WATCHDOG WIRE - FLORIDA 10/16/2013

TOP STORIES ON WATCHDOG WIRE - FLORIDA: THE TOP TWELVE DEFICIT GIMMICKS THE PRESIDENT & CONGRESS USE TO DEFRAUD THE AMERICAN PEOPLE Joseph J. Dioguardi is a former member of Congress from New York and Certified Public Accountant. Dioguardi in his book “Unaccountable Congress: It Doesn’t Add Up” lists the top twelve gimmicks Congress uses to hide the true costs of government from the people. These gimmicks have been used for decades by both Republican and Democrat administrations, Congresses under both parties and government agencies. The idea behind these gimmicks is to “[K]eep Americans in the dark (or – I should say – in the red!), writes, Dioguardi ... READ MORE . . .     FLORIDA CITES ENGLISH COMMON LAW TO DENY SMALL BUSINESSMAN A JURY TRIAL This is Part II in the series of investigative reports WDW – FL is publishing on the Florida Department of Revenue (FLDOR), the mandated unemployment insurance assessments and an $18 million lawsuit by Florida small businessman Don Baldauf. WDW – FL examines the potential impact of this lawsuit on taxation and regulation in the sunshine state. Governor Rick Scott, Attorney General Pam Bondi, 12th Circuit Court Judge K. Douglass Henderson and twenty-three others defendants are named in the lawsuit ... READ MORE . . . CALL TO ABOLISH FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Sandra Stotsky, Ed.D., former Senior Associate Commissioner for the Massachusetts Department of Education and Professor Emerita at the University of Alabama, released a statement concerning the upcoming summit called for by Governor Rick Scott on Common Core State Standards. Dr. Stotsky is known nationwide for her in-depth analyses of the problems in Common Core’s English language arts standards ... READ MORE . . . HUFFPO LABELS FLORIDA THE “ANTI-GAY STATE”! WHY? In May 2013 the Huffington Post reported, “Florida lawmakers let two important LGBT rights bills languish this year, sealing the state’s reputation as an ‘anti-gay state‘ for another 12 months. One bill created a statewide domestic partnership registry, uniting a patchwork of select municipalities that grant health care visitation, among other rights, to same-sex couples.” State Senator Nancy Detert (R- District 28)  has become the champion for a statewide domestic partnership registry. She was the swing committee vote on CS/SB 196: Domestic Partners ... READ MORE . . . FLORIDA PARENTS & EDUCATORS LAUNCH EXECUTIVE ORDER TO STOP COMMON CORE Florida parents, supported by parents and educators nationwide, released a Parent & Educators’ Executive Order, demanding an end to Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and its student data mining  component taking place in every state … READ MORE . . .

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