When the Founders finished the Declaration of Independence, a woman stopped Benjamin Franklin outside Independence Hall and asked what form of government the Constitutional Convention had given us. His answer is as pertinent today as it was then, “It’s a Republic, if you can keep it.”…
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A debate simmers whether United States military bases should be named for Confederate generals. In view …
Tampa Bay Times publishes Florida Veterans For Common Sense President, Gene Jones‘, OpEd titled, Name military bases for heroes, not racist traitors, says veteran.
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A debate simmers over whether United States military bases should be named for Confederate generals. Many military personnel pass through the bases in …
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Florida Veterans For Common Sense urges all veterans to open and sign the open letter from Veterans for Common Sense (VCS) urging federal and state officials to renounce any declaration invoking the Insurrection Act in response to Americans exercising their constitutional rights.
Veterans for Common Sense, a national veterans organization, has issued an open letter …
florida veterans for common sense, flvcs, George Floyd, Insurrection Act, vcs, VCS Open Letter, veterans for common sensePresident Trump’s threats to mobilize military troops to quell protests is causing a crisis of government. The protesters seeking redress of grievances as is their Constitutional Right are not engaged in insurrection. Consequently, their actions do not …
Constitutional Rights, Crisis of Democracy, First Amendment Rights, Free Speech, General Mattis, insurrection, mobilize military, Protesters, Right to AssemblyJoin us for the FLVCS June Monthly Meeting on Monday, June 8, 2020 at 7:00 PM EDT on Zoom.
Featured Speaker: Sierra Club Organizing Manager, Cris Costello, 
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See the June calendar …
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Judge Hinkle rules for felon’s rights to let former Florida felons vote. FLVCS strongly advocated for Amendment 4, the Voting Rights Restoration for Felons Initiative, during the 2018 election. Further, in recognition of Desmond Meade’s initiative and leadership in leading the fight to restore felon’s voting rights and upholding the principles of Founding Father, Thomas …
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Stop Unneeded Toll Roads in Florida is FLVCS’s newest position paper in its Election 2020 series. The series highlights important National-level and Florida State-level issues FLVCS values. FLVCS’s goal is to inform voters before the upcoming election in November.
In this position paper, FLVCS asks incumbent officeholders and candidates to commit to repealing or …
climate change, Environment, Environmental-Damage, florida veterans for common sense, Rural-Communities, Stop-Unneeded-Florida-Toll-RoadsNational Security columnist, Mel Goodman’s, timely article, The Central Role of the Whistleblower, on the inadequate protections for whistleblowers can be found here on the website conterpunch.
FLVCS will be hosting Mel at the Fogartyville-Peace & Justice Center on November 1st to speak on American Carnage : The Wars of Donald Trump. Mel …
The Florida Veterans for Common Sense have invited all of the candidates for the Florida State House of Representatives in Districts 71, 72, and 73 to participate in a forum, which will begin at 7:00pm, Thursday June 21, 2018. The forum will be held on the second floor of the Waldemere Fire Station at 2070 …