Guest AuthorApril 8, 2019
5min355
Marsy’s Law for Florida placed clear, enforceable rights and protections for crime victims into the state constitution.
Tag: Florida’s ConstitutionElizabeth Martinez Strauss. Image via campaign.
Guest AuthorApril 8, 2019Guest AuthorOctober 30, 2018
6min316
The Florida Chamber of Commerce has long advocated for restraint in amending Florida’s Constitution. We believe our constitution should only be amended in rare and extraordinary circumstances. Amendment 3, which would require voter approval of future gambling expansion, meets that threshold. Keep in mind, Florida is creating 1 out of 11 new jobs in America. […]
Phil AmmannJanuary 10, 2018
4min264
The sanctity of Florida’s Constitution is violated when we seek to fill it with “feel good” amendments that are often vague, duplicative, and trigger unintended consequences. Such amendments are why we have a Florida Constitution addressing pigs, high-speed trains, funding for radios, and the taxation of boat storage facilities. Certainly, all of these topics are […]
Phil AmmannDecember 6, 2016
9min324
In a pair of Context Florida columns titled, “The Shame of Florida,” Darryl Paulson has documented how Florida infamously leads the nation in the number of people—1.7-million—who are permanently barred from voting as ex-felons regardless of whether they are good citizens now. In Florida, as in Virginia, Alabama, Tennessee and other former Confederate states, these […]
Jac VerSteegApril 24, 20166min274
Steve Crisafulli, speaker of the Florida House, heaped disdain on the Florida Supreme Court’s 5-2 decision to suspend the state’s 24-hour waiting period for an abortion. “I can’t say I’m surprised,” Crisafulli said in a statement. “In my opinion, this has been one of the most activist and overreaching state Supreme Courts in recent memory. […]
Guest AuthorApril 13, 2016
5min437
Amendment 1 was put on the ballot with more than a million signatures gathered in just five months, and it enjoys the support of 73 percent of Florida voters, with strong support from every demographic, geographic and political subgroup of voters. The reason for this strong support is clear. Amendment 1 ensures that Floridians will […]
Phil AmmannApril 12, 20165min169
Amendment 1 was put on the ballot with more than a million signatures gathered in just five months, and it enjoys the support of 73 percent of Florida voters, with strong support from every demographic, geographic and political subgroup of voters. The reason for this strong support is clear. Amendment 1 ensures that Floridians will […]
Guest AuthorFebruary 9, 2016
6min306
What would you think if your neighbors decided one Christmas that instead of getting their daughter a much-wanted hula hoop and their son a long-prized model airplane (that loops the loop), fairness demands that they give their children carbon copies of the same toy? If you’re like me, you’d probably think, “Surely, it must be […]
Guest AuthorFebruary 8, 20166min282
What would you think if your neighbors decided one Christmas that instead of getting their daughter a much-wanted hula hoop and their son a long-prized model airplane (that loops the loop), fairness demands that they give their children carbon copies of the same toy? If you’re like me, you’d probably think, “Surely, it must be […]
Martin DyckmanSeptember 8, 20147min178
Every judge gets a robe and a gavel. Until now, it has not been thought necessary to include barbecue mitts in the kit. But it seems some judges need them. Consider the hot-potato handling in the Tampa divorce case of Mariama Monique Changamire Shaw vs. Keiba Lynn Shaw. Married legally in Massachusetts in 2010, they […]