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2004-08-02
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Sometimes, it IS all about semantics.
Groups Try to Block Florida Abortion Vote
The ACLU and Planned Parenthood sued Monday to block a Florida ballot measure that would pave the way for a law requiring parents to be told when their minor daughters seek abortions.
The lawsuit argues that the ballot summary for the proposed constitutional amendment is misleading — leading voters to think they're preserving rights when, in fact, the measure takes them away.
State lawmakers voted this spring to put the proposed constitutional change before voters. The ballot summary says state lawmakers "shall not limit or deny the privacy rights guaranteed to minors" under the U.S. Constitution.
But the summary doesn't explain that the state constitution gives Floridians greater privacy rights than the federal Constitution and that the proposed change would limit those state privacy rights for girls under the age of 18, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida and several Planned Parenthood chapters.
The ACLU and Planned Parenthood sued Monday to block a Florida ballot measure that would pave the way for a law requiring parents to be told when their minor daughters seek abortions.
The lawsuit argues that the ballot summary for the proposed constitutional amendment is misleading — leading voters to think they're preserving rights when, in fact, the measure takes them away.
State lawmakers voted this spring to put the proposed constitutional change before voters. The ballot summary says state lawmakers "shall not limit or deny the privacy rights guaranteed to minors" under the U.S. Constitution.
But the summary doesn't explain that the state constitution gives Floridians greater privacy rights than the federal Constitution and that the proposed change would limit those state privacy rights for girls under the age of 18, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida and several Planned Parenthood chapters.
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Oh, and in case you haven't seen this....
GOP apologizes over voting flier; glossy mailer warns against touch-screens
An embarrassed state Republican Party apologized Thursday for a GOP campaign brochure that urged voters to use absentee ballots, undermining efforts by Gov. Jeb Bush and Secretary of State Glenda Hood to inspire confidence in new touch-screen voting machines.
[...] The Republican apology stemmed from a glossy mailer paid for by the GOP and sent to Miami voters in a hotly contested state House district primary race between two Republicans. Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach are among 15 counties who switched from punch-card ballots to touch-screens after the 2000 presidential recount.
The flier featured a smiling President George W. Bush and urged voters not to take a chance with the touch-screen machines.
"The liberal Democrats have already begun their attacks and the new electronic voting machines do not have a paper ballot to verify your vote in case of a recount," the front page of the mailer reads. "Make sure your vote counts, order your absentee ballot today."
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Check out a pic of the poster here.
An embarrassed state Republican Party apologized Thursday for a GOP campaign brochure that urged voters to use absentee ballots, undermining efforts by Gov. Jeb Bush and Secretary of State Glenda Hood to inspire confidence in new touch-screen voting machines.
[...] The Republican apology stemmed from a glossy mailer paid for by the GOP and sent to Miami voters in a hotly contested state House district primary race between two Republicans. Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach are among 15 counties who switched from punch-card ballots to touch-screens after the 2000 presidential recount.
The flier featured a smiling President George W. Bush and urged voters not to take a chance with the touch-screen machines.
"The liberal Democrats have already begun their attacks and the new electronic voting machines do not have a paper ballot to verify your vote in case of a recount," the front page of the mailer reads. "Make sure your vote counts, order your absentee ballot today."
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Check out a pic of the poster here.
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So I went to the office of the apartment complex to pay for my parking tag, something that management just told us in a letter that we needed to have in order to avoid getting towed. This tag cost $25. (No, having this tag would not have prevented the shenanigans from this weekend.) So I'm in there, and I'm chatting with the woman (who identifies herself as the regional manager), and she informs me that there's an 11:00 curfew. She calls it "lockdown". I asked who was affected by this curfew. She said everyone. If you break curfew, it's grounds for eviction. I asked when that went into effect, and she said the letter went out with the July newsletter. She assured me that my mom got it and that she even went down to the office to thank management for implementing it.
I told my mom that I got the tag, then asked her why she didn't tell me about the curfew. "I could have gotten us all evicted," I said. "What curfew? For the kids?" she asked. I told her it was for everyone and she said, "HELL no. I got to go down and talk to Tiffany. They must have lost their damn minds."
I told my mom that I got the tag, then asked her why she didn't tell me about the curfew. "I could have gotten us all evicted," I said. "What curfew? For the kids?" she asked. I told her it was for everyone and she said, "HELL no. I got to go down and talk to Tiffany. They must have lost their damn minds."