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Summary of Florida Constitutional Amendments 2008 Ballot

This post provides a summary of the 2008 Florida Amendment Ballot which includes explanations, endorsements from the Miami Herald and the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel. Continue reading

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Summary of the Florida/Broward 2008 Ballot

So this time, I decided – why not make a cheat sheet on how to find the answers to the different ballot measures that you might need to research. Spending time on google is one thing, spending it on six different elected offices, six statewide amendments and ten county initiatives is quite another…

I am going to list all of the elected positions on this post, and then summarize the amendments and county initiatives on another. And to help in making a choice, I am going to include the opinions of the two major papers of the area. Continue reading

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Voting Problems already? Join the twittervotereport team!

Already – in Florida, reports of issues are already happening. Granted, this is a complaint on a delay in West Kendall in Dade County – but come on, this is 2008. An ambitious team of developers and technical people are … Continue reading

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Did the Democrats cause this financial crisis? Did the Repugs?

Today, while waiting for the markets to open, I watched a couple of videos that were on YouTube, and a particular duo of them were incredibly impactful – using what could be perceived as nicely, sliced content setting up the … Continue reading

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Death of Posse Comitatus Act? Can this be true?

What would you do if you learned that President Bush was preparing – in violation of federal law – to use the U.S. military to maintain order within our borders? I hope you would at least take one minute to help raise awareness about the situation. Continue reading

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