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Elections 2024

Supreme Court Appears Likely to Side With Trump on Some Presidential Immunity

April 26, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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Some of the court’s conservative justices expressed concern about the prospect that, if former presidents do not have immunity, federal criminal laws could be used to target political opponents. However, the justices left open the prospect that Trump’s trial in Washington, D.C., could still go forward because the charges against him rest on his private, rather than his official, conduct.

Majority of Palm Coast Council Candidates Oppose Pre-Election City Manager Hire, Others Fence-Sit, with Nuances

April 25, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

There's a gap between the Palm Coast City Council and candidates for the council over whether the current council should hire a city manager before the election. There's no disagreement that Laurent Johnston is the right person for the interim job, underscoring the question half the candidates are asking: why the hurry to hire? (© FlaglerLive)

Six of the 11 non-incumbent candidates running for three Palm Coast City Council seats oppose the council’s decision to hire a new city manager before this year’s elections, which will turn over at least two of the council’s five seats, and possibly three, if Mayor David Alfin is not re-elected. Three candidates are on the fence about it, seeing strong arguments on both sides. Only one favors the hire outright.

Biden, in Florida, Highlights Abortion and Hopes the State Is Not Out of Reach

April 23, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

President Joe Biden and Fort Myers Beach Mayor Ray Murphy two years ago in Fort Myers. (White House)

In a conference call with reporters, the communications director for the Biden campaign, shrugged off suggestions that former President Donald Trump “has the state in the bag.” National Democrats are seizing on abortion restrictions imposed in states such as Florida, where the Republican-controlled Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis approved a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. The six-week restriction is set to go into effect May 1.

With One Exception, Palm Coast Council is Not As Eager for Repeat of Rolled Back Tax Rate This Year

April 23, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Palm Coast City Council members Ed Danko and Theresa Pontieri have very different ideas about the rolled back property tax rate as the city faces persistent demands for certain services from residents. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast City Council member Ed Danko is pushing for rolling back the city’s tax rate for the second year in a row, but other council members, especially Theresa Pontieri, is resisting, citing increasing demands from residents for such services as road repairs and the sheriff’s request for nine additional deputies, costs that would be harder to meet if the rate was rolled back.

Biden Traveling to Tampa On Tuesday as Poll Numbers Show Florida Out of Play

April 19, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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President Joe Biden will be traveling to Tampa next week, the White House announced Thursday. Biden will appear in Tampa on Tuesday, but details of the visit were not released. Biden’s trip to Florida comes as polls show the president continues to trail presumptive Republican challenger, former President Donald Trump, in the runup to the 2024 election.

Trump on Trial: What the Images Might Show

April 15, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

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Three things will be worth looking for in the visual coverage of Trump’s appearance: surprises, body language and symbolic juxtapositions. But even in the most camera-friendly jurisdictions, such as New York and Florida, photojournalists are subject to strict rules about placement and procedure.

Democrat Ashley Brundage Launches Campaign, Would Be 1st Transgender Member of Florida Legislature If Elected

April 14, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Ashley Brundage in a portrait on her web page.

Democrat Ashley Brundage this week opened a campaign account to run for a Hillsborough County seat in the state House and to try to become the first transgender member of the Legislature.

Arrogance and Contempt in Palm Coast Council’s Election-Year Dash for New City Manager

April 12, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

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The Palm Coast City Council’s rush to hire a new city manager mere months from an election that will turn over two, possibly three seats, shows mistrust of the acting manager, contempt for voters and the new council they’ll choose, and pathological arrogance on the part of current council members. The mayor knows better.

Cheryl Massaro Opts Out of School Board Race, Leaving District 5 Field to Vincent Sullivan and Lauren Ramirez

April 9, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

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Flagler County School Board member Cheryl Massaro decided today not to continue what had been a halfhearted campaign for re-election to a second term and opted out of the race, leaving the District 5 field to Palm Coast attorney Vincent Sullivan and long-time Belle Terre Elementary PTO President Lauren Ramirez. At least so far.

DeSantis Lashes Out at Pot Freedom and Abortion-Rights Amendments

April 6, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Gov. Ron DeSantis violated the public record law. (© FlaglerLive)

Gov. Ron DeSantis lashed out at two proposed constitutional amendments that will appear on the November ballot, three days after the Florida Supreme Court signed off on the measures.

To Win in November, Recreational Pot in Florida Must First Defeat Reefer Madness

April 4, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

A detail from one of the posters for "Reefer Madness," the 1936 American propaganda film that attempted to link marijuana to degeneracy. (Wikimedia Commons)

Now that the Florida Supreme Court has cleared the proposal to legalize recreational pot for the November ballot, the drug of choice among those who want to defeat the proposal is going to be disinformation. So it’s worth having a look at what we’ve learned from other states that have inhaled.

6-Week Ban and Abortion-Rights Measure on November Ballot Could Boost Florida Democrats

April 3, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Following a pair of blockbuster decisions by the Florida Supreme Court, Democrats are galvanizing around abortion as a “front and center” issue that they say could affect races up and down the ballot in November. Focus on the abortion issue exploded shortly after the Supreme Court overturned decades of precedent and triggered a 2023 law preventing abortions after six weeks. Critics maintain that the six-week restriction, which will take effect next month, amounts to a virtual ban on abortions.

You May Not Have An Abortion Past 6 Weeks in Florida. You May Vote To Restore Abortion Rights in November.

April 2, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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The Florida Supreme Court released two blockbuster rulings on abortion rights on Monday — one that within a few weeks will allow a ban on the procedure after six weeks’ gestation to take effect, and another allowing the voters to decide in November whether to amend the Florida Constitution to protect access to the procedure.

Recreational Pot Amendment Cleared for November Ballot, Florida Supreme Court Rules

April 1, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 37 Comments

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Florida Supreme Court justices on Monday approved ballot language for a constitutional amendment that will ask Floridians in November whether they want to legalize recreational cannabis for adults 21 years or older. The measure must get 60 percent approval to become law, which is the highest threshold for any ballot measure to be passed in the nation.

Flagler Beach Has a New Mayor in King, a New Chair in Spradley, and One Temporarily Ruffled Feather

March 29, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Sunset for Mayor Suzie Johnston: the one-term mayor received a bunch of roses from the city and a sunset from Scott Spradley, a photographer, who was elected chair of the commission Thursday evening in a rare change of tradition. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Beach City Commission has a new mayor in Patti King following a non-election that saw her seated without opposition as her predecessor, Susie Johnston, chose not to run. And in a snub to tradition he prompted, though it wasn’t intended to be on his behalf, Scott Spradley was elected chair, leaving Commissioner Rick Belhumeur dejected over being passed over.

Why Millions of Americans Still Believe the 2020 Election Was ‘Stolen’ From Trump

March 21, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

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Two thirds of Republican voters (and nearly 3 in 10 Americans) continue to believe that the 2020 election was stolen from him, and that Biden was not lawfully elected. In fact, this “election denialism” is one of the major differences between those who support Trump and those who voted for his rival, Nikki Haley.

Out of Her Control: Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin Explains Why He Fired City Manager Denise Bevan

March 20, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 67 Comments

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In a 40-minute interview Tuesday afternoon, Alfin explained what led him to make his motion, threading a needle between lavish praise for Bevan in one sentence and sharp criticism of city management in the next, while explicitly conceding that Bevan may have been the victim of political circumstances. Bevan, in sum, paid a paid a price for election-year political currents she was not in control of.

Eric Cooley Wins 3rd Term on Flagler Beach Commission in Subdued Election as Trump Takes Presidential Primary

March 19, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Flagler Beach Commissioner Eric Cooley and Mayor Suzie Johnston, who is stepping down, with their dog Wednesday--a celebrity in Flagler Beach--and with former Mayor Linda Provencher, late this afternoon near the polling station at City Hall. (© FlaglerLive)

Incumbent Flagler Beach City Commissioner Eric Cooley won his third three-year term today in a subdued municipal election framed by the Republican presidential primary, which former president Donald Trump–the only candidate not to have suspended his or her campaign–unsurprisingly won.

2 Fellow-Council Members Sharply Criticize Ed Danko for Leaving Meeting to Campaign After Firing City Manager

March 19, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

A screen capture from the Facebook live video Palm Coast City Council member Ed Danko posted from the public library this mornimng, where was campaigning during a council meeting he attended long enough to cast a vote to fire City Manager Denise Bevan.

Palm Coast City Council members Theresa Pontieri and Nick Klufas, who were on the losing end of a 3-2 vote that fired City Manager Denise Bevan this morning, were sharply critical of Vice Mayor Ed Danko, who left the meeting immediately after the firing to campaign at the public library. Both council members hinted that Danko had shown up to the meeting only to cast the firing vote, and that he therefore knew about the vote ahead of time–what would amount to a sunshine law violation.

The Supreme Court Rules It’s Unconstitutional for States to Decide on Trump’s Qualifications

March 4, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

A 1935 painting depicts the 1787 meeting that adopted the U.S. Constitution. John H. Froehlich via Wikimedia Commons

Right from the very beginning of the nation, and persisting until today, there have been rules that limit the ability of the people to choose their leaders. All of these rules stand in the way of simply “letting the people decide,” as Brett Kavanaugh suggested. Strictly speaking, those rules are not democratic. But they are intended to protect democracy itself.

Tom Joad, the Voice of a Better America, Has Been Silenced

March 2, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

I’ll be all around in the dark. I’ll be everywhere--wherever you look. Wherever they’s a fight so hungry people can eat, I’ll be there. Wherever they’s a cop beating’ up a guy, I’ll be there.

From the Book of Ruth to Eugene Debs to Tom Joad in Steinbeck’s “Grapes of Wrath,” the voice of solidarity spoke a communion with needs and pains greater than one’s own, a willingness not only to walk in the other’s shoes, but to be the shoes–to be the soles–when the other has none. It was once the voice of America. We have lost that voice as blame and judgment have replaced solidarity and grievances about what we think we’re losing snuff out protest on behalf of those not lucky enough to have something to lose. 

Sally Hunt Is Again a No Show, Raising Questions Among Her School Board Colleagues and Her Seat

February 20, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

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School Board member Sally Hunt’s “chronic” absences drew criticism from fellow-Board member Cheryl Massaro at today’s meeting, concerns about the functioning of a board that, without a majority, could see many of its actions fail (a 2-2 vote is equivalent to the death of a motion) and questions about Hunt’s seat when she resign, as she said she will.

Trump Faces Half a Billion Dollars of Debt and Several More Court Cases. It Won’t Stop Him from Becoming President.

February 19, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

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Trump’s ability to tap into a particularly American form of racial revanchism – his political acumen in marrying conspiracy, racism, and political grievance in an increasingly unequal society – is what brought him to power. It is what sustains him still.

Jimmy Carter in Hospice Is Still Better than Trump in White House

February 18, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 72 Comments

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Biden is old. He’s slow. He’s forgetful. He trips all over the place, he’s in hiding, and the Democratic Party is a pitiful band of backbenchers who couldn’t give us a more convincing alternative. For all that, compared to Trump he’s still the only credible choice, if it’s a republic we still want. 

Flagler Beach Steps Back from Pushing Changes to Mayor’s Powers, Opting for Charter Review Instead

February 16, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Thursday's workshop was an occasion for a reunion of sorts, drawing in veterans of city government like Don Deal, right, a former chair of a Charter Review Commission and of the city's planning board, and John Fiend, a former city commissioner who served eight years (second from left). They spoke with Commissioners Jane Mealy and Eric Cooley after the meeting. Former Mayor Linda Provencher was also there. (© FlaglerLive)

With a majority of city commissioners and the public speaking their skepticism about changing the make-up of the Flagler Beach City Commission, giving the mayor more voting or veto power, or changing the lengths and limits of commissioners’ terms, a proposal to go down that road appears to be teetering on the edge of a failing vote, if it comes to that. But it won’t. 

Federal Judge Ends Challenges to Florida’s Election Law Targeting Black Voters

February 11, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Florida law makes certain Americans less than 100 percent so. Above, officials from the Palm Beach Supervisor of Elections Office in an undated Florida Memory photo believed to be from the 1950s.

Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker issued a 17-page order after the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last year overturned a ruling in which he found the law improperly discriminated against Black voters. Walker appeared to criticize the appeals court for “reweighing” facts in the case.

Biden: ‘A Sympathetic, Well-Meaning, Elderly Man With a Poor Memory’

February 9, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 45 Comments

President Joe Biden “willfully retained” classified materials following his time as vice president, but he won’t be charged with a crime, a special counsel said Thursday. Biden is shown at a rally in Bowie, Maryland, on Nov. 7, 2022. (Photo by Danielle Gaines/States Newsroom)

Biden in a press conference called Thursday night hit back at this characterization and others, including an assertion in the report he “did not remember, even within several years, when his son Beau died.” The Hur report seeks to differentiate between the Biden investigation and another of former President Donald Trump’s handling of documents, which did lead to charges, saying there are “several material distinctions.”

In Flagler Beach, A Lack of Consensus Even About the Discussion on Changing Mayor’s Role and Commission’s Make-Up

February 9, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The Flagler Beach City Commission is heading to a Feb. 15 workshop to discuss possibly placing on a referendum questions about changing the mayor’s role to a voting one, changing commissioners’ terms, and changing the role of the chair. But the commission is more divided than not both about the questions themselves and the purpose of the workshop. That does not bode well for its outcome–at least the outcome Commission Chair Eric Cooley wants, which is to put the questions to a referendum.

Some Florida Justices Skeptical About State’s Attempt to Keep Abortion Rights Amendment Off the Ballot

February 7, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

A Florida Supreme Court hearing Wednesday on a proposed constitutional amendment about abortion rights drew demonstrators on each side of the issue. (Tom Urban)

Some justices questioned how far the court can go to prevent initiatives from being placed on the ballot as they heard arguments about whether a proposal to ensure abortion rights in the state should be placed on th November ballot. “People in Florida aren’t stupid. I mean, they can figure this out,” Chief Justice Carlos Muniz said.

Ending Speculation, Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin Announces Re-Election Run and Joins Crowded Field

January 31, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin is running again, and will announce his reelection campaign on Thursday. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin, first elected in July 2021 to complete the term of Melissa Holland, will run for a full four-year term in an Aug. 20 primary that has drawn four other candidates so far. In 2021, Alfin won in a six-way race, taking 36 percent of the vote. His absence from the list of declared candidates had begun to draw speculations about his intentions, though he left no doubt about those in an interview on Tuesday.

Florida Lawmakers Want to Raise Constitutional Amendment Approval Threshold to 66.67%

January 29, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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A House panel Monday approved a proposal that would make it harder to pass state constitutional amendments. Under the proposal, constitutional amendments would need support from 66.67 percent of voters to pass, up from the current 60 percent.

DeSantis Is Kaput

January 21, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

Something is terribly wrong here: Iowa, a far-off land of snow and butter, failed to give our Ronbo a win. Yet he did everything right. He visited all 99 counties. He shook hooves with every single cow. He displayed the depth of his feelings toward his wife when he gave her a warm handshake after one of the debates.

DeSantis, Seeing No ‘Clear Path to Victory,’ Drops Out and Endorses Trump

January 21, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his campaign for the Republican nomination for president on Sunday, saying in a video posted on X that didn’t see “a clear path to victory” in light of his poor showing in the Iowa caucuses, and endorsing Donald Trump in the election.

Proposal to Limit County Commission Terms to 12 Years Advances in Florida House

January 21, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The Flagler County Commission hasn't lacked for turnover in the past decade. (© FlaglerLive)

A House panel Friday approved a proposal that would impose 12-year term limits on county commissioners in most of the state, after changing an earlier version of the bill that would have led to eight-year limits.

Trump Trounces DeSantis and Haley in Iowa

January 16, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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DeSantis bet heavily on Iowa as he tried to become the alternative candidate to Trump. But as of midnight Eastern time, Trump had won about 51 percent of the vote — with a chance to win all 99 Iowa counties — while DeSantis was at about 21 percent.

Flagler Beach’s Eric Cooley Opts to Run for 3rd Term After All, ‘To Get All This Through’

January 11, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

After thinking about it, and rethinking it, Flagler Beach City Commissioner Eric Cooley has decided to run again. (© FlaglerLive)

After months of signaling that he would step down, Eric Cooley, the two-term Flagler Beach city commissioner and the commission’s current chairman, announced today that he is running for a third term in the March election, to “see through” too many initiatives begun on his watch.

Diverting from Iowa for a Moment, DeSantis Orders to ‘Stay the Course’ in State of the State Address

January 10, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The governor's cameo in Tallahassee Tuesday. (DeSantis Facebook)

With his presidential campaign in the background, Gov. Ron DeSantis used his annual State of the State address Tuesday to tout Florida’s accomplishments — while offering few new details of priorities for the 2024 legislative session.

For Supreme Court, a ‘Monumental’ Decision on Donald Trump’s Ballot Eligibility

January 6, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

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Momentous questions for the U.S. Supreme Court and momentous consequences for the country are likely now that the court has announced it will decide whether former president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump is eligible to appear on the Colorado ballot.

With 3,500 Petitions from Flagler Voters, Abortion-Right Ballot Measure Meets Signature Requirements

January 5, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 43 Comments

Pro-abortion protesters gather in front of the Florida Supreme Court on May 3, 2022. (Danielle J. Brown)

Some 910,946 valid signatures have been tallied for a constitutional amendment proposal that would protect the right to an abortion in Florida until the viability of a fetus. That topped a requirement of submitting 891,523 signatures to qualify for the ballot. Flagler County alone submitted 4,800 petitions, 3,543 of them valid.

How Religion and Politics Will Mix in 2024

January 3, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Attendees at evangelist Franklin Graham’s ‘Decision America’ tour in Turlock, Calif., in 2018. The tour was to encourage Christians to vote.

Religion is likely to play a big role in voters’ choices in the 2024 presidential election – much as it did in previous years. Despite an overall shift away from participation in organized religion in the U.S. populace, religious rhetoric in the political arena has intensified with end-times rhetoric, talk of divine mandates and the intersection of white supremacy and Christian nationalism.

A Colorado Justice’s Dissent on Insurrectionists Signals Trouble or Democracy

January 1, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

The Colorado Supreme Court building. (Wikimedia Commons)

Chief Justice Brian Boatright’s opinion in the Colorado Supreme Court case excluding Donald Trump from the ballot encapsulates a misunderstanding of — or refusal to accept — Section 3 of the 14th Amendment even among some of the nation’s highest ranking jurists, and it reflects the unfolding failure of U.S. institutions to sustain constitutional order in the face of an existential threat.

Lie of the Year: RFK Jr.’s Campaign of Conspiracy Theories

December 31, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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As pundits and politicos spar over whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign will factor into the outcome of the 2024 election, one thing is clear: Kennedy’s political following is built on a movement that seeks to legitimize conspiracy theories. His claims decrying vaccines have roiled scientists and medical experts and stoked anger over whether his work harms children. He has made suggestions about the cause of covid-19 that he acknowledges sound racist and antisemitic.

Suzanne Johnston, Flagler County’s Unchallenged Tax Collector Since 1st Election in 2004, Will Not Run Again

December 27, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

A hug worth a million appreciations: Bart Johnston congratulates his mother Suzanne Johnston in 2020, the day Suzanne won her re-election uncontested for the fourth straight time. It would prove to be her last election. (© FlaglerLive)

Suzanne Johnston, Flagler County’s Tax Collector since 2004 and one of its more colorful and unchallenged elected officials, will be stepping down at the end of 2024, when she will be 75. She announced her decision in an interview with FlaglerLive this afternoon, and said she’d be supporting her second-in-command, Shelley Edmonson, for the seat in next year’s election.

A Constitutional Scholar Explains Colorado Court’s Trump Ballot Ban

December 20, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

On Jan. 6, 2021, then-President Donald Trump exhorted followers to object to the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Taken as a whole, the structure of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment leads to the conclusion that Donald Trump is one of those past or present government officials who by violating his oath of allegiance to the constitutional rules has forfeited his right to present and future office.

Trump Borrows Hitler Language in Anti-Immigration Speech in New Hampshire

December 18, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Trump against the wall. (White House)

Trump, the front-runner for the Republican nomination for president in next year’s election, said that immigrants were “poisoning the blood of our country.” He pledged to toughen immigration laws, including by reinstating a travel ban from “terror-plagued countries” and requiring “strong ideological screening” for immigrants in the country without authorization. Hitler used similar language about Jews “poison[ing] the blood of others,” in “Mein Kampf,” his 1925 manifesto.

Populism Is Undermining Our Elections

December 17, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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At the heart of liberal democracy lies the principle of pluralism, that there are diverse views on how society should work and that numerous institutions operate independently to balance competing interests. For this principle to work, it’s important that the public trust that these diverse voices act in good faith. Populism undermines that trust.

When Trump Says He’ll be a Dictator, Believe Him

December 16, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

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The twice-impeached Trump has made it clear he is still seething about being voted out during the 2020 election. The emotions Trump harbors toward his Republican rivals are volcanic levels of seething anger. His dictatorial impulses–and ambitions–have to be taken seriously.

Florida Senate Targets AI’s ‘Deepfakes’ in Political Ads

December 16, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A screenshot of a political ad by Never Back Down, the political action committee that backs Ron DeSantis.

Concerns about materially deceptive media — so-called “deepfakes” — have accelerated as the use of artificial intelligence has become more sophisticated in recent years, prompting a member of the Florida Senate to propose civil penalties for using them in political ads.

Should Flagler Beach Mayor Have a Vote and Chair All Meetings? Commission Is Split on Possible Ballot Proposal.

December 15, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The Flagler Beach City Commission is debating whether its structure, such as a mayor without a vote, is due for change. (© FlaglerLive)

On a proposal fronted by Commissioner Eric Cooley and informally seconded by Mayor Suzie Johnston, the Flagler Beach City Commission will consider whether to ask voters to change the city’s form of government, reducing the commission to five members, giving the mayor voting power, making the mayor the [permanent chair of meetings, and increasing electoral terms from three years to four.

School Board’s Cheryl Massaro Will Run Again, Saying Reign of Rookies Scares Her

December 13, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Cheryl Massaro. (© FlaglerLive)

When Cheryl Massaro was elected to the Flagler County School Board a little over three years ago, she intended to serve one term. The past year’s aberrations on the board by its three rookies and constituents’ pressures on her not to retire in the face of those aberrations changed her mind. Massaro is running again.

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