So its final. The Florida Demoratic Party (FDP) annouced there will NOT be a mail in revote!

Let’s face it this is Florida… not Oregon. 

Oregon does most, if not all their voting by mail. Easy, right? So why not a mail in revote in Florida? Ask Oregonians, they will tell you it did not go easy at first. Some say it took years to get it right. So I must ask why us mighty Floridians think we can tape the chads and get it all to stick together in a few weeks. Fraught with problems that is what the mail in revote would be.

Ok now comes my personal notes. I have had it, we voted and dang it my vote counted.

Say what you want about the rules, in Florida we did not have a chance to override the Republican State legislature that laughed as the Dems attempted to add a Feb 5th date to the bill that moved the primary to Jan 29th. Florida Democrats did not oppose it “enough”  you say, would it have made a difference? DNC have you ever heard of majority rules? If we had opposed it vigorously and fought it tooth and nail and still lost would you then say “FDP it was not your fault, we know you did your best to beat the opposition”

The outcome would have been the same. The primary was going to be January 29 and it was plain to see that in summer 07. We are still bickering about it, Senator Bill Nelson calls it a train wreck.

Here are two issues which does not get much play regarding the Florida January 29th primary.

1. The state bill that moved the primary to January 29th included a provisions that brought paper ballots to all our elections.  Accountability and the ability to recount IS IMPORTANT. We could not take the chance of losing that. Do you remember this issue is all about FLORIDA elections?
2. If the Florida Democratic Primary was hld on another date, the Jan 29th ballot would have been carried out anyway with other important state and local issues. Issues that needed Dems to participate. Having polls open for state based legislation, with an additional day set for weeks later for the Party Presidential Primary would have at minimum been confusing. It would have resulted in fewer Dem voters at the polls.

Give me a seat and lets get on, I am fine with a ½ vote if you want. But get me in the hall and on the floor. I am taking my time to play a role in this process. A party of the people, all people, and that does include me, a FLORIDA DELEGATE.

This time it’s our election to lose so Dean, get it out of your head and get with Obama and Clinton and let’s agree on the floor seats and come to resolution. The tide is turning here; let’s ride the surf, the perfect wave before the swells go away with clouds of uncertainty.

Peace out