Florida's PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

[Sandra]

IMO, I don't like messing with the constitution... This is a start for you all to think over and not necessary what I think maybe my direction as yet.    RINO's are always trying to push their agendas...

After much reconsideration and feedback from our members and Representative D Alan Hayes who authored the amendment, the legislative committee has changed their recommendation on Amendment 1 to:

 

 Vote YES on Amendment 1.

 

We all thank the committee for their dedication to the process.

 

Please share with your associates and friends and thank you for your patience in this process. We look forward to even better campaign finance bills in 2011 from our esteemed Legislature.

 

Hope you had a successful Super Saturday for our ticket! Duval County is fired up!

 

Cindy

 

Updated Reommendations

 

 Florida's PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

 

Recommendations: Florida Federation of Republican Women's Legislative Committee       

 

Zuma Banks, Chair
[e-mail]

 

Charlotte Flynt 

[e-mail]  

 

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Amendment 1 - Campaign finance

 

Repeal of the public financing of statewide candidates who agree to spending limits.

Amendment 1 repeals Florida's system of public financing for statewide elections, created in the 1980s and put in the Constitution by the voters in 1998. Candidates for governor and the state Cabinet got
$11.1 million in the last statewide cycle in 2006.
The original, reformist idea was to level the playing field against big
money. But leaders of the Legislature call it "welfare for
politicians." They have made it tougher to get the money in recent
years, and now hope the voters will kill it altogether.

 
Updated Recommendation - For
 

 
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Amendment 2 - Taxes
 
An additional homestead property tax exemption for members of the United
States military or military reserves.
 
Amendment 2 gives an increased homestead tax exemption (meaning, they
have to possess one already) to members of the military and reserves
deployed outside the United States. The additional tax break would be
based on the number of days of the year they were out of the country.
 
                                                                                            
Recommendation - For
 
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Amendment 4 - Property rights
 
Requires voter approval of all changes to local comprehensive land-use
plans.
 
Amendment 4, so-called Hometown Democracy, would require voter referenda
for local growth planning, wresting control from city and county
officials. The intent is to stop what proponents feel is runaway
development and destruction of open spaces. Opponents, which include
local governments and developers, say the amendment is unworkable and
would hamstring decision making.
 
                                                                                       
Recommendation - Against
 
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Two amendments - 5 and 6 deal with redistricting, due to take place in 2012 as a result of the 2010 census. The political implications are huge, particularly for incumbents. Most Democrats favor
Amendments 5 & 6, which would redraw boundaries to create compact
districts and reduce gerrymandering
 
Amendment 5 - Redistricting
Amends the current practice of drawing legislative district
boundaries.

Amendments 5 and 6 also were put on the ballot by citizen petition. Their stated goal is "fair districts" for the Legislature and Congress, saying that districts should not be drawn by
the Legislature to "favor or disfavor" one party or incumbent.
Opponents say (among other things) that this is impossible to achieve and
will automatically throw redistricting into the courts.

Recommendation - Against

Amendment 6 - Redistricting
Amends the current practice of drawing congressional district boundaries.

Amendments 5 and 6 also were put on the ballot by citizen petition. Their stated goal is "fair districts" for the Legislature and Congress, saying that districts should not be drawn by the
Legislature to "favor or disfavor" one party or incumbent.
Opponents say (among other things) that this is impossible to achieve and
will automatically throw redistricting into the courts.

Recommendation - Against

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Amendment 8 - Education
 
Changes the current "maximum" class sizes to school-wide
"average" class sizes.

Amendment 8 would roll back public school class-size restrictions to 2002 levels. This is cost-driven. Local school districts, saddled with
shrinking budgets, are hard-pressed to build new classrooms to
accommodate smaller classes. The current education studies do not support
the position that smaller class sizes lead to increased student performance.
 
                                                                                                       
Recommendation - For

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Federal Budget Question - Budgets

 

Asks whether Congress should add an amendment to the U.S. Constitution requiring a balanced federal budget.

Recommendation - For



It is dangerous for a national candidate to say things that people might remember.--- Eugene McCarthy

[Sandra]

Republicans are against it to if you red the above....

[Sandra]

Thanks Wayne, certainly a big help...

[Sandra]

Ditto on this one! The Florida Constitution has been whored at least 35 times that I can recall, not a good thing to do. Now hopefully as people wake up they will see that.... Thanks for another great post!

[Sandra]

Thanks again Wayne, I will be looking into the local cronies as well...

[Sandra]

Like I have said a long time now, "Follow the Money"!