Tuesday, August 6, 2013

WATCHDOG WIRE - FLORIDA 08/06/2013

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HAS THERE BEEN A “REDISTRIBUTION OF POLITICAL POWER” IN AMERICA?

There is a growing sense among Americans that political power has shifted away from the people. City and county governments, school boards and state legislatures are losing political power while the federal government becomes more powerful politically. Just ask any of your locally elected officials about the rules and regulations coming from “on high”.

Many believe there been a redistribution of political power in the United States.


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BROWARD COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CLERKS OFFICE DISPLAYING “OBAMA 2012″ BUMPER STICKER
Filing papers at the Circuit County Clerk’s Office can be a boring, and tedious task, but one young attorney, Thais Alvarez, observed something quite out of the ordinary that made that day’s filing anything but mundane. What sparked her interest was an elect “Obama 2012” bumper sticker, clearly visible hanging on the wall behind the protective glass window in bold view.

The election had long passed. Ms. Alvarez wanted to know why the Circuit Clerk’s Office of Broward County, Florida was allowing an employee to display their personal political bumper sticker?



OH GOODY! FLORIDA’S HEALTH & PROPERTY INSURANCE PREMIUMS ARE GOING UP IN 2014
Milton Friedman wrote, “If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years there’d be a shortage of sand.” This holds true if you put the federal government in charge of healthcare and a state government in charge of property insurance. In five years we have seen a growing shortage of property insurers in Florida. Forecasts indicate the same will happen with health insurers.

Fewer private insurers means higher costs for all policyholders.

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FLORIDA’S NEW EDUCATION COMMISSIONER HAS CLOSE TIES WITH JEB BUSH – GOOD OR BAD?
The state Board of Education selected Pam Stewart to be interim education commissioner Friday. Some in Florida are questioning this move because of Stewart’s close ties to the Foundation for Excellence in Education started by former Governor Jeb Bush.

Floridians Against Common Core Education (FACCE) is calling for Commissioner Stewart and any members of the Florida State School Board to remove themselves from “Reformers” positions within the Foundation for Excellence in Education under the leadership of Jeb Bush. FACCE states, “Florida needs to remove itself from any question of ethics problems and this is the best place to start.”

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NORTH POLE SEES UNPRECEDENTED COLD IN JULY – NO GLOBAL WARMING HERE, MOVE ON!
“Normally the high Arctic has about 90 days above freezing. This year there was less than half that,” says the Steven Goddard website. Thanks to F. Guimaraes for this link.

“The Arctic ice extent is showing a remarkable recovery from the great oscillations of 2012,” says Guimaraes. “Compare with the previous years listed there, you’ll see that 2004 is the year that is closest to 2013 in terms of average temps during the summer.”

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