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Florida Elections 2012

Monday, November 12, 2012

Residents Petition White House For Florida To Secede From U.S.

On the official website of the White House is a facility opening a petition on any issue that you feel needs addressing. What would you like to petition the U.S. Government to do?

While the presidential election is the only true national referendum, petitions are well and alive and are still stuck on the elections. Florida residents are embracing the power of petition and referendum. While you can't do the latter on a national level, anyone can file a petition with the White House. At least a few folks in Florida are doing just that, actually petitioning the President Barack Obama White House to allow Florida to break off from the United States government and become its own nation. Hey, Puerto Rico is waiting to take Florida's place, so no need to change the number of stars on the flag, so there's that. The Obama White House offers citizens the opportunity to file a petition on its official website. Several people …

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Romney Plans Tampa Rally Today

Gov. Mitt Romney is expected to rally at Landmark Aviation on Westshore Boulevard in Tampa.

Tampa Bay area residents will get another chance to see former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. The Romney campaign has announced it will make a stop in Tampa on Wednesday, Oct. 31. According to Romney's campaign, he and Congressman Connie Mack both will appear at Landmark Aviation, 2450 N. Westshore Boulevard, Tampa, at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday for a rally. Doors open at 8:45 a.m. for area residents who have a ticket. In order to get a ticket, you can register online or pick up a ticket at the campaign's state headquarters, 302 Knights Run Ave., in Tampa. Those attending can expect to go through airport-like security, according to the Romney campaign. Stay with Patch for updates on the rally.

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