I urge you FL Freepers to do the same.
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Subject: Right to food and water
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Florida Legislature,
You have been elected to represent the wishes of your Florida constituents. You create the laws that bind and guide the residents of this State.
Florida is but one state in this union, yet our derivation in this most wonderful and stunning experiment called a Republic, the United State of America, should always be guided by the precepts and values of our brave and selfless Founding Fathers, who gave so much that we may have this almost perfect entity in the world ... a place deigned by them to be of free men and women, abiding by strong moral and yes .. religious .. values, deemed lovingly given to us by our Creator.
The denial of the very basic essential needs of human beings (or animals, for that matter) of food and water is akin to murder.
Food and water ARE NOT life support.
Food and water ARE NOT extraordinary means.
Food and water are the LEAST that any human being, whether disabled or not, should be able to count on ... most assuredly from their governing elected officials, who have been charged with protecting their rights .... the biggest and most essential of which is LIFE itself.
You would shudder at the thought OR the act of a convicted murderer being purposely starved and dehydrated as his punishment; you would cringe at the thought OR the act of a domestic pet being purposely starved or dehydrated.
And, rightly so.
How, then, can you not grant to your fellow citizens of Florida the essential right to the minimal sustenance of food and water, especially to someone who is currently disabled?
I urge you to be the leaders you were elected to be, and preciously guard the right of us all to the most basic need for survival .. food and water.
Your actions are being observed very closely, and there is a renewed and reinvigorated citizenry that is sick and tired of the games you and all politicians play .. the backslapping and and backroom trading in which you all participate for your own edification .. and the paltry attention that is paid to doing what's right, being FOR the good of your own state, and NOT for your own or your party's interests. Please know that you all will be held accountable.
The people of California were the first in a long time to tire of the games, and I'm certain they won't be the last in this decade.
Senator King, if you, in the responsible position of Senate Majority Leader, opt to put your stock in your image or you allow your ego to interfere with your sworn duty to your State to be a staunch advocate of protection, and you DON'T allow Sen. Stephen Wise's bill to come up for discussion and a vote, please know that we won't forget. We're passed that. If you can't muster the barest level of integrity in this issue, I suggest you consider having the decency to leave your position.
Timeliness is critical ... people's very lives hang in the balance. XXX