15% ETHANOL? TELL FL GOV. SCOTT NOT TO SIGN MANDATORY LEGISLATION AND TAKE OUR CHOICE AWAY

I have just heard that you are considering signing a bill to prohibit unleaded gasoline and instead, make it mandatory to purchase 15% ethanol mix for Florida fuel usage.

I cannot believe you would sign such a burdensome bill and saddle seniors with older cars (I am 70, and my van is a 1996 model) who may, like me, are unable to purchase any vehicle at any price.  This is very discriminatory to the taxpayers.  What happened to choice?

You need to educate yourself on the dangers of ethanol to the internal combustion engines.  From lawnmowers and chainsaws to automobiles, it kills the engines. 












Here's a copy of my email to Scott of this a.m.  As soon as I heard about it - I sat down and sent it, and if you are concerned, you should, too.





To make a gallon of ethanol, it takes 7,000 gallons of precious water.  Corn/grain based ethanol removes food from growing livestock to feed our country.

What is the matter with you?

I will not vote for you if you do that; neither will a majority of Bay County.  You are losing your base here, and the Republicans are a questionable lot when it comes to smart, common sense decisions on legislation.

Always remember you serve at our pleasure.  Do the right thing and do NOT
force this upon Floridians.  I am copying this and sending it on through blogs, tweets and emails.

It is outrageous that you would even consider this legislation.  It belongs in your trash can.  It is just another indication of how easily you are bent by lobbyists.

WE HAVE A LITTLE PROBLEM WITH GOV. RICK SCOTT, FLORIDA

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Florida-Governor-Rick-Scotts-State-Employee-Drug-Testing-Program-Went-Too-Far-Appeals-Court-209438021.html

If I am reading this right, you are relentless in urine testing for employees.  I hope that you are also relentlessly pursuing the drug testing of EVERYONE IN STATE GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING YOURSELF.

I have come to the conclusion that you have forgotten that you and every state employee including elected officials and appointees, work for all Floridians, and as such (employees), you must by law be tested as well, at random. 

This is government intrusion into all our lives; it is also removing the Fourth and First amendment rights for us all.  You are going too far with your surveillance of citizens and not enforcing laws already on the books. 

So we will remember this in the midterm elections and in the state elections. 

I have already removed myself from the Republican Party because of your poor decisions, and Marco Rubio's, and the poor representation by the Gaetz boys and Jimmy Patronis. 

So I am off to my blog to make this available to the public.

Thank you for your time. 

Just remember, You work for US.  You are nothing but public servants.

FL CONGRESSWOMAN TO AMERICAN PEOPLE: YOU ARE BEING PLAYED FOR A SUCKER BY OBAMA

http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2013/05/21/congresswoman-to-american-people-you-are-being-played-for-a-sucker-by-obama/

GOV. RICK SCOTT TO APPROVE PALM COUNTY "GIFT" - ORWELLIAN ALERT - FLORIDIANS ENCOURAGED TO RAT OUT ANTI-GOVERNMENT NEIGHBORS

http://clashdaily.com/2013/05/orwellian-alert-floridians-encouraged-to-rat-out-anti-government-neighbors

 http://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2013/05/floridians-encouraged-to-report-neighbors-who-hate-government-2635738.html?utm_campaign=&utm_medium=verticalresponse&utm_term=http%3A%2F%2Fb4in.info%2Fi3Mz&utm_source=direct-b4in.info&utm_content=beforeit39snews-verticalresponse

ALLEN WEST BITES THE DUST - REFUSES TO ADVANCE OBAMA FORGERY CASE BECAUSE OF FUTURE POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS

http://freedomoutpost.com/2013/04/allen-west-refused-to-advance-obama-forgery-case-because-of-future-political-aspirations/

Throw him in the same can as Rubio.

MARCO RUBIO - CORRUPTED BY WASHINGTON IN ONLY TWO YEARS. WHAT A SHAME. PACK YOUR SACK, JACK

Subject: Marco Rubio: Corrupted by Washington in Only Two Years

Marco Rubio: Corrupted by Washington in Only Two Years It’s hard to believe that Marco Rubio has only been in the Senate since January 2011. With the way he has been going on lately, telling conservatives what a bunch of unenlightened rubes we are for objecting to his immigration reform, you would think he’d been a Senator for 20 years. The once Tea Party favorite, whose chances of being elected President are now on par with Mark Sanford, has been at the forefront of jamming the Democrat’s dream of opening the immigration floodgates through Congress, an effort that shares many the hallmarks of the passage of Obamacare: Put together in the dead of night by Washington insiders with zero transparency. Check. Rushing the bill through the legislative process as fast as humanly possible before the opposition can get their act together. Check. Refusing to accept even the barest hint of cooperation with Republicans who aren’t RINOs. Check. We’ll have to pass the bill to find out what’s in it! Check. Representing everything the Tea Party movement has dedicated itself against Rubio is blazing a trail of lies and deceit that must make Obama proud. Despite Rubio’s assurances that legalization efforts won’t go into effect until after the border is secure, a multitude of analysts have shown this to be a complete falsehood. Once DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano says the border is secure, whether it is or not, the bill goes into effect. Trusting someone who is stocking up on hundreds of millions of rounds of ammo, more than enough to conquer all of Asia Minor, isn’t exactly what most conservatives would call a good bet. Other fun facts that Rubio has neglected to mention during his magical media tour include: The immediate shutdown of the E-verify system. The potential for 33 million newly minted American citizens in only the first 10 years—a “conservative” estimate, the actual total could be much higher. A permanent voting majority for Democrats guaranteed to last a generation. Making it illegal for law enforcement to arrest and deport anyone who “appears eligible” for legalization. Allowing judges the ability to waive what is now mandatory deportation for certainclasses of criminal aliens. Free “Obama phones” for immigrants as they cross the border. A gigantic boon for immigration lawyers as countless appeals, court appearances and so on are granted to illegals before they can be deported. And that’s just what we know so far. With the endless ability for the DHS Secretary togrant exceptions to not only individuals, but entire “classes of aliens” from conforming to the law, things could get much worse. The question conservatives are asking themselves lately is why would Rubio serve as a patsy for this clearly dangerous legislation? The answer is he is corrupt. Corrupted by a Washington culture where the elites think they are smarter than us, that they have the power to tell us what to do and who we have to accept into our communities, regardless of the cost to our society and pocketbooks. Where attending Georgetown cocktail parties attended by only the very best sort makes them better than the common people they lord over. A symptom of a government that is no longer of the people, by the people, for the people, but now only for the elite. From Tea Party favorite to corrupt Washington insider in only two years, ladies and gentlemen, I give you Marco Rubio. Rubio Rubs Republicans Raw: Chaffing Facts About Gang of 8 Reform - ACORN No Longer Needed http://maggiesnotebook.com/ The following are selected details and commentary about the immigration bill Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has written in tandem with the Gang of Eight headed by Senate Scoundrel, Chuck Schumer (D-NY). As Rich Lowery says in an article in Politico today, Rubio was a huge "get." He was a Republican darling, thought to be conservative. He is of Cuban ancestory with an interesting backstory, handsome, with a pretty family and can out-orate Obama without a teleprompter. Does it get any better than that for a Merry Band of Senate Progressives? Who needs ACORN to organize Democrat voters when you have Senators Marco Rubio, John McCain (R-AZ), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ)?  If  you merged the photos of the Gang of Eight, you'd get this: No border security before legal status (completely contrary to what Rubio promised - because, he says, we need "to freeze in place" the 11 million already here - no time to wait for border security - call this 'had' by Chuck Schumer): Under the bill, no additional enforcement has to take place before undocumented immigrants get legalized. The secretary of the Department of Homeland Security merely has to come up with a strategy for enforcement and notify Congress that it has commenced. It doesn’t matter if it is a good, bad or indifferent plan, so long as it is a plan. Then, an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants get legal status... Schumer’s genius is to have placated Rubio not just with promises, but with new versions of old promises. Rubio touts the bill’s mandate for the creation of an exit-entry tracking system, a key piece of the puzzle of controlling who comes here. Congress first mandated the creation of such a system in 1996. Rich Lowry writing for Politico Five years, only, until the bill passes and "legal status," not citizenship, allows a pathway to the voter booth for an  estimated 2 million to 3 million of the 11 million illegals, so considering history, those numbers will be much larger. The Schumer-Rubio bill, however, creates an expedited citizenship process for millions of illegal immigrants. These immigrants are eligible for citizenship in just 5 years... The Schumer-Rubio bill incorporates provisions of the proposed DREAM Act. The provisions apply to individuals who, as children, were brought into the country illegally by their parents. An individual brought into the US when they were 16 or younger and has completed high school and two years towards a bachelor degree or served 4 years in the military can change their status and apply for permanent legal residency (green card) after just 5 years. Other illegal immigrants have to wait 10 years. Under the legislation, however, DREAM immigrants can immediately apply for citizenship once the have permanent legal status. Currently, immigrants with green cards have to wait 5 years to apply for citizenship. The Schumer-Rubio legislation, however, counts the time the immigrant held an RPI visa and allows an immediate petition for citizenship. Other immigrants, once they have their green card, would have to wait three years before they could apply to become citizens. According to a Senate office involved in the deliberations, 2-3 million immigrants would be eligible for the expedited citizenship path. In addition, these immigrants could also immediately apply for their spouses or children to be put on a path to citizenship, adding hundreds of thousands more citizens. Of course, as citizens, these millions of new citizens are eligible to vote. Republicans may ease their minds thinking they have 13 years to broaden their outreach to Hispanics. The political implications, however, begin in just 5 years. Source: Mike Flynn for Breitbart The following are snippets of a conversation between Rush Limbaugh and Rubio yesterday (thanks to David Lemon, Master of Bronze).   Read more HERE: Gang of Eight makes it easier for Asylum Seekers, like Boston Marat...  By Marinka Peschmann The Gang of Eight’s 844-page immigration reform legislation makes it easier for asylum seekers to come to America. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, the Boston Marathon bomber suspect, who was apprehended last Friday, after he was found wounded in a boat in Watertown, Boston, after the Boston Marathon bombings that killed three people and injured nearly 200 others, came to America legally by claiming asylum with his father. Rubio Doubles Down On Immigration, Attacks Conservatives Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) is doubling down on immigration reform. What a disappointment he’s turned out to be. He’s taking a page right out of the progressive Democrats’ playbook. He wasted no time in getting his talking points together to exploit the Boston Marathon  bombing, and now he’s attacking conservatives, the very people who helped to put him in office. I am deeply, deeply disturbed by the games being played by pro-immigration advocates on the right, including staff in Senator Marco Rubio’s office, Grover Norquist, a.... They are attacking other conservatives who disagree with them as racists, slavery supporters, bigots, haters, baby killers, un-Christian, etc. They are waging a coordinated attack between Senator Rubio’s office and others against conservative stalwarts like the Heritage Foundation and Jim DeMint. They are proposing a plan that thus far appears to be unworkable, is wholly too complicated, and is a distraction from issues that we could all agree on in the name of getting a plan acceptable to Democrats. In the process, their attacks on conservatives designed to intimidate, browbeat, and silence them opens old wounds and does exactly what the Democrats hoped to do — divide the right and play directly to the fears of Hispanic voters who have for so long seen political leaders of both parties demagogue the issue. Many of the people who want an immigration solution frankly could care less about Hispanic voters. They see this as an issue the GOP has to get right on and they will do whatever it takes to get right on the issue. They are playing political games. Seeing self-styled conservatives and libertarians trying to pass any legislation that is labeled “comprehensive” should always be a red flag. I have seen friends paint others as racists, as sympathizers to abortion advocates, and as haters all to try to steam roll through their preferred policy solution. I have seen good conservative organizations attacked and lumped in with fringe groups. I have seen mainstream groups characterized as fringe. I have seen people whore their faith in the name of immigration reform. (Read More) As Javier Majarres pointed out, nothing comes out of Rubio’s camp without his permission. Nothing, I mean nothing, comes out of Rubio’s office  without Rubio himself signing off on it. Burgos and his PAC team run cover for Rubio at every turn. You see, Rubio is only a ‘cash cow’ to them, nothing more. Just ask his grossly overpaid PAC ‘consultants.’  (Read More) I keep wondering when Rubio’s going to do like Charlie Crist and come out as a Democrat. But then again, he can just go the route of Lindsey Graham and John McCain, which isn’t much better.  Make your comments Here: Laura J Alcorn, National Director Let's  Invite More to our social network.  Send these post to your email groups and friends Like us on  Facebook and follow us on twitter.

GOOD NEWS FOR LIBERTARIANS AND INDEPENDENTS AND DISGUSTED REPS AND DEMS IN FLORIDA

This election is to be held by a vote of delegates present to the Libertarian State Convention, 24-26 May 2013, in Naples Florida.

Pete Blome Announces Candidacy for LPF At-Large One

Over the last two years the Libertarian Party of Florida has changed for the better.   As a Party we stand on the cusp of becoming the choice for the voters of Florida and supplying the vision and competition so lacking in our political process.

Certainly, this transformation was not the effort of any one person.  It took  the combined efforts of dozens of dedicated, hard-working, self-sacrificing Libertarians throughout the state who know in their hearts that individual rights, free markets, and limited government are what lead to liberty, happiness, and prosperity.  They are people who know government is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.  They made the Libertarian Party of Florida the team to speak truth to power, and show our fellow citizens that there is a better choice out there.

It’s been my privilege to be a part of this team, and I would like to continue to be so.  I bring with me the traits that have served me well in the past, my dedication, reliability and vision.

I am dedicated to making Florida the first state with an effective Libertarian opposition to the Republican and Democrat Parties.  We are making gains in the Panhandle, where I live, and since 2010 it is, arguably, the most Libertarian voting part of the state.  Libertarians are often copied, badly, by the major parties in election campaigns.  However, once elected, both major parties forget their libertarian promises and continue pursuing the same wasteful policies using the force of government as the means.  As a result we have fewer freedoms, a centrally controlled economy, and a government that claims powers that span a grey toned spectrum from “free speech zones” to federally mandated health care.  All the while, we sink hopelessly into debt.  I’ve been at the forefront of bringing this to the attention of the electorate for a long time now.

Next, I am careful about making promises, but when I do, I see them through to the best of my abilities. 

Finally, I know the LPF will take its place as a professionally run and organized political party that can reliably put people and money together to elect candidates to office.   We have already made great strides at doing these tasks, but the LPF needs to improve.  One area is fundraising.  Without money we cannot effectively speak to the millions of our fellow citizens who constantly hear the major party message, nor can we support candidates.  Once we have the means, we need to professionalize as many functions of the LPF as possible by hiring companies and staff to do the massive administrative tasks inherent in talking with millions of people at a distance.  This would build trust in our Party, and free our leadership to pursue more human tasks that help us grow.  We need to augment our influence in the state by encouraging Libertarians to participate in business and civic groups to show them that Libertarians are genuine and plausible leaders who will be there tomorrow. We need to shatter the stereotype that libertarians are ivory tower philosophers or cranks.  Lastly, we need to improve our message by targeting people and issues where force and fraud work against liberty and prosperity; by restoring the power of the individual that was taken by big government.  This vision will take work, but I see myself, and the LPF, up to the task. 

Libertarians can, and should, be at the forefront of Florida governance.  Give me the opportunity to continue working at the State level to help make it happen.  Vote for me for LPF At-Large One Representative.

Thank you

Pete Blome

850-217-6590

blomep@cox.net

FLORIDA! HOW CAN YOU LIBS LIVE WITH THIS BLATANT CORRUPTION? DEMOCRATS GET CAUGHT FIXING REDISTRICTING MAPS IN FLORIDA

http://minutemennews.com/2013/04/democrats-get-caught-fixing-redistricting-maps-in-florida/

You know what?

Debbie?  You're pure filth.

Your a sick puppy.

Your momma didn't teach you right from wrong, so your mental disorder continues.

You need to step down.  You're a total control freak...No!  I'll stand on the first line.  You are filth.  Common gutter filth.  You have no morals.  You have no conscience.  You have no ethics. 

CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT BECAUSE OF THE WAR ON DRUGS IN FLORIDA - RICK SCOTT AND PAM BONDI - THIS IS WRONG!

http://au.businessinsider.com/unjust-prison-sentence-war-on-drugs-2013-4


The war on drugs never worked.  You are "following orders".  This didn't need to be done.

Reverse this AT ONCE.

For so many reasons this is horribly wrong of you.  For so many more reasons, you must legalize marijuana for medical and recreational reasons.

SOS! THE MOST DISGUSTING POST OF THE DAY: DEBBIE WASSERMAN-SCHULTZ SAYS HER AIDES CAN'T AFFORD GOOD MEALS!

http://conservativebyte.com/2013/03/wasserman-schultz-my-aides-cant-afford-good-meals/

HEARD THIS early in the a.m. from Derrell Day on our local talk radio station.  He suggested we send her food offerings to feed her and her staff - maybe a box of macaroni and cheese.  I called in and said ramen would be cheaper.  Maybe you, in all your goodness and appreciation for all the vile things she has said and done will find it in your heart to donate a single Little Debbie cake or a saltine or two so she and her staff can eat.

This is a disgrace.

This is one idiot bitch to even concoct this story.

It's your burden to feed this pig at the trough and her staff.  

1-866-220-0044.

OR, 

Write or Phone My Offices

You may phone or send a message to me through the U.S. Postal Service.  Please note that this is the slowest method: All mail sent to my offices must be scanned for security purposes, which means it will take an additional two weeks for me to receive it.

Washington, DC Office

Debbie Wasserman Schultz 118 Cannon HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-7931
Fax: (202) 226-2052

Pembroke Pines, FL Office

Debbie Wasserman Schultz 10100 Pines Blvd.
Pembroke Pines, FL  33026
Phone: (954) 437-3936
Fax: (954) 437-4776

Aventura, FL Office

Debbie Wasserman Schultz 19200 West Country Club Drive
Aventura, FL  33180
Phone: (305) 936-5724
Fax: (305) 932-9664

And if the needy staff and she don't want our offerings, I hope they will be donated to a free food kitchen to help the homeless.

 http://dancingczars.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/wasserman-schultz-my-aides-cant-afford-good-meals/

MEDICAL MARIJUANA - THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

http://medicalmarijuanamallusa.com/InformationPages/SymptomsandBenefits.html

One of our Florida Republican Representatives, Jimmy Patronis, came out and had the nerve to say in a News Herald article last week, that he is so opposed to legalizing marijuana of any kind, if "we" don't like it we can leave (Florida).  An elected official is nothing more than a public servant.  The arrogance of that statement - the heartlessness of it, is so offensive.  It is typical of those empowered by us - the trick is to find new people and maybe another party to represent us.  Patronis is a Republican.  But if (God forbid), his parents, his wife, his youngsters were stricken with an illness that marijuana helped heal or alleviate the symptoms, you know he'd get some - beg, borrow or steal.  So let's not be a hypocrite,  Jimmy.

Seventy per cent or more Floridians want marijuana legalized.  Personally, I think alcohol and cigarettes are far more dangerous.

I truly believe marijuana is a healthcare miracle. 

The link is an important one. 

FLORIDA LIBERTARIAN CONVENTION: HERE'S WHAT PETE BLOME FROM THE PANHANDLE HAS TO SAY

IT'S TIME TO CHANGE YOUR THINKING!  THE REPUBLICANS AND THE DEMOCRATS ARE MELDING INTO ONE PARTY!  BE VERY CAREFUL TO VOTE FOR THE CONSTITUTION!

Dear Fellow Libertarian,

The Libertarian Party of Florida State Convention will be held from the 24th through the 26th of May this year at the Hilton Hotel in Naples, Florida hosted by the Collier County LP.

http://www.collierlp.com/convention.html If you would like to be a delegate, be sure to be registered as a Libertarian with your local County Supervisor of Elections no later than the 23 March, and send me a message. I will get you set up.

At that convention I will propose the following as an addition to the LPF Platform, subject to the vote of the assembled delegates.

- PRIVACY

“Just as it is true that the only economic situation consistent with individual rights is the free market, so is it also true that life, liberty and happiness cannot prosper under continuous state surveillance. The LPF opposes the use by the state of people or technology to monitor, account for, and keep Floridians under surveillance, especially where there is no evidence of criminal behavior, and thereby restrict the normal interaction of peoples. The LPF also opposes passive, yet compulsory, surveillance legislation, such as laws that require reporting legal activities without evidence of criminal acts. The first, second, fourth, fifth, ninth, tenth and fourteenth amendments to the Constitution are all threatened by unfettered state surveillance. The LPF further supports an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the right of privacy of all citizens, to affirmatively defend individuals from state intrusion, to limit state intervention in private lives, and allow the free exercise of liberty away from the overbearing powers of government."

Our founding fathers established the Bill of Rights because they knew that if certain rights were not codified, the march of time and the nature of government would lead to certain natural rights being legislated out of existence. Privacy is a well know implied, but not codified, right in the Constitution, and it has come under unrelenting assault from both our legislatures and the ability of technology to see things that could never be seen before. Privacy was an issue for the Founding Fathers as it is for us, but it is certain they could not conceive of a situation where all the populace could be kept under surveillance all the time. Technology and an undisciplined view of the Constitution has brought us to the point we are now, and it is past time to set things right for individual liberty.

FLORIDA LAWMAKER WANTS ANGER MANAGEMENT COURSES FOR AMMUNITION BUYERS

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/06/florida-lawmaker-wants-anger-management-courses-for-ammunition-buyers/

OUTSTANDING! KRISANNE HALL AND DERRELL DAY DISSECT THE CORRUPT DEPT. OF JUSTICE(ERIC HOLDER) AND OBAMA'S DECISION TO KILL AMERICAN CITIZENS ON AMERICAN SOIL BY DRONE

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/78510163/2013.03.06_segs1to4.mp3

ADRIAN WYLIE REPLIES TO GOV. SCOTT'S STATE OFO THE STATE

It's time to change our thinking.

We have no choice.  In the lineup:  Jeb Bush (dynasty builder)
                                                    Charlie Crist (turncoat)
                                                    Gov. Scott

And we've heard them all before, making mistake after mistake.  Professional politicians.

NO MORE!

FLORIDA~YOU DO HAVE AN ALTERNATE CHOICE FOR GOVERNOR. HIS NAME IS ADRIAN WYLIE AND HE IS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR. JUST WHAT WE NEED. A FRESH MIND, FRESH ENERGY. RICK SCOTT AND CHARLIE CRIST HAVE HAD THEIR DAY.

http://wyllieforgovernor.com/

FLORIDA'S FIRST COAST: GUNS, AMMO AND CARRY CONCEALED PERMITS SKYROCKET

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/article/300000/483/First-Coast-gun-ammo-and-carry-conceal-permits-skyrocket

PROFILES IN COURAGE (HAH!) - RICK SCOTT'S MEDICAID EXPANSION REVERSAL - STINKS OF FUNNY MONEY

http://www.libertynews.com/2013/02/profiles-in-courage-rick-scotts-medicaid-expansion-reversal/

SCHOOL QUASHES CONSTITUTIONALISTS FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS

http://freedomoutpost.com/2013/02/fl-school-quashes-constitutionalists-first-amendment-rights/

I RECEIVED THIS LETTER FROM MY CONGRESSMAN VIA EMAIL. THIS WAS BECAUSE OF THE UN OBSERVERS AT OUR POLLING PLACES. IT'S A LITTLE LATE. MY REPLY FOLLOWS THE TEXT:

February 14, 2013     Thank you for contacting our office regarding election observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). I value your input on this important issue and appreciate the opportunity to respond.    The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is an international organization – consisting of 57 countries, including the United States – that seeks to facilitate solutions for a wide range of security-related concerns.  As you may know, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights recently sent election analysts to observe an array of Election Day activities during the 2012 elections in the United States.  The OSCE has previously observed five sets of elections in the United States since 2002, including the 2010 mid-term Congressional elections and the 2008 general elections.    As a member state of the OSCE, the United States becomes open to observers from the organization to ensure the U.S. complies with their commitment of promoting free and democratic elections. It is important to recognize that OSCE observation abilities are limited to the discretion of the individual state.    In order for a free society to function, there must be free and fair elections.   As a leader in promoting democracy here and abroad, I believe America is more than capable of ensuring our elections meet this criteria.  Rest Assured, I will not support the United States ceding any authority granted under our Constitution when it comes to establishing election procedures.    Again, thank you for taking the time to contact me.   I am humbled and honored you have afforded me the opportunity to represent you in the United States House of Representatives.  Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future about issues of importance to you.   Feel free to visit my Congressional website at http://southerland.house.gov or contact our office with any future concerns.

Sincerely,             Steve Southerland, II             United States Representative  Don't ever try to dazzle me with bullshit.  Doesn't work.  And apparently, observing didn't help prevent voter fraud, either.