The vote approving Amendment 2 was a devastating but temporary setback for the cause of equal treatment for all. ...more

November 30, 2008

The Rev. James Favorite had long favored changing the state constitution to ban gay marriage, but he sharpened his message when the Florida NAACP came out on the opposite side. ...more

November 6, 2008

Floridians voted Tuesday night to amend the state's constitution to prohibit gay marriage. ...more

November 5, 2008

More than 16 years ago, the Bombshell of the Balkans and I flew to Las Vegas and there, at the Little Chapel of the Bells, we were married by a minister who was something of a cross between an Elvis impersonator-in-training and a poor man's televangelizing Jimmy Swaggart. ...more

October 23, 2008

Proposing an amendment to the state Constitution to delete provisions authorizing the Legislature to regulate or prohibit the ownership, inheritance, disposition and real property by aliens ineligible for citizenship. ...more

October 12, 2008

The presidential campaign may command the spotlight, but voters on Nov. 4 also will be asked to change the Florida constitution in six ways. ...more

September 28, 2008

Campaign rhetoric from both political parties confirms that voters this November are looking for change. Certainly Floridians are looking to our leaders to propose effective solutions to pressing issues involving the real estate debacle, taxes and education, among others. ...more

September 25, 2008

A majority of people – 57 percent – think Gov. Charlie Crist is doing a good job, but that's down from 61 percent who thought the same thing less than a year ago. ...more

August 28, 2008

Proponents of Amendment 2 are deliberately misleading the public by calling it the "gay marriage" or "same-sex" marriage amendment. ...more

June 7, 2008