Amendment 1 Archives

African American Monday, June 19th 2023

JUNETEENTH and The Quest for Freedom

The real celebration of freedom in the U.S. is June 19. Today, a look at Congressional efforts to end the “Punishment Loophole” in the 13th...

Central America Wednesday, May 17th 2023

MidPoint: Florida’s New Immigration Laws

Local Immigration lawyers Chelsea Nowel and Ananis Makar joined Shelley for an overview of the new punitive and disruptive Florida immigration laws that threaten the...

Constitution Tuesday, April 25th 2023

The First Amendment Fundamental Freedoms

The basic freedoms under the first amendment to the U.S. constitution is explored across a multiplicity of quality of life issues. Patró Mabíli substitutes, taking...

African American Sunday, April 16th 2023

Free Speech Where Freedom Comes To Die

Free Speech is under threat in the U.S. and especially Florida where fascist rulers manufacture punitive law. A Free Speech event is on April 29,...

Civil Liberties Wednesday, March 08th 2023

MidPoint: Bloggers and Pundits Beware!

New legislation proposed by the Republican super-majority would make it easier to suppress free speech in Florida by requiring bloggers who write about the Governor’s...

Constitution Wednesday, December 21st 2022

Dan Ruth is Back & He’s Got Some Things to Say!

Dan Ruth is Back and He’s got Some Things to Say!

Constitution Thursday, March 22nd 2018

Update on lawsuit to enforce Florida’s conservation lands amendment

After Florida voters overwhelmingly supported amending the state constitution in 2014 to earmark funds for conservation lands, the state legislature came up short with the implementation; that’s the contention of several conservation organizations that sued...

Alternative Fuels/Energy Conservation Thursday, November 03rd 2016

Solar industry group opposes Florida’s Amendment 1

Leaders of a solar energy trade association are touring Florida this week encouraging people to vote against the ballot question known as Amendment 1. The Solar Energy Industries Association is a national group with 1,000...

Elections Wednesday, October 26th 2016

Florida scientists want to educate Trump on climate

Twenty-six Florida scientists have written a letter to Donald Trump; they want to meet with the Republican presidential nominee to talk about the latest climate science and the threats expected because of a changing climate....

Alternative Fuels/Energy Conservation Wednesday, October 19th 2016

Florida solar amendment could “completely negate” future solar proposals: tape

A newly unearthed audio tape is giving credence to the idea that the solar amendment on November’s ballot in Florida was designed to mislead voters and would “completely negate” future solar power initiatives. The left-leaning...

Alternative Fuels/Energy Conservation Thursday, October 13th 2016

Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO; Consumers for Smart Solar PAC defends utilities-backed Amendment 1.

http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/wmnf_161012_110617_radioactivityW1_189.MP3 BY Rob Lorei Our first guest on Radioactivity Wednesday was Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO. It’s the largest union federation in the US, representing more than 12 million active and retired workers. Trumka is a former...

Alternative Fuels/Energy Conservation Thursday, September 29th 2016

Why are Florida’s big utilities companies backing amendment 1 for solar energy choice?

http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/wmnf_160929_110618_radioactivityR1_191.MP3 By Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Thursday we look at Amendment 1, also known as “Rights of Electricity Consumers Regarding Solar Energy Choice”, that is being back by 4 large for-profit utility companies: Florida Power and Light,...