VOTING GUIDE

1st, what and who.

Then, the why.

US Senate: Charlie Christ

Representative in Congress, District 18: Rolando Banciella

Governor: Alex Sink

Attorney General: Dan Gelber

Chief Financial Officer: Loranne Ausley

Commissioner of Agriculture: Scott Maddox

State Senator: Michelle Craven (or your favorite write in, just anyone but de la Port-a-let.)

Justice Retention:

Charles T Candy: No

Jorge Labarga: Undecided but will probably vote yes.

James E. C. Perry: Yes

Ricky L Polston: No

Frank A Shepherd: No

Linda A Wells: Yes

Board of County Commissioners, District 8: Eugene Flinn

Amendment 1: No

Amendment 2: Yes

Amendment 4: Yes

Amendment 5: Yes

Amendment 6: Yes

Amendment 8: No

County Question: Yes (but not researched, just sounded right)

Okay, now why?

• I've heard too many stories about Meeks, and his mother for that matter. No thank you.

• I started to really like Christ when he voted against SB 6, the bill that would have based everything on FCAT scores, including teacher pay. I like him more after seeing that he has made some moderate judge appointments while in office and even vetoed an abortion bill. He is kinda pro-choiceish.

He really is an independent, and we need more of those.

• Rick Scott is a thief and I don't know how it is even legal for him to run.

• Dan Gelber, Loranne Ausley and Scott Maddox are simply the democratic candidates.

• Portilla is an ass. He is a seriously republican, pro choice, posturing ass and I will vote anyone else instead. I plan to write my own name, and invite you to join me.

• Justice Charles Canady is has been given a 100% support rating from the Christian Coalition. I basically vote opposite of what they do. He is one of those crazy Christian's that is pro-life, anti-gay, pray in school, even anti contraception.
• Justice Labarga is a tough choice. He is republican and he did keep the revote from happening in the Bush/Gore 2000 election. Yes, that was his fault. And he might be pro-lifeish. So that makes me lean no. But he just really pissed off the Tea party by blocking the amendment to vote against the Obama Health Care Plan. In my research, I also found that the Christian Coalition considers him a moderate, and other uber Christian types voted against retaining him. That makes me lean to voting yes, to retain him. And I think that is what I will do because it is better to deal with the devil you know then the devil you don't: if he wasn't retained, what could we end up with? Especially if Rubio wins?
• Justice Perry is a definite yes. He is pro choice and pro gay. And he pissed the Tea Party off to boot.
• Justice Polston is another crazy Christian guy. He is a deacon, has 10 kids and is strongly supported by the Christian Coalition. Pro life, anti gay and a big NO vote from me.
• Judge Frank A Shepherd is the guy responsible for not letting gays adopt. Asshole.
• Judge Linda Ann Wells - Not a lot of info on her. But, will vote yes to retain. Again, not enough wrong to wish for something better.

• Lynda Bell is a crazy Christian. She is strongly anti gay and pro life. Keep her out of politics. Katie Sorenson supports Eugene Flynn.

• Amendment 1 - Helps fund people against Rick Scott types. And, before Rick Scott filed that law suit, it kinda help cap spending, because if you spent more than the limit, then government would continue matching what your opponent raised beyond the limit as well.
• Amendment 2- No brainer.
• Amendment 4 - I want more say in land development. Basically, absolutely no development in the Everglades or beyond the UDB (Urban Development Boundary) We are already over developed, remember the real estate crash? Yes, some of the wording could be more clear. But another amendment can clear that up so we are voting on the little stuff too. It is more important to give this control to the people first.
• Amendment 5 & 6 - YEAH! Stop Gerrymandering!
• Amendment 8 - With the amount of discipline issues we teachers have to deal with (P.S. go home and spank your child, I'm sure he deserves it for something) and the paperwork, we can't have more then 25. We frankly don't have time to teach, let alone have one on one time with any specific students.