Comments on: Liberal SCOTUS could bring significant change

By: Jacob

Jacob — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 00:29:11 +0000

Ruth Bader Ginsburg argued that the registry is punishment. See her dissent in Smith v Doe. RIP.

By: fac-admin

fac-admin — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 17:17:29 +0000

In reply to J. Sue, Sue, Sue is right. Join our Membership call in September (Thursday September 1, 2016) where our topic will be our next lawsuit.

By: JZ

JZ — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 16:07:17 +0000

Vote Hilary! Speaking of voting, every year I get a new voter registration card. I checked the state voter registration website https://registration.elections.myflorida.com/CheckVoterStatus to see if I am allowed to vote, and it comes back Active* “*An active voter refers to a registered voter who is eligible to vote.” I went a step further and checked the Duval website http://www.electionsfl.org/duval/index.php?mais=Y&fvrsid=103432902&ckey=1234567 and it comes back Voter Status “You are currently eligible to vote in Duval County.” So, I also checked to see if my civil rights had been restored at https://fpcweb.fpc.state.fl.us/. Here it gets a bit dicey, coming back with “RECORD NOT FOUND.” There is a notice on the page that also says “This Restoration of Civil Rights (RCR) search only returns information regarding civil rights that have been GRANTED.”

Now, is this a trap to see if I will try to vote and get slapped with a 3rd degree felony, or did some clerk somewhere forget to take my rights away when I was convicted over a decade ago?

By: J

Wed, 24 Aug 2016 12:53:22 +0000

As a registrant I feel your pain. The good news though is I see the exact opposite. I see us making Leaps and Bounds in a positive direction. Sure there are setbacks, but overall I definitely see the tides turning…Sus Sue Sue

By: MJ

MJ — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 19:26:19 +0000

In reply to fac-admin. Just did. Sen. Audrey Gibson.

By: fac-admin

fac-admin — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 13:42:49 +0000

In reply to MJ.

If you have time to comment here, you have time to remain involved.
The same effort could have gone towards forwarding this article to your local legislator asking him what he intends to do about this: http://floridaactioncommittee.org/miami-dade-sex-offender-homeless-encampment-reaches-250-people/

By: MJ

MJ — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 13:31:37 +0000

In reply to fac-admin. Well at some point you just get tired of fighting and dealing with it all. People like me are more worried about working 3-4 part time jobs just to survive and pay all the stupid probation obligations and therapy/polygraph costs so I don't go back to prison.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 16:33:29 +0000

In reply to fac-admin.

Agreed. There have been a number of demographics throughout history that have been just as vilified as we are at the moment. I’m sure you can think of at least a couple. They did not ‘just come to accept it’ and though their fights have been long and difficult, they have made much progress.

We (i.e. you and I personally) may not see huge tangible progress in our lifetime, but if we don’t stand up now, our children and grandchildren may have to deal with a situation that is even worse than the one we face today.

Does our current situation suck? Yes. However, it can get worse, which is what will happen if we just stick our head in the sand and cry about it. It can also get better, which will require effort and action.

While I appreciate and can sympathize with the despair that some of the posters here relay, it really doesn’t do anyone any good, especially yourselves (mark, I’m thinking of you here….)

I’m sure even Rosa Parks had bad days, but she didn’t let them rule her. And thank god for that.

By: fac-admin

fac-admin — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 14:33:41 +0000

In reply to MJ. That's not exactly the attitude we hope our members will take. It's why we have lawsuits going right now.

By: MJ

MJ — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 13:20:48 +0000

Sounds good. But I doubt even Hillary will be able to help turn the tide for sex offenders. No politician or judge wants to backtrack on any current law or restriction in place…..NOBODY!! We’re f**ked for life. I’ve just come to accept it. I’ll just budget $50 a year for the rest of my life to give to the sheriff’s office in Jax. And only look for places to live that are 1000ft away from anything. All for thinking about doing something with someone who didn’t even exist (sting operation).