FLORIDA HOUSE AND SENATE GAY ADOPTION BILL SB 530 AND HB 315

On November 2008, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Cindy Lederman Tuesday declared Florida's 30-year-old ban on gay adoptions unconstitutional and ruled in favor of allowing two homosexuals to adopt children. The case was appealed and is currently in the Third District Court of Appeals pending a decision.

In the interim, Senator Nan Rich introduced legislation that would repeal the 30 year rule which is currently in the Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Committee. The companion bill is HB 3 has had a first reading.

In addition to these proposed bills, SenatorJeff Atwater allowed Sen. Charlie Justice to offer an amendment to another bill dealing with adoptions — one (SB 530) that would clarify already existing state law barring adoption agencies from discriminating against families that own guns.

Click on article below for the details of the bill http://www.news-press.com/article/20100316/NEWS0120/100316078/1075/Florida-Senate--House-allow-discussion-but-not-vote-on-gay-adoption-proposal

Both the House and Senate are positioned for final votes Thursday.

CS/HB 697 Entertainment Industry Economic Development

Bill Sponsor - House Member Rep. Precourt

Senate Version - SB 1430 - Bill Sponsor sen. Haridopolos

As you know, recently such movies as "Fireproof", blind Side" and "To Save a Life" have graced the movie screens across Florida. This legislation will not only open the doors for family friendly movie entertainment to be shown in theatres in Florida by offering tax credits to production companies that film family friendly shows. Also, includes TV Productions. It is time to bring back the old fashioned movies such as has Ozzie and Harriet, Little House on the Prairie and others.

Bill Language:

Family-friendly productions - a certified production determined by the Commissioner of Film and entertainment with the advice of the Florida Film and Entertainment Advisory Council to be family-friendly, based on the review of the script and the review of the final release version, is eligible for an additional tax credit equal to 5 percent of the actual qualified expenditures.

14 favorable votes in the Economic Development Policy Committee

Y - Abruzzo, & - Crisafulli, Y - Evers, Y - Kelly, Y- Roberson, Y - Bemry, Y - Domino, Y - Eisnaugle, Y - Hooper, y - Nelson, y- Thompson, Y - Carroll, y- Hudson, Y - Reed

Take Action and contact the Finance & tax Council and your Senate Members

http://www.ccsouthfla.org/Finance%20and%20Tax%20Council.pdf

HB - 1063 - INFANTS BORN ALIVE

FLORIDA INFANTS BORN ALIVE
HB 1063


Provides protections for botched abortions performed at abortion clinics.

Update: 3/5/10 - Added to the Health Care Regulations Policy Committee This bill will be heard on March 9th at 3:00 pm in the Policy Committee

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

• Ask your House Members to become a co-sponsor
• Ask your Senator to become a co-sponsor of the bill
• Contact the members of the Health Care Regulation Policy Committtee to support passage of the legislation http://www.ccsouthfla.org/Florida%20Health%20Care%20Regulation%20Committee.pdf
  

The hard left organizations such as Planned Parenthood are working to derail the Infants Born Alive legislation currently in the Florida House. We believe that every child is a gift from God and deserves a chance at life no matter what their situation, including those born with downs syndrome and other physical problems.



There are one too many botched abortions performed at abortion clinics in Florida, where the mother delivers a child born alive and the clinic does everything to kill the child by injecting a deadly drug to kill the infant. This is murder and in the eyes of God.



We believe that every child deserves the same chance at life that you and I received.





Florida legislature has introduced a bill that would protect the life of the child born alive and would hold abortion mills accountable for their horrific actions to kill a baby born alive.



http://www.ccsouthfla.org/Baby%20Born%20Alive%20Article.pdf



Bill Language:


Bill HB1063 - Infants Born Alive


Sponsor - Snyder


Co-sponsors - Plakon, Renaurt, Van Zant


GENERAL BILL Infants Born Alive: Designates act "Born Alive Infant Protection Act"; provides that infant born alive subsequent to abortion is entitled to same rights, powers, & privileges as child born alive in course of birth that is not subsequent to abortion; provides standard of care to be exercised by health care practitioners toward such child; requires health care practitioners to report violations; provides that violations may constitute grounds for discipline of health care practitioners under specified provision.



This bill is currently in the Health Care Regulation Policy Committee



WHAT YOU CAN DO:

• Ask your House Member to become a co-sponsor of the bill
• Ask your Senator to sponsor the bill
• Contact the members of the Health Care Regulation Policy Committee and ask them to support passage of HB 1063 http://www.ccsouthfla.org/Florida%20Health%20Care%20Regulation%20Committee.pdf

FLORIDA RELIGIOUS FREEDOM HJR 1399

FLORIDA HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
HJR 1399 - RELIGIOUS FREEDOM


Bill Language

Proposes Amendment to s 3 Art 1 of the State Constitution to prohibit individuals and entities from being barred from participating in public programs because of religion and to repeal prohibition on use of public revenues in aid of religious organizations and entities.

Sponsor: Precourt,
Co-sponsors: Burgin, Dorworth, Ford, Plakon,

This Joint Resolution will repeal the antiquated Blaine Amendment which dates back to the 19th century. It is a bill that was sponsored by James Blaine, whose purpose was to prevent parents and children from having a choice in their education. In today’s society parents should be the ones to choose the school that they want their child to attend. In no way should a parent be prevented from sending their child to a private school that teaches religious values. It is time to tell government to leave the choice up to parents. Children are our future and they be allowed to receive the best education possible.

The State Blaine Amendments are provisions in thirty-seven state constitutions that restrict person's and organizations' access to public funds on religious grounds.


The Blaine Amendment placed strict barriers to prevent the flow of public benefits thatxceeded separation of Church and State demanded by the Establishment Clause.


Today the Blaine Amendment continues to restrict funds from flowing to students interested in seeking a career in a religious field.

Case in Point

Larry Witters was a blind man who wanted to attend college in 1979. He applied for vocational funds that Washington State provided for the visually handicapped. Witters was eligible for the funds, and he intended to sue them to study to be a minister at a Christian college. But his plans met resistancen

In 1984, the Washington Supreme Court ruled that the Federal Establishment Clause barred Witters' use of the funds for religious training . Witters sought review in the US Supreme Court and won.

"If we don''t take action NOW, millions of dollars in quality state programs from Bright Futures to Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten - will be jeopardized"

"People in private organizations should not be disenfranchised from working with the public sector on some of society's most difficult problems. " said Senator Altman. " This constitutional amendment restores the way America was envisioned to work" concluded Altman.

The Blaine Amendment places restrictions on use of voucher programs and charitable choice and raises serious constitutional questions under the First Amendment rights.

The Blaine Amendment excludes persons and groups from participation in broad-based social programs. They single out religion for disfavored treatment.

The Supreme Court has never approved a law that singles out religious persons or groups for special burdens because of their religious character.

Contact your Florida Legislators and ask them to co-sponsor HJR 1399 and companion resolution SJR 2550.

CAP AND TRADE/ GLOBAL WARMING BILL

Read the real truth behind the Global Warming Bill that Congress recently passed and the cost implications for every family.



Take Immediate Action

Contact Congress. and encourage your legislators to vote "NO" on Cap and Trade.

Call and email your Senators:
Senator Mel Martinez (R- FL) mel_martinez@martinez.senate.gov
202-224-3041 202-228-5171
Senator Bill Nelson (D- FL) * bill@billnelson.senate.gov
202-224-5274 202-228-2183

This bill will only serve to drive up unemployment. Those who want to sell their home will be foreced to comply with unnecessary stringent, burdensome and costly expenses required to bring their home up to code.

The poor cannot afford an added tax or burdensome regulations. Further this bill will result in a reduction of workforce and drive up uneployment by sending jobs overseas. Government will be forced to pick up the cost for any employee who loses a green job under this bill and the taxpayer will pick up the costs.

This bill will drive up energy costs and reduce our national GDP. The Senate should reject any legislation that will destroy capitalism and drive up energy costs - under the guise of dealing with climate change.

Read about the truth behind the lie that government is feeding you regarding global warming.
Heartland reveals truth behind global warming

Alan Carlin, the man the White House loves to hate. Read the article below and decide for yourself. Click on links below

For additional information go to http://www.cornwallalliance.org/