratic Primary is right around the corner. We have an exciting meeting this month with local leaders in Tampa Bay speaking about how Bernie's platform will advance the specific issues local activist are working on:
Housing- Connie Burton
Medicare for All- Sky White
The Green New Deal- Shiv Shukla
Labor/education Megan Flocken
Militarism- Kristin Hoffman
Police and Prisons- Jacob Tillotson
This along with a report back from our Working Groups on the work Tampa DSA is doing in our local community. Hope to see you there! INFO
Marco Rubio and the Ukrainian Oligarch
Donald Trump and the political action committees for Mitch McConnell, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, Lindsey Graham, John Kasich and John McCain accepted $7.35 million in contributions from a
Ukrainian oligarch. HERE
Ukrainian oligarch. HERE
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they have also donated thousands of dollars to Pete for America, Inc., Buttigieg’s official campaign organization.
Bar Complaint Filed Against Matt Gaetz for ‘Obstructing Impeachment Process’
The Miami-Dade Democratic Party filed a formal bar complaint against Matt Gaetz, urging the Florida Bar to sanction the Trump acolyte for storming a secure congressional facility during the closed-door phase of the impeachment inquiry.
Saturday, February 8, 2020
Rick Scott Introduces Amendment To Stop Future Impeachment Of Trump Accomplices
Florida GOP Rick Scott introduced a constitutional amendment that would raise the threshold for the House to impeach an elected official to 60%. HERE
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Beat Sen. Bill Nelson in 2018 by 10,033 votes out of 8.19 million votes cast.
Friday, February 7, 2020
Go Green Florida
Bernie will...
Legalize marijuana in the first 100 days
with executive action
Vacate and expunge all past
marijuana-related convictions
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Trump Stain Florida Edition
You will carry this *stain forever.
Your actions will never be forgotten.
Your grandchildren will read about it in their history books. Just like Mitt Romney's
grand kids will.
Profile in Courage: Mitt Romney
Your spot in history is set. I always knew
you had courage. People say you hang on the edge of greatness,. You have stepped over
that edge! Thank You!
that edge! Thank You!
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Equality Florida in Tallahassee
Parents of transgender children, youth advocates, and healthcare experts came out to the Capitol in FORCE to testify against the dangerous and mean-spirited "transgender youth medical care ban".
While the Florida House subcommittee did not vote on the bill (HB 1365), it was made clear during the hearing that this legislation is driven by people who have no concerns whatsoever for the lives and safety of transgender youth. The same groups who oppose anti-bullying efforts and basic legal protections for LGBTQ Floridians, now seek to put transgender young people into hiding by threatening their doctors with 15 years imprisonment.
Thank you to all the trans and enby advocates, parents (especially the mama bears!), healthcare experts, and partner organizations whose brave, honest, loving words drowned out the bigoted rhetoric of the anti-LGBTQ extremists the bill's supporters had flown
in to testify.
The bill is procedurally DEAD for the 2020 legislative session. But we need to stay vigilant to ensure this bill never sees the light of day.
#ProtectTransKids
Photo credit:Equality Florida
Dark Money Jeff Brandes
A St. Pete ordinance that is serving as a national model for dark money reform would be preempted under a last-minute proposal attached to a Senate bill by
Sen. Jeff Brandes. HERE
Sen. Jeff Brandes. HERE
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