FLVCS worked very hard to support the passage of 2018 Amendment …
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Ask Governor DeSantis to veto HB 5, Ballot Measures, and preserve the Florida electorate’s right to amend the state constitution. HB 5 severely limits Florida’s citizens from putting constitutional amendments on the ballot. Call him at (850) 488-7146 and email him at https://www.flgov.com/email-the-governor/ .
Stand Down Success!
FLVCS members helped make Sarasota JFCS Stand Down a big success! Before the Stand Down, a team of FLVCS members helped provision the event by transporting backpacks, clothing, shoes, and food to the Fair Grounds for distribution to the homeless veterans. Member Mark McCabe and his assistant evaluated over 40 homeless veterans for possible claim …
Time Is Running Out, Urgent Indeed!
Excerpt from Updated FLVCS Climate Change Report:
Urgent indeed – we are past the point of being out of time –
As of the spring of 2019, it’s come down to this: We are already suffering the ravages of climate change, and we only have a decade (until 2030) to dramatically change the way we …
FLVCS Thomas Paine Award Winner, Desmond Meade, Honored by Time Magazine
Bravo Zulu Desmond!!!
Desmond Meade was one of the main people behind Constitutional Amendment 4 that restores voting rights for felons who have fulfilled their sentences. Time Magazine honored Desmond by including him in its list of 2019’s most influential people. Desmond said in response, “This is an unexpected honor that I believe
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2020 Amendment to Ban Assault Weapons in Florida

Founding Father, Thomas Paine, couldn’t have said it better himself, Banning Assault Weapons makes Common Sense. If you are appalled by carnage caused by assault weapons and want to stop weapons of war in Florida, then download and sign the petition to put a Florida Constitutional Amendment on …
Meeting Notice
Meeting Notice
When: (note change)
Monday, January 14, 2019 at 7:00 PM.
Where: Waldemere Firehouse Community Room, 2070 Waldemere St., Sarasota.
Speaker: Zac Anderson, Political Editor Sarasota Herald Tribune.
Topic: Analysis of last election and what to expect going forward.
Note: We apologize for the change of the monthly meeting from the 3rd Thursday of …