State Senate District 28 candidates Joe Negron (left), Republican from Stuart, and Bill Ramos, Democrat from Jensen Beach, discuss their views of the Amendment 4 on the 2010 ballot, Hometown Democracy, before the Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers editorial board, July 14, 2009.
Republican Negron (not on the left, as the sidebar claims):
"the people are sovereign, they run the show"
Riiiiiight.
That's exaaactly how the statehouse GOP approaches governance. Just ask Ray Sansom. Or Jim Greer & his li'l buddy Delmar. Or Jeff Kottkamp. Or Richard "Culture of Corruption" Crotty"...or...
I think Negron forgot to say "the people who can do something for me are sovereign"
terpis 2 years ago
The comparison to the ballot initiative passed in St. Pete Beach is also misleading. In the case of St. Pete Beach, the land use issues were put directly to a vote before they went through the public hearing process or were voted on by elected officials and completely circumvented the growth management process mandated by the state
JillYelverton 2 years ago
If complex tax issues and bond issues can be presented in plain language on a ballot for the electorate, land use issues which affect our quality of life, should not be that difficult to explain.
JillYelverton 2 years ago
Our elected offficials will still be responsible for considering the validiity of proposed changes to our comprehensive plans. Only those changes approved by those officials would be subject to a vote, at which point, the citizens will have the final say as to whether or not they think their local officials share their vision of how their communities should grow.
JillYelverton 2 years ago