Tag: florida legislators
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On the Snout: Florida bought and paid for.
“Rick Scott always tries to one-up me, so you know, he was the first to call me and say ‘Hey, we got Americans for Prosperity, what’d you get?’” Of course Scott called Perry to brag about his support from the Koch brothers. And of course the Koch brothers support Rick Scott, they share the same…
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Things we don’t see on the tv: Sneaky fracking guys. Politicians. City of Ember. Will we get the sunshine we deserve?
Things we don’t see on the tv: Sneaky fracking guys. Politicians. City of Ember. Will we get the sunshine we deserve? Most of the people I talked to this week were in a better mood that usual. Everyone except for the GOP seemed to love Papa Francisco including myself. #hope #compassion #inspiring It’s always when…
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New Poll: Florida Legislators Reading List. PLEASE VOTE! and why reading matters.
A few weeks ago I put out a call for books that people thought would be good for our Florida Legislators to read. I got a great response. Thank you all so much. I put up my poll. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the 27 people who cared and took the…
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So many books, so little time.
So many books, so little time.” ― Frank Zappa I can almost hear them cringe. The crazy woman wants us to read a book! Don’t laugh. It’s happened before. You can read about here. http://www.petconnection.com/2008/01/28/you-can-lead-a-florida-county-commissioner-to-water/ “Seems Florida’s Palm Beach County is considering a mandatory spay/neuter law, and some kind constituent sent each of the county…
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Poll: Florida Legislators reading list. Yes there will be a quiz.
Poll: Florida Legislators reading list. Yes there will be a quiz. Thanks to everyone that gave me such good suggestions. I have to create a poll so I’m just doing environmental books. So please vote so we can have the top five books and we’ll take it from there.
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Docs VS Glocs. Gag me. Oh ya. you did. Welcome to loony bin coming to state near you.
Only in Florida do our legislators think it ok to kill bears but jail you for feeling them. (You really shouldn’t feed them) and it’s ok for health care workers not to ask people if they have a gun. That’s just for now because it could be coming to a state near you so listen…
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Bring it on Home: The Pacific Legal Foundation and Martin County.
Look who is right here in our hood! Bring it on home! Let James help you cause we sure do got dem blues! A love affair with the Pacific Legal Foundation and the Economic Council of Martin County. Wow! Who would have thunk? The Pacific Legal Foundation. Pacific Legal Foundation 1002 Se Monterey Commons Blvd,…
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Throwback Thurs: What was penny a pound and make the polluter pay?
Throwback Thurs: What was penny a pound and make the polluter pay? As always, if you have something to add please add it. What was penny a pound? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restoration_of_the_Everglades “Restoration of the Everglades, however, briefly became a bipartisan cause in national politics. A controversial penny-a-pound (2 cent/kg) tax on sugar was proposed to fund some…
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Stealing amendment 1 money should be a crime.
Stealing amendment 1 money should be a crime. We need an amendment that says if lawmakers do not support our citizen amendments they get charged with a crime. After all it is stealing. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/fred-grimm/article24812611.html Instead, as Craig Pittman and Michael Auslen of the Tampa Bay Times reported, that great pile of Amendment 1 money is…
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June is educate your legislators in mental illness month. I said so!
@joenegronfl who said http://fcir.org/2012/07/26/florida-slips-even-lower-in-mental-health-funding/ “More specifically, state Sen. Joe Negron, R-Palm City, advocated cuts to so-called soft services, which include mental health and drug-addiction programs, because many of these services address what Negon views as “a lack of willpower, a lack of discipline, a lack of character.” Negron was the chair of appropriations for health and human services…
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