It's a fairly cynical effort on his part to distract the public from what's really the issue and that's the fact that the redistricting process in Florida is broken, and voters aren't being treated fairly. |
It's a loss for the voters of Florida. |
It's going to come down to however much Senator Lee is willing to make this a top priority. It's a tough issue to pass in an election year. But every sign I've seen, Senator Lee is committed to making it a priority. |
It's kind of troublesome. They're getting around the intent of the law to require that parties and committee disclose what they're spending their money on. |
It's kind of troublesome. They're getting around the intent of the law to require that parties and committees disclose what they're spending their money on. |
It's kind of typical campaign finance in Florida. You find these wealthy special interests who are giving to committees and candidates, people with power to help them. . . . They're doing it as an investment, hoping for a return on their investment. |
It's not a partisan issue, it's a power issue - who's in charge at the time. |
It's where the real business in Tallahassee gets transacted. |
People are still going to meet in restaurants. They may just have to pay their own way. |
That's going to mean that there's going to have to be some consensus across party lines and among independents. |
The court has given us a road map on how to construct an initiative that would be approved. |
The key requirement is that any plan that passes this commission has to pass by ten votes, so you're going to have to have consensus among all these members of the commission for a plan to pass. |
The losers are the people of Florida. We were trying to get a chance to take some of the power away from the politicians and put it in the hands of the people. |
The most realistic situation could be is that potential challengers don't see the possibility of winning due to the campaign war chests that the incumbents build up. |
The system has basically been rigged to protect incumbents and discourage competition. |