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		By: FAC-3		</title>
		<link>https://floridaactioncommittee.org/register-your-vote-should-a-registrant-be-allowed-to-run-for-political-office/comment-page-3/#comment-72134</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[FAC-3]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://floridaactioncommittee.org/register-your-vote-should-a-registrant-be-allowed-to-run-for-political-office/comment-page-3/#comment-72129&quot;&gt;whisperssereneec24ef1305&lt;/a&gt;.

Vote on the actual site, not here.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://floridaactioncommittee.org/register-your-vote-should-a-registrant-be-allowed-to-run-for-political-office/comment-page-3/#comment-72129">whisperssereneec24ef1305</a>.</p>
<p>Vote on the actual site, not here.</p>
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		By: whisperssereneec24ef1305		</title>
		<link>https://floridaactioncommittee.org/register-your-vote-should-a-registrant-be-allowed-to-run-for-political-office/comment-page-3/#comment-72129</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[whisperssereneec24ef1305]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 23:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yes]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes</p>
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		By: Sailtime		</title>
		<link>https://floridaactioncommittee.org/register-your-vote-should-a-registrant-be-allowed-to-run-for-political-office/comment-page-3/#comment-72052</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sailtime]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:22:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[That my friend is a great great reply Response. Well done. Well said, we need more of those words being used.
Thank you.Whoever you are for putting the effort out to write what you wrote.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That my friend is a great great reply Response. Well done. Well said, we need more of those words being used.<br />
Thank you.Whoever you are for putting the effort out to write what you wrote.</p>
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		By: James		</title>
		<link>https://floridaactioncommittee.org/register-your-vote-should-a-registrant-be-allowed-to-run-for-political-office/comment-page-3/#comment-72049</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The truth of the matter lies within the stated reason for incarceration.  In that reasoning it is clear that a key point of incarceration is rehabilitation.  The purpose of rehabilitation is to change people into productive members of society.  Let us call this the development phase.

A productive member of society does the following things, works, pays taxes, contributes to the economy, obeys the laws, and attempts to improve things for the general good of society,
One could definitely state that the act of running for elected office is an ultimate contribution to society or at least an attempt of such.

Now we come to crimes of moral turpitude.  Anyone that commits a crime of moral turpitude is required to be free from offenses of turpitude for a period of ten years prior to holding certain business licenses, office, and many other positions.  We can call this the testing phase.

After the testing phase we enter the phase of the product release.  At this point the product is made available to the general public to select or refuse at their own discretion.  This is where the REHABILITATED person has passed the tests and now can prove their value to the society.  

If we do not allow the REHABILITATED person who has served their time and passed the tests to serve society then we arguably have chosen to call the rehabilitative nature of incarceration a farce.  And by calling the rehabilitation a farce you destroy the principle reason given for incarceration and probation as has been ruled by the Courts and introduced to law.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The truth of the matter lies within the stated reason for incarceration.  In that reasoning it is clear that a key point of incarceration is rehabilitation.  The purpose of rehabilitation is to change people into productive members of society.  Let us call this the development phase.</p>
<p>A productive member of society does the following things, works, pays taxes, contributes to the economy, obeys the laws, and attempts to improve things for the general good of society,<br />
One could definitely state that the act of running for elected office is an ultimate contribution to society or at least an attempt of such.</p>
<p>Now we come to crimes of moral turpitude.  Anyone that commits a crime of moral turpitude is required to be free from offenses of turpitude for a period of ten years prior to holding certain business licenses, office, and many other positions.  We can call this the testing phase.</p>
<p>After the testing phase we enter the phase of the product release.  At this point the product is made available to the general public to select or refuse at their own discretion.  This is where the REHABILITATED person has passed the tests and now can prove their value to the society.  </p>
<p>If we do not allow the REHABILITATED person who has served their time and passed the tests to serve society then we arguably have chosen to call the rehabilitative nature of incarceration a farce.  And by calling the rehabilitation a farce you destroy the principle reason given for incarceration and probation as has been ruled by the Courts and introduced to law.</p>
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		By: Bo		</title>
		<link>https://floridaactioncommittee.org/register-your-vote-should-a-registrant-be-allowed-to-run-for-political-office/comment-page-3/#comment-72045</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 23:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fox 26 News could not register me in order to add this comment:  FL has a long history of draconian rules for persons that have been in prison for sexual behavior made public.  It’s created excessive homelessness, tent cities, abusive lives for what are victims and families of legal and social incompetence.  Old people can’t quality for old/nursing homes.  Citizens are excluded from shelters during storms.  Families can&#039;t hike or frequent public parks. Stoics continue to stack more restrictions on the lives of sinners caught by morality-adjudicators. Tourists are discouraged from FL vacations.  The label sex offender is too broad including sexting, urination in the woods, streaking, illegal pictures, teen consensual petting, nudity.  Prostitution is an economic value for those that chose that income, one that has been in play for centuries. Morality is personal, sex is private, and not the basis for citizenship. Sex offenders that graduate from their punishment and treatment as a human rights judgement, must be allowed to reenter the community, and those making that more difficult are still living in the civil rights era of Jim Crow.  Anyone that can muster the votes for office should have that privilege, and anyone making that more difficult should be brought up for civil rights justice.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fox 26 News could not register me in order to add this comment:  FL has a long history of draconian rules for persons that have been in prison for sexual behavior made public.  It’s created excessive homelessness, tent cities, abusive lives for what are victims and families of legal and social incompetence.  Old people can’t quality for old/nursing homes.  Citizens are excluded from shelters during storms.  Families can&#8217;t hike or frequent public parks. Stoics continue to stack more restrictions on the lives of sinners caught by morality-adjudicators. Tourists are discouraged from FL vacations.  The label sex offender is too broad including sexting, urination in the woods, streaking, illegal pictures, teen consensual petting, nudity.  Prostitution is an economic value for those that chose that income, one that has been in play for centuries. Morality is personal, sex is private, and not the basis for citizenship. Sex offenders that graduate from their punishment and treatment as a human rights judgement, must be allowed to reenter the community, and those making that more difficult are still living in the civil rights era of Jim Crow.  Anyone that can muster the votes for office should have that privilege, and anyone making that more difficult should be brought up for civil rights justice.</p>
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		By: FAC-3		</title>
		<link>https://floridaactioncommittee.org/register-your-vote-should-a-registrant-be-allowed-to-run-for-political-office/comment-page-1/#comment-72043</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[FAC-3]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 21:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://floridaactioncommittee.org/register-your-vote-should-a-registrant-be-allowed-to-run-for-political-office/comment-page-1/#comment-72028&quot;&gt;Megans Law John Doe Ex Post Facto&lt;/a&gt;.

Respectfully, I think you get turned away from legal representation because you&#039;ve not been able to clearly articulate what you are talking about. You keep suggesting that your case is the smoking gun that can take down the registry, that you have an order from NJ that says your registration status should be non-public, and that Florida refuses acknowledge the validity of the foreign order.

But your belief is incorrect for a number of reasons, which several people have tried to explain to you. First, every state has their own registry with it&#039;s own rules and restrictions. That&#039;s why Florida&#039;s is lifetime and another state&#039;s might be 10 years. It&#039;s why Florida&#039;s contains residency restrictions and another state&#039;s does not. Some states have tiers and only publish higher tiers, whereas Florida publishes everyone. If you become subject to registration in Florida, you are put on the public registry. Period. In NJ all qualifying offenders must register with law enforcement, but only certain offenders are placed on the public internet registry. Tier 1 is not listed on the public internet registry in NJ. But that has nothing to do with Florida.

Second, you think that the FDLE is obligated to abide by the order from a New Jersey Court. The Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution (Article IV, Section 1) has an important exception that you are ignoring. The Full Faith and Credit Clause only applies if the original court (New Jersey) had proper jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter (your placement on the Florida registry). Since a New Jersey Court does not have subject matter jurisdiction over the Florida registry (or personal jurisdiction over the FDLE), the order you have is toilet paper in this state. I&#039;m sorry, but this is Constitutional Law 101 stuff. 

You&#039;ve criticized attorneys and organization by name and implication many times and we continue to give you the respect of publishing your comments and trying to provide you with reasons you get turned away from legal representation. Believe me, I so wish you had something valid to &quot;explode this nationally&quot; or your AKA (Megans Law John Doe Ex Post Facto) commanded more authority than a name you decide to post as online, but many legal professionals have considered everything you&#039;ve posted and submitted and the consensus is that you don&#039;t seem to get it.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://floridaactioncommittee.org/register-your-vote-should-a-registrant-be-allowed-to-run-for-political-office/comment-page-1/#comment-72028">Megans Law John Doe Ex Post Facto</a>.</p>
<p>Respectfully, I think you get turned away from legal representation because you&#8217;ve not been able to clearly articulate what you are talking about. You keep suggesting that your case is the smoking gun that can take down the registry, that you have an order from NJ that says your registration status should be non-public, and that Florida refuses acknowledge the validity of the foreign order.</p>
<p>But your belief is incorrect for a number of reasons, which several people have tried to explain to you. First, every state has their own registry with it&#8217;s own rules and restrictions. That&#8217;s why Florida&#8217;s is lifetime and another state&#8217;s might be 10 years. It&#8217;s why Florida&#8217;s contains residency restrictions and another state&#8217;s does not. Some states have tiers and only publish higher tiers, whereas Florida publishes everyone. If you become subject to registration in Florida, you are put on the public registry. Period. In NJ all qualifying offenders must register with law enforcement, but only certain offenders are placed on the public internet registry. Tier 1 is not listed on the public internet registry in NJ. But that has nothing to do with Florida.</p>
<p>Second, you think that the FDLE is obligated to abide by the order from a New Jersey Court. The Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution (Article IV, Section 1) has an important exception that you are ignoring. The Full Faith and Credit Clause only applies if the original court (New Jersey) had proper jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter (your placement on the Florida registry). Since a New Jersey Court does not have subject matter jurisdiction over the Florida registry (or personal jurisdiction over the FDLE), the order you have is toilet paper in this state. I&#8217;m sorry, but this is Constitutional Law 101 stuff. </p>
<p>You&#8217;ve criticized attorneys and organization by name and implication many times and we continue to give you the respect of publishing your comments and trying to provide you with reasons you get turned away from legal representation. Believe me, I so wish you had something valid to &#8220;explode this nationally&#8221; or your AKA (Megans Law John Doe Ex Post Facto) commanded more authority than a name you decide to post as online, but many legal professionals have considered everything you&#8217;ve posted and submitted and the consensus is that you don&#8217;t seem to get it.</p>
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		By: Gail Colletta		</title>
		<link>https://floridaactioncommittee.org/register-your-vote-should-a-registrant-be-allowed-to-run-for-political-office/comment-page-2/#comment-72042</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gail Colletta]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 19:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Absolutely! It should be up to the voters to decide how they chose to vote.   Their vote will determine if the conviction mattered.!
Anyone who is qualified for the office should be able to run.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Absolutely! It should be up to the voters to decide how they chose to vote.   Their vote will determine if the conviction mattered.!<br />
Anyone who is qualified for the office should be able to run.</p>
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		By: DEREK W LOGUE of OnceFallen.com		</title>
		<link>https://floridaactioncommittee.org/register-your-vote-should-a-registrant-be-allowed-to-run-for-political-office/comment-page-2/#comment-72040</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[DEREK W LOGUE of OnceFallen.com]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 18:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[ABC30 Action News then reported that “Fresno City Leaders are moving forward with plans for an ordinance that would bar a potential council candidate, who is a registered (person), from being able to enter various city facilities. That candidate is now pushing back. ‘The constitution does not grant government the authority to pre-select who is worthy of democracy. Voters decide, not councils, not rhetoric, not fear,’ says Rene Campos.” In response,  Miguel Arias, Fresno City Councilman, threatened, “We&#039;re not going to allow our city to be represented by s*x o**enders. We have limits around state law that we can&#039;t control, but there is a lot of control that we do have locally... We have plenty of broad authority and ability to limit access.”  Council Member Miguel Arias says the city intends to extend those restrictions with an ordinance that would bar any registered s*x o**ender from city facilities like council chambers, community centers, police and fire stations.

-- So, Miguel&#039;s so dumb he wants to bar Registered Persons even from the Registration office? 

Sure this guy&#039;s not one your pols, FlorDUH? This sounds like something Lauren Book would push.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ABC30 Action News then reported that “Fresno City Leaders are moving forward with plans for an ordinance that would bar a potential council candidate, who is a registered (person), from being able to enter various city facilities. That candidate is now pushing back. ‘The constitution does not grant government the authority to pre-select who is worthy of democracy. Voters decide, not councils, not rhetoric, not fear,’ says Rene Campos.” In response,  Miguel Arias, Fresno City Councilman, threatened, “We&#8217;re not going to allow our city to be represented by s*x o**enders. We have limits around state law that we can&#8217;t control, but there is a lot of control that we do have locally&#8230; We have plenty of broad authority and ability to limit access.”  Council Member Miguel Arias says the city intends to extend those restrictions with an ordinance that would bar any registered s*x o**ender from city facilities like council chambers, community centers, police and fire stations.</p>
<p>&#8212; So, Miguel&#8217;s so dumb he wants to bar Registered Persons even from the Registration office? </p>
<p>Sure this guy&#8217;s not one your pols, FlorDUH? This sounds like something Lauren Book would push.</p>
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		By: Phil		</title>
		<link>https://floridaactioncommittee.org/register-your-vote-should-a-registrant-be-allowed-to-run-for-political-office/comment-page-2/#comment-72033</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 02:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Apparently anyone with 34 felony convictions, civil convictions for sexual assault and defamation, numerous chapter 11 bankruptcies along with 5 chapter 7 bankrupts... IS ALLOWED TO RUN FOR ANY PUBLIC OFFICE... regardless if that person has served confinement, a successful rehabilitation and paid a debt to society for those transgressions.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Apparently anyone with 34 felony convictions, civil convictions for sexual assault and defamation, numerous chapter 11 bankruptcies along with 5 chapter 7 bankrupts&#8230; IS ALLOWED TO RUN FOR ANY PUBLIC OFFICE&#8230; regardless if that person has served confinement, a successful rehabilitation and paid a debt to society for those transgressions.</p>
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		By: Jacob		</title>
		<link>https://floridaactioncommittee.org/register-your-vote-should-a-registrant-be-allowed-to-run-for-political-office/comment-page-1/#comment-72029</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 22:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://floridaactioncommittee.org/register-your-vote-should-a-registrant-be-allowed-to-run-for-political-office/comment-page-1/#comment-72028&quot;&gt;Megans Law John Doe Ex Post Facto&lt;/a&gt;.

If no one can see what you’re exposing, and no one will offer you legal representation, why do you suppose that is?

Also, I think you may be misconstruing the origin and meaning of the slogan, “no taxation without representation.”]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://floridaactioncommittee.org/register-your-vote-should-a-registrant-be-allowed-to-run-for-political-office/comment-page-1/#comment-72028">Megans Law John Doe Ex Post Facto</a>.</p>
<p>If no one can see what you’re exposing, and no one will offer you legal representation, why do you suppose that is?</p>
<p>Also, I think you may be misconstruing the origin and meaning of the slogan, “no taxation without representation.”</p>
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