While Florida officials square off -- some volubly -- with Attorney General Eric Holder's Justice Department over voter-registration security, his counterpart, state Attorney General Pam Bondi, has remained low key.
In response to Sunshine State News' request for comment about the situation, Bondi spokeswoman Jennifer Meale issued this statement:
"It's disappointing that the Obama administration has been unwilling to help the Department of State ensure that we have accurate voter rolls."
Indeed.
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With former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts winning enough delegates to clinch the Republican presidential nomination after sweeping a series of primaries on Tuesday, his sole surviving major opponent -- U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas -- hinted this week that he would remain politically active even as he retires from Congress after the November elections.
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., announced on Thursday night that he was backing former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts for the presidency. Paul had been a supporter of his father -- U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas -- but Romney has now clinched enough delegates to win the Republican nomination.
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While he may have lost out to Mitt Romney in the battle for the Republican nomination to challenge Barack Obama, Rick Santorum said on Friday that he intends to remain politically active and will do all he can to defeat the Democrat incumbent in November.
Santorum, who surprised the political world by winning 11 states in his battle with Romney, launched a new organization dubbed Patriot Voices on Friday. The former senator from Pennsylvania insists that his new group will help rally and organize 1 million conservatives to be active in the political process.
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While he may have lost out to Mitt Romney in the battle for the Republican nomination to challenge Barack Obama, Rick Santorum said on Friday that he intends to remain politically active and will do all he can to defeat the Democrat incumbent in November.
Santorum, who surprised the political world by winning 11 states in his battle with Romney, launched a new organization dubbed Patriot Voices on Friday. The former senator from Pennsylvania insists that his new group will help rally and organize 1 million conservatives to be active in the political process.
Gov. Rick Scott said he is standing up for the citizens of Florida as he will continue to pursue the U.S. Homeland Security SAVE database to better find noncitizens listed among Floridas registered voters.
You dont want your vote diluted by people who dont have a right to vote, Scott said Friday during an interview with 92.5 FM FOX in Fort Myers.
Im going to stand up for the rights of citizens of Florida, he added.
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The Tampa Bay Times has a political statement to make, OK, I get it. But their editors used a reckless comparison to make it, and I can't let that go without comment.
Don't trust your own judgment? Take I-95 north till you reach the 70-mile Nanny Corridor between New Jersey and New York City.
Urging Attorney General Eric Holder to uphold the law, U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney is demanding that the Department of Justice stop its efforts to block the state of Florida from verifying the eligibility of registered voters.
The Department of Justice under President Obama has become so politicized that it consistently puts aiding the presidents re-election campaign ahead of upholding justice and enforcing the rule of law," the Tequesta Republican wrote in a strong letter of protest and call to action to Holder this week.
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Associated Industries of Florida is applauding a ruling by Administrative Law Judge Bram D.E. Canter on Thursday that upheld the Florida Department of Environmental Protections proposed water standards, known as numeric nutrient rules.
By doing so, our state is sending a clear message to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the new numeric nutrient criteria rules are ready for implementation, Tom Feeney, AIF president, stated in a release.
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