Sunday, December 8, 2013
Saturday, December 7, 2013
international Embarrassment For Florida
Bring Voting Rights in Florida Up to International Standards
The United Nations is set to review U.S.
voting rights, and Florida's disenfranchisement of people with past felony
convictions is certain to stick out like a sore thumb, unless something changes
next week. Those restrictions are now under international scrutiny and could
lead to international embarrassment for Florida.
But the state has one last
chance to get it right.
tell Gov. Scott and the Clemency Board to restore voting rights in Florida and avoid international embarrassment for our state. Here
Friday, December 6, 2013
Bill Nelson Wants Feds To Look At Ken Detzner's Voter Suppression Efforts
Accusing Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner of trying to “suppress the vote” in an upcoming special congressional election in Pinellas County, Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson said Wednesday he wants the U.S. Department of Justice to look into whether Florida is violating federal law......more
Sad State Of The Florida Democratic Party
Less than a year until the general elections, it appears the Florida Senate will feature more of the same after November 2014. Not a single senator faces term limits in 2014 and only one of the current incumbents has drawn a major challenger. With Republicans controlling the Senate, it appears Democrats will be hard-pressed to flip the chamber next year. So far, most Republican incumbents in the Senate are cruising to victory in 2014 with next to no Democratic opposition......more
Why isn't Allison Tant doing her job, why isn't Debbie Wasserman Schultz doing hers?
Bondi Argues For Her Political Career
The Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments today on a medical marijuana ballot initiative proposed for the upcoming 2014 election. Backers of the proposed amendment, People United For Medical Marijuana,
say the politicians arguing against it are twisting the truth in the amendment's wording to prevent the ill and suffering from legally benefiting from relief that medical marijuana provides. But that's not the only reason they oppose it.
Over 80% of Floridians favor legalizing medical marijuana, as does Democrat Charlie Crist. For years, legislators in Tallahassee have blocked laws for it, but as other states legalize it, it's only become more popular. Yet
Pam Bondi, House Speaker Will Weatherford, Rick Scott,
and others are actively opposing it. Why? Do they believe, as they claim, that it could lead to de facto "unfettered" marijuana legalization under the guise of compassionate medicine?
"The proposal hides the fact that the Amendment would make Florida one of the most lenient medical-marijuana states," says Bondi's initial court brief.
Hardly. Bondi's public reasoning against it hides the fact that those opposed to the amendment are Republicans who back Rick Scott and Pam Bondi. That is the actual driving force behind their opposition. Those who favor it tend to vote for Democrats, which could translate to larger Democratic turnout......more
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Whales Stranded In Florida Waters
Rescuers worked feverishly Friday to save some of the pilot whales who stranded themselves in shallow waters near the Florida Keys. At least 21 pilot whales were found in an area about 20 miles north of Key West, 13 whales are dead and the count might climb.......more>
The Citrus Taliban: Florida Christian Education
Atheists Don’t Understand Gravity Because God Did It
A Reddit user, Dtootho, posted his daughter’s third grade worksheet from a private religious school in Florida. Would you believe that his daughter missed question four? The parent was so ashamed that he posted it on Reddit for the world to see. Of course, the shame was not with the child, but with the school itself!......more>
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Shrimp with lobster sauce
and fried rice $5.70 at King House, 27680 Bermont Rd, Punta Gorda
Fast Food Workers Tampa Rally
Against all odds, Fast Food Workers are organizing. In one lunch hour,
you could create a tipping point for their campaign.
Monday, December 2, 2013
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Florida's Father Of The Year
Haider Darwash of Waterford Lakes left his 2-month-old infant alone in his car Thanksgiving night while he and the wife went shopping at Wal-Mart........more>
Gay Thugs In Fort Lauderdale
Danita Kilcullen, the co-founder of the Fort Lauderdale Tea Party,
voiced her sentiments in an email about Republicans in Broward County specifically the Log Cabin Republicans, a gay conservative group. She likened the pro-gay Republican group to “gay thugs” who have taken over the local Republican party.......more>
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Florida's Culture Of Corruption
Tampa Tribune Editors: Here We Go Again
In the course of just a few short years the state has instituted questionable changes to popular early-voting hours, launched a flawed voter purge effort, and issued a misguided absentee ballot directive. Rather than make the voting process better, these moves have instead given life to claims that the state is more interested in preserving a particular party’s political power than in preserving the integrity of the vote.
The state’s meddling needs to stop.......more
The state’s meddling needs to stop.......more
This from editors of a solidly Republican editorial board.
Raíces en Tampa
Alicia, a member and founder of Raices en Tampa, this year she will not be celebrating Thanksgiving with her family. Alicia's family is split apart between two countries. Have you shown your support for Driver’s Licenses for All Undocumented – Florida? Do so now!
All you have to do is write on a piece of paper that you “Support Licenses for All in Florida #DL4ALLFL” and email it to us at raicesentampa@gmail.com
Friday, November 29, 2013
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Mexican Shrimp Cocktail
$10.00 at Don Julio's Cocteles in Wimauma
Delicious, I love this place.
Spanish River High School in Boca Raton
The Institute on the Constitution did not succeed in getting their course on the Constitution in the Springboro (OH) school district but
they may have found a way into a public school in Florida.
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Failed State: Florida Still Looking For Creative Ways To Suppress Voter Rights
Florida is well known for finding creative methods of suppressing the vote. The latest ploy is a new rule issued by Governor Rick Scott’s chief election official Secretary of State Ken Detzner, directing that absentee ballots be returned by mail or directly to the offices of election supervisors. It has been a common practice in the state to allow ballots to be dropped off at locations such as tax collectors offices, libraries and other sites designated by the local election supervisors. This was to accommodate those who wished to save the postage or found it more convenient to drop them at a nearby location.......more>
The directive appeared to take dead aim at one supervisor, Deborah Clark in Pinellas County, who aggressively promotes voting absentee and has a small network of remote drop-off locations to make it easier for people to turn in their absentee ballots. The state’s order comes as Clark prepares to send thousands of absentee ballots to voters in the upcoming special election in the 13th Congressional District, vacated when longtime Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Young died last month......more>
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Bartlett Park Community
Bartlett Park Community Garden,
we are excited to announce that we have bought the land the garden sits on.
It goes without saying that this is a major milestone for our garden. We no longer have to wonder each month if we will be able to continue
to grow food for our neighbors.
We can run the garden as a resource for the
Bartlett Park Community for as long as the community needs it." Tom Tito
It is amazing what we can do when we all work together. Mr. Tito and the Bartlett Park Community should be commended for their great work, they are a treasure to Tampa Bay.
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