“This is the $100,000 question: can the evangelical leadership unify behind
Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum or Rick Perry?” said John Stemberger, president of
Florida Family Policy Council. Evangelicals are Wary of Romney
ObamaCare is on the Fast Track to the U.S. Supreme Court. Do you Believe that Elena Kagan should recuse herself from Healthcare Case? Elena Kagan Will Soon Review Obamacare
Will Obamacare meet its destiney in the U.S. Supreme Court? On
Friday, August 12th, in a 2-1 decision by Democrat Judge Hall, the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta ruled that the mandate
to carry health care insurance is unconstitutional stating that
Congress overreached when it required Americans to carry
insurance or pay a penalty.
It likely that the case will now move to the U.S. Supreme Court to be heard when the next term starts on October 3rd.
Contact your Florida State Senate and Florida House Members and tell them that Florida is not for Sale at any Cost! Your Miami-Dade Delegation 2011-2012
Gambling is Risky Business
There are 256 stops on each of the three reels, not just the 20 visible
symbols. This means that the odds are 256 x 256 x 256, or about 1
in 17 million chances.
Slot machines are
designed to produce "near misses." If the player hits the first
two symbols, or a blank space right next to the "winning" symbol," he feels that
he "just missed," and is encouraged to try again (and again and
again).
"Slot machines are
a raw deal. . . . Slot machines are a classic rip-off. They are legalized
theft. They promote a nothing-for-something economy--taking money
from area businesses, car dealers restaurants. . . . " To join in
this deceptive business is dishonorable for our elected
representatives.
LIFE MATTERS...ABORTION BILLS BEFORE THE HOUSE ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 24 AT 2:00 PM
On Tuesday, January 24, at 2:00 pm the Florida House Health and Human Services Access Sub-committee is scheduled to hear a series of abortion bills:
Thank Rep. Burgin for per
her stand to protect life. (850) - 488-9910
Thank Rep. Flores - (850)
487-5130
SB 290 - Referred to Health Regulation; Tel. (850) 487-5824
This bill re-introduces pieces of abortion legislation that failed in
the past session. The bill bans abortions past the point when a fetus becomes
viable, past 20 weeks. HB
- 839 Pain-Capable Unborn Child
Protection
Act - Sponsor - Davis
This bill
requires physician performing or inducing abortion to first make determination
of probable postfertilization age of unborn child; prohibits abortion if
probable postfertilization age of unborn child is 20 or more weeks; provides
exceptions; provides recordkeeping and reporting requirements for physicians and
DOH; provides for disciplinary action against noncompliant physicians; provides
criminal penalties for certain violations; provides that penalty may not be
assessed against woman involved in such abortion or attempt.
Thank Rep. Davis for his stand to protect life.
Tel.
(850) 488-5102
HB - 1327
"Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass
Prenatal Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity for Life Act"
Referred to Health
Regulation; Tel.
(850) 487-5824
Susan B.
Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity
for Life Act"; requires a person performing a termination of pregnancy to first
sign an affidavit stating that he or she is not performing the termination of
pregnancy because of the child's sex or race and has no knowledge that the
pregnancy is being terminated because of the child's sex or
race.
Taking the Pulse of Florida! Please fill out the Survey below. Add your voice and by filling out this survey. Let's Flood Tallahassee with 50,000+ surveys. Created by Bob West... former Field Director Christian Coalition of Florida...
FLORIDA IS NOT FOR SALE AT ANY COST!
Gambling is a bad bet for Florida!
Florida will soon be
faced with a decision to accept or reject expanded gambling in the Sunshine
State. We can do something to stop it here and now.
The
State of Florida is getting ready to make a bad bet if they approve the
expansion of casino gambling. The short-term revenues hide a long-term
cost that will ultimately cost more than the revenue it generates. According to the Nevada
Council on Problem Gambling, 85 percent of Americans have gambled at
least once. One percent of those are addicted and 2 to 3 percent are
considered problem gamblers. Easy access to gambling directly
correlates to the issue of problem and addicted gamblers
Problem
or pathological/compulsive gamblers can become criminals in an attempt
to cover their losses at the casinos. This trend tends to start about
three years after the new casino has been established. This is not
counting that the problem gambler will suffer other losses along the
way, such as the loss of family, friends and jobs. In Nevada as a
whole the chance of becoming a victim of a crime is 1 in 27. Compare
that to Florida’s 1 in 144. Miami, where the proposed casinos will be
built, has a 1 in 75 chance.
It is Obvious that crime
will increase in the Miami area and will result in additional costs to
investigate and prosecute these crimes at the expense of taxpayers.
We will give you an updated report on Tuesday, January 17th.
Click on link and locate Florida Senate Regulated Committee Members Florida
Regulated Industries will review the Destination Resort bill SB 710 in
the Florida Senate on January 9th at 3:15 pm. Amendment deadline
is January 6th at 3:15 pm. Please send emails to your contacts
and urge them to reject any efforts to vote to allow Destinations to
become a reality in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Does the Evangelical vote matter?
Apparently
it does. In Iowa 58% of the votes cast came from
self-identified evangelicals with Senator Santorum receiving 32%
of the evangelical votes cast, Ron Paul came in second with a vote
count of 18% of the evangelical vote and Governor Romney,
Gingrich and Perry each received 14% of the evangelical votes
cast. Governor Romney received the greatest portion of the
non-Christian vote. Read the full article below. Pew Research Iowa Results
Palm Beach County Commission Votes to add a gambling referandum to the 2012 Election Ballot. By a vote of 9-1, Palm Beach
County has elected to add a gambling referandum to the election ballot
in 2012. Virginia Brooks, Chair of Christian Coalition of Palm Beach
County spoke out in fervent opposition to the decision explaining
that slot machines are designed to take people's money while making
players think that they are close to winning said Virginia Brooks of
North Palm Beach. She said the county shouldn't try to pad its
budget "on the backs of losers."
"This is not what we want for our county,"
Brooks said.
Please help Stop Miami-Dade County from following suit. Contact your Miami-Dade Commission
and let them know that Miami-Dade is not for Sale. This is a
band-aid solution to the financial problems that have long plagued South Florida.
Also, contact your Florida House and Senate Representatives
Click on link and locate your Rep.
If you build it, corruption may come! Gambling Tarnishes Legislators Reputation. Gambling is Bad News for Legislators Are gambling lobbyists playing
into the hands of Florida's legislators? Can our
Legislators be bought by the casino interest groups? Just
follow the money! Pinecrest Council Joins Miami Beach in Rejecting building a Destination Resort
Pinecrest
Village Council members voted unanimously Tuesday to urge state lawmakers to
reject any and all new casinos in Florida.stating that it cannabilizes businesses.
Former
County Commissioner Katy Sorenson attended the meeting and told the council that
the casinos would be “bigger than anything in Las Vegas” and would increase
prostitution, theft and burglaries in areas surrounding them.
Exposing the Dark Side of Gambling Click on Icon to access the website or
click on linkCasino Watch Website
Casino
Watch, Inc.
P.O. Box 1815
Ft. Myers, FL
33957
Phone: 239-395-2252
Fax: 239-395-2366
Seniors Citizens and Gambling don't Mix. Due to inactivity, idleness and lonliness, our
senior citizens are among the most vulnerable to fall into the trap of
considering gambling as a pasttime that soon turns into an
addiction taht they cannot shake.
The Gambling Disease Compulsive Gambling Causes Compulsive
gambling is a serious condition that can destroy lives. For
Compulsive gamblers, betting isn't as much about money as it is about
the excitement. The thrill gambling means taking greater
risks and placing larger bets. Compulsive gamblers are compelled to
keep playing to recoup their money, a pattern that becomes increasingly destructive.Casino Watch Website
ami Dade County has placed 2 Home Rule Charter Amendments onthe January 31st Presidential Election Preference Election Ballot.
ALL REGISTERED VOTERS county-wide can cast ballots on these 2 issues)
Ballot Question 1
Shall the Charter be amended to increase from 60 to 120 days the time
allowed to circulate initiatory petitions, and to provide that
elections to amend the Charter, either through initiatory petitions or
by Board action, be held in conjunction with the next scheduled General
Election rather than within 60 to 120 days, as currently required
Answer: NO
The longer that you extend the peition gathering process the more room
there is for fraud to occur. Secondly, you do not want to wait
for a general election to oust an elected official such as occurred
with former Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez.
Ballot Question 2
Shall the Charter be amended to provide that, as of January 31, 2012, County Commissioners shall:
Devote full-time service to the office of County Commissioner and hold no other employment
No longer receive the $6,000 annual salary
established in 1957, but receive instead the salary provided by state
formula, adjusted annually (currently approximately $92,097)
Serve no more than two consecutive four-year terms in office
Answer NO
Why should we give an increase to our commissioners when Miami Dade has
a 10.0% unemployment, rate, higher than the National Ememployment rate of
8.7%, not including those who have stopped looking
for work.
Each of our Miami-Dade County Commissioners already receives almost $1
million for their annual budgets which they use as they please with few
restrictions and no questions asked — plus annual retirement
contribution, unlimited free gas, an $800 monthly car allowance at a cost to taxpayers of $1,119,261 each year They will get great pensions and
benefits for the rest of their lives…all paid by taxpayers.
Miami-Dade County commission has a bad habit of mismanaging taxpayers
money and this is just one more example. They want to
guarantee themselves 12 consecutive years in service as commissioners. The key
word here is “consecutive.”
It's no wonder, the voters have lost confidence in their electorate
After
all the mismanagement and abuses Miami-Dade Commissioners want to increase their salaries and
guarantee themselves 12 consecutive years as
commissioners. After the first 12 years, and a short resting period not
specified, these commissioners can run for re-election to secure themselves
another 12 years in power and perpetuate in office. We need transparency and we
are missing some of it in this amendment.
Ask yourself, is this how Miami-Dade will get out of the deep unemployment hole that we are in?
Early Voting has already begun. Last Date to Vote Early is Saturday, January 28th.
Already Floridians are
starting to vote in the Presidential Preference Elections. The
county with the majority of Early Votes cast is Hillsborough and a close second, Collier County.
Miami-Dade County has not begun to reflect early voting results.
Absentee Ballot Update:
129,737 Ballots sent out. Ballots turned in to date 31,215 mailed in. Fill out form below and deliver to elections department. Absentee Ballot Form
On
Friday, August 12th, in a 2-1 decision by Democrat Judge Hall, the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta ruled that the mandate
to carry health care insurance is unconstitutional stating that
Congress overreached when it required Americans to carry
insurance or pay a penalty. 
Ambassador Huntsman drops out of the race and endorses Mitt Romney. 
