Term Limits Victory

The experts said it would never happen. The Florida legislature decided to place an amendment on the ballot to wipe out 8-year term limits and pass a convoluted plan to give state lawmakers 12 years or more. The idea was poorly written, defied the direct wishes of the voters, and messed up the balance of powers in state government. But lawmakers were determined to break out of term limits. But then the people got involved. Lots of people began calling and emailing their elected officials. First the Senate buckled and caved. Then the House quickly followed. In the last hours of the session, the Legislature pulled the measure from the ballot. They still left a horrible proposal called the 60% supermajority on the books but that’s another story. Nobody thought there was a chance the Legislature would back down on term limits. But the Republican leadership realized the term limits measure would fail at the polls and they would likely go down with it, so they had to choose—8 years in office or no years in office. It looks like they did the math. Thanks to all of you who logged onto aproundtable.org, got the facts, and contacted your elected officials. Folks, this stuff still works. If you’d like to be part of a team that is making a difference at the State Capitol please log on today and sign up for email updates. Or call us at 1.800.522.VOTE. This would be a lot more fun with you on board.