Subject: letter to editor Date: March 10, 2021 at 3:56:07 PM EST Dear Editor I wanted to write a public letter to bring attention to my concerns for the true cost of “Affordable Housing”, but I have written letters to the editor in the past, submitted to the Key West Citizen local newspaper, which never […]
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The filibuster in the US Senate is a legislative and political procedure designed to delay &/or prevent legislation from receiving a vote. Today, only a vote by 60% of (or 60) Senators (a super majority) can stop a filibuster. Although its origins go back to ancient Rome, it was only in recent times in the […]
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By Laurie Swanson, Chair, Mid-Keys Democrats mid-keys@keysdems.com This gentleman voted for Biden and 10 Democrats on Friday because we had a sign rally on Thursday. While my fellow Marathon Democrats were basking in the honks, toots and beeps of the energized traffic on Overseas Highway, I was helping him find his license. He had stopped […]
by Robert Gold, Technology Director, Florida Keys Democrats data@keysdems.com The volunteers of the Monroe County Democratic Executive Committee (Keys Democrats) have been working tirelessly all year in support of the best possible outcome on November 3rd. Our leaders are recruiting and managing volunteers, raising money, assisting candidates, and firing up our voters on a daily […]
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by Phil Dodderidge, Vice-Chair Florida Keys Democrats The chief actuary of the Social Security Administration released an analysis of Republican’s planned cuts to Social Security funding. Under their plan, Social Security would become permanently depleted by the middle of calendar year 2023. Don’t let that happen. Democrats will protect your Social Security. The Facts The […]
by John Howe [LETTER TO THE EDITORS OF THE KEY WEST CITIZEN AND THE FREE PRESS – OCTOBER 1, 2020] A friend in Key West recently told me that she still can’t decide who to vote for in the upcoming presidential election. I suggested that she vote for whoever she thought would do the best […]
AFFORDABLE HOUSING vs LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Subject: letter to editor Date: March 10, 2021 at 3:56:07 PM EST Dear Editor I wanted to write a public letter to bring attention to my concerns for the true cost of “Affordable Housing”, but I have written letters to the editor in the past, submitted to the Key West Citizen local newspaper, which never […]
To Filibuster or NOT to Filibuster
The filibuster in the US Senate is a legislative and political procedure designed to delay &/or prevent legislation from receiving a vote. Today, only a vote by 60% of (or 60) Senators (a super majority) can stop a filibuster. Although its origins go back to ancient Rome, it was only in recent times in the […]
Signs Do Vote!
By Laurie Swanson, Chair, Mid-Keys Democrats mid-keys@keysdems.com This gentleman voted for Biden and 10 Democrats on Friday because we had a sign rally on Thursday. While my fellow Marathon Democrats were basking in the honks, toots and beeps of the energized traffic on Overseas Highway, I was helping him find his license. He had stopped […]
What we know, and what we don’t know
by Robert Gold, Technology Director, Florida Keys Democrats data@keysdems.com The volunteers of the Monroe County Democratic Executive Committee (Keys Democrats) have been working tirelessly all year in support of the best possible outcome on November 3rd. Our leaders are recruiting and managing volunteers, raising money, assisting candidates, and firing up our voters on a daily […]
GOP Payroll Tax Cut Will Deplete Social Security Funding by 2023
by Phil Dodderidge, Vice-Chair Florida Keys Democrats The chief actuary of the Social Security Administration released an analysis of Republican’s planned cuts to Social Security funding. Under their plan, Social Security would become permanently depleted by the middle of calendar year 2023. Don’t let that happen. Democrats will protect your Social Security. The Facts The […]
Thoughts for Undecided Voters
by John Howe [LETTER TO THE EDITORS OF THE KEY WEST CITIZEN AND THE FREE PRESS – OCTOBER 1, 2020] A friend in Key West recently told me that she still can’t decide who to vote for in the upcoming presidential election. I suggested that she vote for whoever she thought would do the best […]