Florida

Election Day 2000 (Learning from the Past So We Are Not Condemned to Repeat It)

Friday, October 10th, 2008

We’re getting close - early voting has already begun in some areas of the country and Election Day ‘08 is less than four weeks away (find your polling place). So with that in mind, here’s a clip from Uncounted - a little history from the year 2000 - to remind us why we need […]

An Open Letter to Rep. David Davis, Candidate Tim Barnes, Nashville Public Radio, and the National Media

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Dear Rep. Davis, Candidate Barnes, Nashville Public Radio, and, what the heck, the National Media,
First, I’d like to thank you all for your interest in the democratic process. As you know, it’s so important that as voters and American citizens we can count on our news media and elected officials to ensure that in every […]

Florida in 2008: Still Hot. Still Humid. Still Disenfranchsing voters.

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Florida, oh, Florida. What are we going to do with you? We’re all afraid that the November 2008 election will be, in the words of baseball great Yogi Berra, “deja vu all over again.” But you, my stately friend, you’re trying to make sure of it, aren’t you?
Seriously, what is it with you and your […]