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Current Events => Politics => Topic started by: FlaGator on May 02, 2013, 08:08:58 AM
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I first became disappointed with Scott when he showed that he had no backbone and put his reelection ahead of principles and decided to accept the state medicaid changes offered by Obamacare after saying that Florida wouldn't take part.
Next when a scandal involving a veteran's charity became public he asked the Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll to resign because a PR firm she use to own had represented the charity, Allied Veterans, several years ago. She or her firm were not involved in any illegal activity but he still wanted her to go just in case his re-election could be tainted by the association. Way to stick by a friend Governor Scott. He has absolutely no loyalty to those who stood with him.
Now he has vetoed a bill a very good bill that would have ended permanent alimony in the state. I suspect he is once again pandering to the liberals and lawyers in order to get their vote in the next election.
He has lost my vote and the vote of many other conservatives. Hell, if he wins the republican primary I may just vote for his democratic counterpart because I don't see much difference between him and a lib.
Florida Gov. Scott vetoes bill that would end permanent alimony in state
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Rick Scott vetoed a bill late Wednesday that would have ended permanent alimony in Florida.
Scott vetoed the measure (SB 718) just four hours before the midnight deadline to approve or veto it. The bill automatically would have become law if Scott had done nothing by then.
If it had become law, Florida would have become the fifth state to abolish permanent alimony.
In a letter to Senate President Don Gaetz, Scott commended bill sponsors Ritch Workman in the House and Kelli Stargel in the Senate -- both Republicans -- and said there are "several forward looking elements of this bill."
But alimony "represents an important remedy for our judiciary to use in providing support to families as they adjust to changes in life circumstances," Scott wrote. "As a husband, father and grandfather, I understand the vital importance of family."
Scott could not "support this legislation because it applies retroactively and thus tampers with the settled economic expectations of many Floridians who have experienced divorce," he wrote. "The retroactive adjustment of alimony could result in unfair, unanticipated results."
The whole store is here (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/02/florida-gov-scott-vetoes-bill-that-would-end-permanent-alimony-in-state/#ixzz2S8mAhb9l)
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I don't know diddly about Gov. Scott -- I have my own nightmares in Missouri with Gov. Jay Nixon -- but it seems to me that, as a professional politician, he does what they all do.
They weigh the political cost of making a decision, regardless of the worth of that decision. That political cost usually overrides the worthiness of the issue at hand.
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Who would you vote for? Is he being challenged by another Republican or conservative Independent?
This is what I hate about politics. I've had to hold my nose and vote for the R too many times, but it's better than the alternative....the Demoncrat. :mad:
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I didn't realize he made Jennifer Carol resign. It was reported here as she made the decision.
When he embraced 0bamacare is when he lost my support. Looks like Charlie turncoat Crist will be back in the governor's mansion. Lucky us.
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The republicans haven't settled on running someone and if so who it will be. I hope they do or someone runs as an independent. There has been talk of Charlie Crist running as a dem and there is no way I will vote for that trader.
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The republicans haven't settled on running someone and if so who it will be. I hope they do or someone runs as an independent. There has been talk of Charlie Crist running as a dem and there is no way I will vote for that trader.
The local talk is the repukes are not planning on running anyone against Scott. That could change though.
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But as to your third reason: Is applying a law retroactively really a good idea? I think when a law is put in place, it gives people an opportunity to change and make adjustments for it going forward only.
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But as to your third reason: Is applying a law retroactively really a good idea? I think when a law is put in place, it gives people an opportunity to change and make adjustments for it going forward only.
I don't think permanent alimony is a good thing. I would give the recipients some time to prepare for the change in income but the change should be applied across the board.
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It's sad to see republicans become liberal when reelection time comes. They seem to think they will get plenty of democrat votes.........like Arlen Specter, but in reality lose more republican votes.
If I remember correctly the Florida governor election was very close for Scott.
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