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Friday February 10, 2012 · 1:15 PM PST

2012/02/10 · 13:15

The Map that has passed the Florida House and is being debated in the Florida Senate is widely considered to be the legislatures main attempt at drawing the new lines.

However, as many of us know, in 2010 the voters in Florida, with over 60% majorities (as required to amend the FL Constitution) passed Fair Districts Florida, which were a set of two amendments that require state legislators to draw both State (Senate and House) and U.S. Congressional seats fairly. These amendments require the districts to be more compact, respect communities of interests, have no regard for partisan makeup, all the while respecting the VRA.

But the map passed by the Florida House quite possibly (actually, quite likely, IMO) may end up in the Florida Supreme Court, where Democrats are thought to have a 4-3 edge. This is important because the map passed by the Florida House clearly violates Fair Districts Florida. More below the fold.

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Wednesday February 18, 2009 · 7:45 PM PST

2009/02/18 · 19:45

This going to be short, but Taegan Goddard's Political Wire is reporting that 104 members of Congress have secured earmarks from the lobbying firm linked to John Murtha (D-PA).

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Sunday November 16, 2008 · 12:26 AM PST

2008/11/16 · 00:26

Today I, along with hundreds of my gay and straight allies, marched from Florida State University to the Capitol building in Tallahassee, FL. I thought this would be a prominently student protest and maybe around 100 people max. I was pleasantly surprised to see people of all ages and color attend the rally for equal rights. Here's some photos :)

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Friday November 07, 2008 · 9:01 AM PST

2008/11/07 · 09:01

This is my first diary but I don't think I could have picked a better topic to right about. I am a gay 19 year old in Florida. As i celebrated the achievement of having helped elect a progressive African-American to office, finally hoping for some change, I was awe-struck when I saw ban after ban on rights of the LGBT comunnity. Florida, my home state, passed Amendment 2 with 62%. Arkansas, my birthplace, banning gay adoptions with 57%. Arizona banning gay marriage was next. Then seeing Prop 8 in California seemingly pass was devastating. Watching us finally accomplish equal marriage had brought so much hope, but to watch it being taken away was disheartening to say the least.

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What are you going to do about Equal Marriage and Adoption?

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What are you going to do about Equal Marriage and Adoption?

Talk to my family and friends

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Attend LGBT community meetings to see what I can do

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Donate to LGBT causes

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File lawsuits :)

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Talk to others in the LGBT community to get them fired up

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Protest the Church of LDS

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