It is clear Bill Nelson is continuing to sell out the people of Florida in his rush to support the BIG government Socialist agenda.
Did you receive this email from Big Government Bill Nelson?
The right to vote is, and always has been, at the foundation of our democracy. But this fundamental right is under serious attack right now, in Florida and more than a dozen other states. Many believe a handful of super-rich conservative activists are behind an orchestrated effort to keep millions of seniors, younger voters and minorities from casting ballots next year.
Whether or not that’s true, a civics teacher at New Smyrna Beach High School in Florida was on the receiving end of just such an attack last month. The teacher, Jill Cicciarelli, ran afoul of Florida’s new election law while helping some of her students pre-register to vote.
I have met with her and some of her students, and it’s no surprise they’re not happy with the state’s new voting law. Neither is their local supervisor of elections, who under the law was required to report them to state authorities. Volusia County Supervisor of Elections Ann McFall says parts of the law are egregious and unenforceable.
So, it’s not just me who thinks this law is aimed at suppressing the vote. Look at what informed editorial writers have also had to say: The Orlando Sentinel said the new law “amounts to… ripping apart election laws” and “weakening democracy.” The Tampa Tribune said this bill “isn’t fooling anybody. It’s not about clean elections.” And Florida Today called it an “assault on the most cherished of American rights.”
In a nutshell, the Florida law reduces the number of days for early voting from 14 to eight and exposes people who register others to vote to harsh penalties even for innocent mistakes. That’s why the widely respected League of Women Voters has abandoned its voter registration drives in Florida after 72 years.
I wrote Gov. Rick Scott a letter last month asking him to support a revamping or repeal of the law. I also wrote U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, to ask that we conduct a congressional investigation to see if Florida’s law was part of a plan that led to similar voting law changes in more than a dozen other states this year. And I have asked the Justice Department to look into who’s behind these changes.
Please share this note with all of your friends, family and colleagues. Regardless of your political party, I hope you’ll join me in trying to protect everybody’s right to vote.
Thanks for getting involved,
Signed Bill Nelson
Has Bill forgotten all the fraud in the last couple elections? Has Bill Nelson not seen the reports on ACORN and all the voter fraud they were involved in? Has Bill Nelson decide the government is responsible to make sure those voting are voting legally. Bill Nelson might be for letting anyone vote regardless if they live legally in Florida or NOT. Over the last few years we have all seen Bill Nelson move to the EXTREME BIG government left. Rushing to support Socialistic programs Bill Nelson has sold out SENIORS, and All citizens. It is very interesting that once again Bill Nelson wants to involve the HEAVY hand of the federal government in the business of the State of Florida and other states!!
1)Join Bill Nelson demanding that bonuses for corrupt Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac are canceled.
2)Join Bill Nelson in demanding a special prosecutor to investigate the Fast & Furious scandal.
3)Join Bill Nelson in support of HIS jobs bill to frees the free market from all the damaging legislation introduced in the last few years.
It would be great if we could all join Bill Nelson in those 3 things, but we can’t because Bill Nelson has not called for the action to stop the bonuses for Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. He has never call for an investigation of those 2 organization and their involvement in the housing market crash. Bill Nelson has been silent on the Fast & Furious scandal. Bill Nelson has voted to cripple business in the United States and he has no JOBS bill.
Bill Nelson is running for another term & must be voted out of office for the good of the people of Florida.
