Editor’s note: Tell Joe that you oppose SB 90. Vote NO on voter suppression! By Zac Anderson, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, March 14, 2021 As Republican activists across the country work to enact new voting rules being touted by supporters as election integrity measures and slammed by critics as voter suppression, Sarasota lawmaker Joe Gruters is square in the middle of the…
DetailsBy Laurie Ulrop, Charlotte Dems Legislative Action Committee There are multiple state preemption bills that have passed their committees and are headed to the floor of the Florida House. We oppose them all, but I want to highlight one in particular that needs you to take action by voicing your opposition to your local Representative,…
DetailsBy John Kennedy, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, March 14, 2021 TALLAHASSEE – Joining a growing swell of states, Gov. Ron DeSantis appears focused on erasing mask requirements across Florida by now demanding that such emergency powers of local governments be rolled back by the Republican-led Legislature. The drive is being met with outrage by city and county officials, along with…
DetailsBy Roxanne Moore, Charlotte County Democratic Club President and Charlotte Dems contributing writer Are you ready to lose local home rule? Are you ready to lose control? Get ready! Senate Bill (SB) 856 and companion House Bill (HB) 839 will see that you do lose control and in ways you’ve never imagined. These two bills…
DetailsBy the MIAMI HERALD EDITORIAL BOARD, MARCH 07, 2021 For a whole year, as Floridians suffered and died by the tens of thousands from COVID-19, Florida’s government routinely kept the public from seeing detailed information about the course and intensity of the pandemic, often until the trend line had changed to better match the…
DetailsEditor’s note: Total votes cast were 8,921, which was a strong turnout; attributed to an excellent get out the vote campaign by Alice and our sister Sarasota County Dems organization. Congratulations to all! This victory is an inspiration to Charlotte County Dems. We can win elections, too! By Craig Garrett, Charlotte Sun Staff Writer, March 9,…
DetailsBy Jim Hussey, Charlotte Dems contributing writer Someday we’ll learn how certain Florida vaccination sites, ranging from privileged ZIP codes to exclusive enclaves, were selected – but from a distance it sure seems politics was as important as epidemiology. Earlier this year, it was reported coronavirus rates were twice as high in Florida’s Black and…
DetailsOppose this bill by signing here. This anti-protesting bill appears before the FL House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, March 10th. Don’t let Florida become totalitarian. Preserve our 1st Amendment rights. Do it right now; it only takes a minute! Talking points : HB 1 Combating Public Disorder was initially conceptualized by Gov. DeSantis as a backlash to Black Lives…
DetailsBy Joe Pennisi, Charlotte Dems Contributing Writer Click here to learn what you must do! If you’re like me and most Floridians, you believe that governing is most efficient, and its policies are most responsive to our needs when it is conducted at the local level. Unfortunately, our Republican-controlled state legislature and Governor don’t agree. Together, they…
DetailsBy Penelope Mayer, Charlotte Dems contributing writer Heretics Rubio, Scott, and Steube voted against the American Rescue Plan, against rescuing struggling Americans and small businesses in the middle of a pandemic, against ending child poverty, and against the bipartisan will of the majority of Americans. Republicans are so afraid of extending a hand to anyone…
DetailsBy Roxy Moore, President, Charlotte County Democratic Club Please register here to receive the Zoom link prior to the meeting. The Charlotte County Democratic Club (CCDC) will meet virtually by Zoom this coming Saturday, March 13th at 10 am. After social interactions, the meeting will formally begin at 10:15 am with the Pledge of Allegiance.…
DetailsBy Dana Milbank, Washington Post, March 5, 2021 On the conservative Bulwark podcast this week, two admirable never-Trumpers marveled at what has become of the Republican Party since President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the election. “I am a little amazed by the willingness to go just authoritarian, to really go anti-democratic,” Bulwark editor-at-large Bill Kristol said. Columnist…
DetailsDo you live in northwest Charlotte County, such as Rotonda, Placida and Englewood? Then please consider attending the next monthly meeting of the Englewood Democratic Club, which serves voters in both Charlotte and Sarasota County. The meeting will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, March 24th at 5:30 pm. Please register in advance at https://www.mobilize.us/sarasotacountydec/event/378001/…
DetailsBy Teresa Jenkins, Chair, Charlotte County Democratic Executive Committee Sign up here to register and participate. During our insightful discussion that took place on February 26 after reading the book White Fragility, a participant inquired: “Why are some White people afraid of Black people?” Join us for a conversation with esteemed Professor David Altheide on…
DetailsEditor’s note: SB 90 is on the Wednesday, March 10, meeting agenda of the Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee. This bill will limit the duration of requests for vote-by-mail ballots to all elections held within a calendar year of a request (currently 2 election cycles). It places unnecessary and unwarranted constraints on requests for mail in ballots and…
DetailsBy Karen Fisk, Charlotte Dems legislative tracker The two-month 2021 Florida Legislative Session started March 1st. Several bills will be heard this week. You are requested to contact by phone or email the senators who chair the committees (name is in CAPS below) where the following bills originate. Your letters and phone calls are a…
DetailsJoanna Pohopin, the Director of Development for the Charlotte County Homeless Coalition, will be the guest speaker at the Monday, March 8th Charlotte County Democratic Women’s Club (DWC) meeting held at 4:00 pm via Zoom. She will discuss the program with a special emphasis on the effects of the pandemic. A brief business meeting will…
DetailsBy Teresa Jenkins, Charlotte County Dems Executive Chair It is now March, which means it is officially Women’s History Month! There are so many incredible women without whom we could not be where we are today. However, this year in particular, Kamala Harris became our first female Vice President! Prior to taking the oath at…
DetailsBy Karen Fisk, Charlotte Dems legislation tracker The 2021 Florida Legislative Session started March 1st. Several bills will be heard this week. You are requested to contact by phone or email the senators who chair the committees where the following bills originate. Your letters and phone calls are a very effective way to urge legislators…
DetailsOpinion by Lizette Alvarez, Washington Post contributing columnist, March 2, 2021 Something remarkable happened in Florida this past Election Day: A state long lampooned for its ballot bumbling simply added up its votes and secured a winner, Donald Trump, not long after the polls closed. The election efficiency felt like a miracle. “Florida is a model for the rest…
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