The Palm Beach County Commission voted 4-1 to make possession of 20 grams or less of marijuana punishable with a civil citation and a fine of $100.here
An international terrorist enters the United States illegally, with no visa. FBI agents alert their superiors; the suspect is linked to more than 40 bombings — including blowing up a civilian airliner. He makes it clear he has no intention of renouncing violence to achieve his goals.here
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The fiery, white-haired Cuban exile by the name of Orlando Bosch, was freed by the U.S. government in a deal cleared by the White House — thanks in part to the backing he received from the then president’s son Jeb Bush.
"When I'm a Hillsborough County Commissioner, I will work hard to move the energy change agenda forward. The Paris agreement “sends a very powerful message to the business and investment community that the age of fossil fuels is ending.” The economic and environmental implications of this deal for Americans are staggering. In the near term, it will unlock an accelerating multi-trillion-dollar shift in capital investment away from carbon-intensive coal and oil, which were the cornerstone of the first industrial revolution, into clean technologies like solar, wind, LED lighting, advanced batteries, and electric cars. It means far less harmful carbon pollution will be emitted in the coming years. Thus, “continued investments in high-carbon assets conflicts with their fiduciary responsibility.”Pat Kemp
Dems want taxpayers help to pay for their convention. here
---------- "Debbie Wasserman-Schultz failure as DNC Chair is now being placed on the tax-payers backs! This is outrageous! She must be replaced immediately!"
Ronny & The Rev will be playing all the songs that didn't make the airwaves in 2015! Most of 'em never made any waves, air or otherwise. Friday, 3:00- 5:00 WMNF 88.5 Tampa orwmf.org.
On Thursday, December 17th, 2015 the Florida Supreme Court ruled in favor of theUse of Marijuana for Debilitating Medical Conditions petition. The final hurdle to making the 2016 ballot will be gathering enough valid signatures- 683,149. At the time of the Supreme Court ruling, 400,032 petitions had been validated. With 900,000 gathered, United for Care is confident they will garner enough valid signatures to make the 2016 ballot.
This ruling comes as no surprise to United for Care, the organization spearheading the effort to make the 2016 ballot.
Ben Pollara, Campaign Manager, said, "The unanimous decision by the Florida Supreme Court to approve the new medical marijuana constitutional amendment is a huge victory for hundreds of thousands of sick and suffering Floridians who could benefit from the passage of such a law. While we still must collect the required number of petitions before officially being placed on the 2016 ballot, we are confident that we will and that Florida voters will approve this amendment in the general election. In 2014, four of seven Supreme Court justices approved our ballot language and 58% of Floridians voted "yes"; this time, all seven justices approved our language and we feel strongly that well over the required 60% of Floridians will vote "yes" for a comprehensive and compassionate medical marijuana law."
United for Care's chairman, John Morgan, stated,
"This is a huge victory for Florida. We will win next November. Compassion is coming!"
During the December 15 Republican presidential debate, Sen. Marco Rubio again backed away from his support of comprehensive immigration reform in 2013, saying his opinion changed with that of the American people. However, polling data suggests that Americans consistently favored comprehensive immigration reform, the Republican Party sabotaged immigration reform, and Rubio faced extreme backlash from right-wing media causing him to change his position.here
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"He should start with Cuban immigration reform, people from other places
(Central America, Middle East) are a lot worst off then those fleeing Cuba,
"War— what is it good for? We’ve been asking ourselves this question since Edwin Starr first belted it out in 1970. I can tell you what it’s good for-- padding the pockets of defense contractors and a certain former Vice President who shall remain nameless. I can tell you what it isn’t good for-- peace, the majority of Americans, and our economy. When the rich decide to go to war, it’s the poor and middle class who end up paying for it, with both their money and their lives. Personally, I’m a firm believer that we shouldn’t sacrifice human lives so that a few defense contractors can make big bucks off of making bombs."Alan Grayson