Comments on: SB 234 – WE NEED PRESENCE IN TALLAHASSEE!!!

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:35:37 +0000

In reply to FAC Contributor #3. That's weird. It just popped up in my email today. And I saw later I had commented on it. No wonder I was so confused. I just emailed pretty much everyone about the Feb 2022 bills today though. A lot of good it will do, I'm sure

By: FAC Contributor #3

FAC Contributor #3 — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:32:21 +0000

In reply to Ben. This bill was last year.

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 23:33:59 +0000

In reply to Jacob. Many of my emails were auto responded about volumes of emails, etc. I wasn't even aware of this bill until late this afternoon. This requires in person objection.

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 21:28:56 +0000

I live in Tallahassee, but I can’t risk being on TV for something like this. People know me here and there’s the whole “keeping my job” thing. Too bad FAC isn’t in Tallahassee where the action is most of the time.

By: M9ndo sheen

M9ndo sheen — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 05:18:44 +0000

Well it’s set for March 4 according to the websitep

By: JZ

JZ — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 22:07:14 +0000

SB 234 is scheduled to be heard in the Rules Committee at 9:00-11:00 A.M. on Thursday March 4. The committee’s agenda was posted just 3 hours ago.

https://flsenate.gov/Committees/Show/RC/ExpandedAgenda/5086

Thanks to Duval FAC Member for the catch.

By: JZ

JZ — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 21:52:31 +0000

In reply to Ben. @Ben, those are questions I cannot factually answer. I defer them to FAC Admin.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 19:53:01 +0000

ANY member of the public can read our statement into the record. They do not need to be an attorney or professional spokesperson.

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 18:37:52 +0000

In reply to JZ. @JZ: So who then is representing our interests in this matter? When issues like this come up and we need a credible spokesperson, how can we rectify that?

By: Jacob

Jacob — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 18:04:05 +0000

In reply to Florida Action Committee.

It don’t matter if the person reading it into the record is registered. The statement just needs to be read into the record by someone, for the reason outlined above.

Just to recap.

I recognize that people have a variety of reasons they can’t be there. But being a registrant in itself shouldn’t hold someone back. You get your three minutes, you read the statement into the record, you thank them, they thank you, you walk out.

It would be hard for anyone to argue that our position here lacks credibility. Harder still, if we have to take them to court after warning them.