Amid Pervasive Voter Suppression, the Big Winner on the 2018 Ballot Was Voting Itself

The impact of Amendment 4’s passage will reverberate throughout future elections in Florida, a swing state where elections are often won and lost by tiny margins.

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The Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Agenda for the New Congress

This week’s midterms should send a strong message to the political establishment that when our civil rights and civil liberties are on the line, American voters will step in.

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Retired General Urges a 'Yes' Vote on Amendment 4: Too Many Florida Veterans Denied the Ability to Vote

“I am especially concerned for the thousands of Florida veterans who have lost their voting privileges. Today our military services are an all-volunteer force. Our veterans have made a commitment to risk their lives to preserve our freedoms and our democracy.”

Ret. Air Force Gen. John Douglass

This Is the Year of Second Chances

Florida prosecutes more kids as adults than any other state. We must reform the process by which we are giving up on these kids.

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Taxation without Representation: Wrong 240 Years Ago and Wrong Today

Taxation without representation was wrong 240 years go; it is still wrong today. Do the right thing. In November, vote “YES” on Amendment 4.

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The ability to vote is not a partisan issue – just ask the Koch Brothers.

The ability to vote is not, and should never be, a partisan issue.

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With Hurricane Michael Barreling Down on Gulf Coast, Florida Unconstitutionally Refuses to Extend Voter Registration Deadline

Voters should not have to risk their lives in order to register to vote. Yet, in Florida, that's exactly the position that the state has chosen to put tens of thousands of people in.

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There Is No Presumption of Innocence at a Job Interview

There are other conservative judges who are baggage-free. Cross off Kavanaugh and move to the next one on the list. It’s that simple. No one is entitled to a job.

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Is a Florida Chief Judge Taking Cues From a Prosecutor?

In Marion County, Florida, Brad King — the elected state attorney and the county’s top prosecutor — believed he was losing too often in the criminal cases his office was prosecuting.

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