Why won't Florida GOP leaders talk about hunting trips to King Ranch in Texas?
The worst governor ever continues to be a scofflaw! One thing that's consistent about the GOP, they find ways to cheat, lie, and steal. Really, just professional criminals. Does anyone doubt they would steal an election, discriminate, or start a war? It's so embarrassing that my generation created such monsters - seems like a scifi movie it's so crazy.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/why-wont-florida-gop-leaders-talk-about-hunting-trips-to-king-ranch-in/2190083
On a Friday in February 2013, Gov. Rick Scott stepped aboard a Texas-bound plane to take part in a secret ritual for Florida's power elite.
As other politicians had done before and would do after, Scott was departing for historic King Ranch, one of North America's premier hunting grounds. The trips, records indicate, were financed all or in part with contributions from Florida's sugar industry, right down to the hunting licenses.
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A 2006 state law called the "gift ban" prohibits lawmakers from directly accepting gifts like free meals, drinks and trips — but a gaping loophole still allows them to be feted like VIPs.
Current law lets donors give unlimited contributions to parties and political committees, as long as the gift serves a vaguely defined "campaign purpose." Parties can then turn around and bestow the gifts on politicians who need not tell taxpayers what they received or who paid for it.
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It is shocking to me that we hear so LITTLE these days about the evil that BIG SUGAR is still up to and how easily and completely these ReThugs have been bought.
Hats Off to the Tampa Bay Times for covering this.
don't want rickie to be the gov. This would have never gotten out without someone accidentally saying something to someone.
I believe the legislature uppity-ups were on the same trip.
BayNews9 had Al Rochel(sp) rightwing hack talking about this. That hasn't happened about the question dodges yet.
go figure.
