Category Florida Legislature
ALEC Rock
No organization has impacted the Florida Legislature more than ALEC other than perhaps the NRA. Watch this excellent video about ALEC below:
Domestic squabbles: Residency prerequisites are outdated & rather stupid
By Steven Kurlander kurly@stevenkurlander.com Throughout American history, there have been controversies about the fulfillment-and necessity of fundamental constitutional prerequisites that a candidate must meet to run for political office. Perhaps the most famous controversy in our time was whether President Obama actually was born in the US, one of the basic requirements to hold […]
Florida House Democrats Send Obama a Message: Hands Off Our Guns!
The laughable practice of House “Memorials” has been used by Republicans to voice displeasure with the Federal Government and push an ideological agenda since Dan Webster was Speaker and Bill Clinton was President (One of the first “Memorials” the Webster-led House passed was urging President Clinton to push for a Balanced Budget Amendment to the […]
Zest of the Day: Activists Urge Floridians to Fight Anti-Sick-Time Bills
Very important read from the Orlando Sentinel.
Zest of the Day: Elections panel appointee grilled about condo leased by Sen. Sachs
Just how did Senator Maria Sachs manage to jump districts, move to Broward County and defeat sitting Republican Ellyn Bogdanoff last year? What has been the subject of much local conversation and gossip became a hot topic in the legislature yesterday courtesy of Senator Jack Latvala, who it should be noted was counting on Bogdanoff’s […]
Zest of the Day: Florida leads in denying ex-felons voting rights
An excellent AP story which puts into perspective the impact of the voter purges pushed by Governor Scott and the legislature. Similar to the Katherine Harris purge of 1999 and 2000, this could have dramatic electoral ramifications.
Speaker Weatherford Emerging as a National Conservative Superhero
Just a few short weeks ago, Speaker Weatherford was seen as new kind of Republican Legislative leader: young, energetic, consensus oriented and soft spoken. What a difference a month makes. From his public snafus to his fire breathing speech at CPAC and his rejection of medicaid expansion, the Speaker has become a conservative hero. Tonight […]
Zest of the Day: SW Florida Leads the State in Job Growth
Job growth thanks largely to rampant development and growing tourism in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers and Naples metropolitan areas SW Florida tops the state in job growth. (As an aside, I feel that at some point the Census Bureau needs to combine the Cape Coral MSA and the Naples MSA as SW Florida is losing […]
The Myth of Gun Control and Florida Voters Part III
Part I is available here Part II is available here With complete control of the state government, the Florida GOP was growing in arrogance and recklessness in the early 2000′s. The will of the voters clearly expressed by the Kendrick Meek -backed Class Size Amendment was quickly reversed by the majority of legislators while the […]
The Myth of Gun Control and Florida Voters: Part II
You can find part one of the series here Following a successful 2001 legislative session and the horrific attacks of September 11th, the NRA was in the catbird’s seat with regards to Florida politics. Jeb Bush was the Governor and the GOP enjoyed large majorities in both houses of the legislature. Long-gone were the days […]
The Florida Squeeze 