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It's futile trying to convince individual members of the Florida Legislature that the redistricting plans they've come up with to ensure that they each have a good seat at their own Party is devastating for cities like Lake Worth. It's time to take this to both Party's leadership and by leadership, I mean they who are charged with keeping their Party members toeing the Party line. It is they who Crack the Whip. These are the Electeds in the Florida Legislature that crack the whips in the House of Representatives and in the Florida Senate. These are who the little guys (our elected representatives) have chosen to listen to and follow blindly. These are the Electeds that need to hear NOW that just because they got away with carving Lake Worth into four meaningless House Districts, we're not just going to fold up and say nothing about their plan to carve Lake Worth into three meaningless Senate Districts. The Florida Supremes approved the House Map but for some inexpli...

Now that Lake Worth has been sliced and diced into political irrelevance, what district will Jeff seek to occupy on our behalf in Tallahassee? The east or west side of his former stomping grounds - College Park - now that it's been split right down the middle? The east side or west side of the City in which he was formerly honored to be Hizzoner? Will he dare to run for the now Republican rich District 89 with ocean side slivers of constituents from here to Boca? After all, Representative Clemens' district office on Lake Avenue isn't located in the newly approved District 89. But never mind, leases can be compromised; Party loyalty, not so much. Or will he seek the politically correct and totally bogus Democratic  laden District 88 that slices through the center of Lake Worth on up to the voter rich haven of Riviera Beach? Oh Well. It's just for the next ten years. And it's not like Representative Clemens VOTED to give the Republicans in Tallahassee what they really...

"Annoyed and Disgusted" photo by smalltowngirl It seems that now our State Legislators want immunity protecting them from any fallout over the lawsuits filed to challenge the redistricting plans. Have these people no shame at all? Click Here for the article in the Miami Herald. and Thanks to the Panda Fan who passed this along! 

At tonight's meeting the Commission achieved consensus that they would oppose the House Redistricting Plan. The proposed Proclamation is being sent to the City Attorney to be put in the proper format and hopefully, the Commissioners will all sign and the document will get to Tallahassee in time. I've Thanked all the Commissioners in writing for coming to this consensus and I've asked to receive a copy of the final and approved Proclamation after it is reviewed and revised by the City Attorney. I've also sent each of them a link to the House Redistricting Public Input email site and I'll repeat it here again now. When and if I receive a copy of the final document, I'll post it here on the Panda Papers. Here is the proposed Proclamation the Commission approved subject to review and revision by the City Attorney: PROCLAMATION WHEREAS,      The City of Lake Worth City was incorporated as a municipality within Palm Beach County, in the State of Florida on June 4, 19...

If you've been reading the Panda Papers lately, you're aware of the Proposed Redistricting Plan for the Florida House of Representatives and what a disadvantage it poses for the City of Lake Worth for the next ten years. This plan is NOT on tonight's agenda. If this is your first visit here, please read on down through the next four posts. Go Ahead. I'll Wait. OK, Here's the form you can fill out if you want to send your comments to the House Committee. These will be forwarded with the plan when it goes to the State Court. You can find this form by CLICKING HERE . You can print it out and mail it to the address at the top of the form or email it right from that site. I've rec'd a lot of private emails and phone calls about this, and I'm glad so many people have responded with such interest. I haven't heard back from any of the Commissioners I sent information and the proposed proclamation to, but that doesn't mean they aren't aware and won...