The kettle was boiling last week when the Beaches chapter of the First Coast Tea Party met at the Neptune Beach Library to discuss Amendment 4 and hear from Angie’s Sub owner Ed Malin, who caught national media attention after putting a political message on the sign above his business.
Two Jacksonville City Council members, Daniel Davis and Art Graham, spoke against Amendment 4 at the meeting, telling attendees it would be a disaster for Florida.
Proposed Florida Constitutional Amendment 4, also known as “Hometown Democracy,” will be on the ballot in the fall.
There has already been a lot of buzz being generated. But what is it all about?
To the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Amendment 4 is a job killer that would cripple the state's building industry and make the current recession permanent.
To Florida Hometown Democracy, the political action committee behind Amendment 4, it was the building industry that contributed to the state's recession with years of overbuilding that resulted in hundreds of thousands of vacant homes and plummeting property values.
Amendment 4 Opens The Floodgates For Special Interest Lawsuits
Date:
April 30, 2010
This November, voters will be faced with a number of tough decisions at the ballot box. Fortunately, one of the most important decisions should also be the easiest. Amendment 4, a “Vote on Everything” proposal, would kill jobs, raise taxes, and lead to endless litigation at taxpayer expense.
"Vote NO on Amendment 4" Campaign Announces Tampa Bay Co-Chairs
Date:
April 27, 2010
Diverse coalition of Bay area leaders spearhead opposition to Amendment 4.
(Orlando, FL - April 27, 2010) Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy (the "Vote No on 4" campaign) today announced the campaign’s Tampa Bay Co-Chairs. The Bay area team includes former state representative Bob Henriquez - former Vice-Chair of the Democratic Party of Florida; St. Petersburg City Councilman Karl Nurse - President of Pinellas Living Green, Inc.; and Stephanie Oddo - a City Commissioner in Belleair, Florida. Today's announcement comes one week after the campaign released the name of its Treasure Coast Chairman, Toby Overdorf, an environmental activist and small business owner.
"Vote NO on Amendment 4" Campaign Releases New Web Video at www.Florida2010.org
Date:
April 22, 2010
Video focuses on St. Pete Beach, the Amendment 4 'test case'
(Orlando, FL - April 22, 2010) Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy (the "Vote NO on Amendment 4" campaign) today released a second web-video focusing on St. Pete Beach, the small Florida town that adopted a local version of Amendment 4 in 2006 to disastrous consequences. The first web video was released on March 10, 2010. The videos can be viewed online at: www.florida2010.org.
"Vote NO on Amendment 4" Campaign Announces Treasure Coast Chairman
Date:
April 20, 2010
Environmental leader spearheads local effort to defeat Amendment 4.
(Orlando, FL - April 20, 2010) Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy (the "Vote No on 4" campaign) today continued its rollout of local leadership by announcing the campaign's Treasure Coast Chairman, Toby Overdorf. Mr. Overdorf is the founder of Crossroads Environmental Consultants, Inc., is an environmental and civic leader, and is the current Florida Senate appointee to the Small Business Regulatory Advisory Board. Today's announcement comes one week after the campaign released the names of its Miami-Dade Co-Chairs.
"Vote NO on Amendment 4" Campaign Announces Miami-Dade Co-Chairs
Date:
April 14, 2010
Business and civic leaders to battle Amendment 4
(Orlando, FL - April 14, 2010) Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy (the "Vote No on 4" campaign) today continued its rollout of local leadership by announcing the campaign's Dade County Co-Chairs: Neisen Kasdin, Shareholder with the law firm of Akerman Senterfitt, Stan Price, Partner with the law firm of Bilzin Sumberg, Simon Ferro, former United States Ambassador to Panama, and Cliff Schulman, Shareholder with the law firm of Weiss Serota Helfman Pastoriza Cole & Boniske. Today's announcement comes one week after the campaign released the name of its Broward County Chairman, Frank Ortis, a Mayor and union leader.
Amendment Will Cost Florida Jobs
Date:
April 2, 2010
Legislative Session is upon us and the top concern for Florida’s lawmakers is tackling record unemployment in our state. However, this work is overshadowed by Amendment 4—a proposed change to our state constitution, which threatens to drive Florida’s unemployment rate even higher.
"Vote NO on Amendment 4" Campaign Announces Palm Beach Co-Chairs
Date:
March 30, 2010
Local leaders engage in bipartisan effort to defeat Amendment 4.
(Orlando, FL - March 30, 2010) Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy (the "Vote No on 4" campaign) today began rolling out its local leadership team by announcing the campaign's Palm Beach County co-chairs. David Levy-- Mayor, Democrat, and environmental leader--and Brian Seymour-- attorney, Republican, and business advocate--often find themselves on different sides of the aisle. However, the pair is working together to defeat Amendment 4 in Palm Beach County.
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