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."
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