If the Legislature decrees that two plus two equals five or that water runs uphill, does that make it so? A similar question is percolating in the Florida courts. Does a blind trust constitute “full and public disclosure” of the financial interests of a public official? Common sense says no. A law passed in 2013 […]
Morgan: Florida politicians never learn – Tampa Bay Times
You might think our elected officials could learn from their mistakes. But time and time again they display a brand of stupidity — and arrogance — that seems to haunt the state capital. When I went to Tallahassee at the end of 1985 to cover the governor and Legislature, it wasn’t long before I began […]