- December 16, 2024
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Dear Editor:
I used to be a Republican. When I heard Republican candidates campaign on being pro-freedom and liberty, for limited government and stated their belief in the principles of our Constitution and spirit of the Declaration of Independence, I believed them and voted for them. After election, and swearing in via the Oath of Office to uphold the Constitution, it came time to put those smaller government campaign promises into action. But, unfortunately, I end up being disappointed.
Republicans in government office would build voting records of favoring record high spending of tax dollars and anti-Constitutional infringement laws. Sad.
A perfect example is candidate for Congressional District 6 Randy Fine. As a State Legislator, Fine has voted for record high budgets as well as a tax increase (SB50 2021). This goes against the "fiscally conservative" moniker.
The Second Amendment was also shot down by Representative Fine when he voted for enacting Red Flag law, raising the age to purchase a firearm in Florida, waiting period and banning bumpstocks bill (SB7026 2018). Randy Fine also silenced the First Amendment right of peaceful protestors to exercise free speech by threat of being arrested if others decided to riot when he voted for the “Anti-Riot” bill (HB1 2021), a part of which later had to be struck down by courts as unconstitutional.
I encourage all voters in Ormond Beach to research all the candidates on their ballots and not just trust the rhetoric. Too often candidate campaign promises don’t equal according legislative action.”
Joe Hannoush
Ormond Beach
