Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Rick Scott,Mary Jane, and the Tea Party Machine


"On June 16, with much fanfare and self-
 congratulation, Gov. Rick Scott signed the so-called Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014 into law. It legalized a non-euphoric strain of pot called Charlotte's Web, authorized a few centers around the state to conduct research on low-THC dope, and established an Office of Compassionate Use. And so you saw headlines sprout up on websites hither and yon to the effect of "Florida Legalizes Medical Marijuana," often accompanied by Scott's smiling mug."
 Rick Scott is a Tea Party ultra conservative that is against anything that his god or representative of god tells him is wrong. He's unable to think on his own.He's a stagnant leader, with few qualifications and only wants to line his pockets. He is one of Florida's least popular governors for several reasons.
1.He's cut spending and rejected $2 billion in federal money for high-speed rail. He's required state employees to begin contributing part of their salaries to their pensions and signed a law tightening restrictions on groups that register new voters.
2. In order to reform public pensions, he cut spending on education, slashed environmental regulations and eliminated and curbed development.
3.Scott took pride in cutting an additional $615 million out of the budget with his line-item vetoes.
4.A recent poll by Quinnipiac University found that 57 percent of Floridians disapprove of the job Scott is doing as governor. Only 29 percent approve — the lowest rating of any governor in any state in which polls have been conducted.
5.Scott's a former hospital CEO who ran for governor on the promise he would operate Florida's state government like a business. He spent about $70 million of his own money on the race and eked out a razor-slim win, becoming governor with less than 50 percent of the vote.
6.At 10.8 percent, unemployment in Florida is still well above the national average. And nearly 1 in 5 homeowners is behind on mortgage payments.
https://www.wbur.org/npr/137091393/fla-s-unpopular-governor



 



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