Whoa - slow down a little. On some stuff - yeah, absolutely. But... "Florida Man" is a thing. So are the vast numbers of seniors driving in the fast lane with their blinkers on while doing 40 mph.
Florida Man is only a thing because Florida has some of the most accessible open records laws in the country. Every state would have their "state" man if they had the same laws. California Man and New York Man are way worse than Florida Man, you just don't get to see the reports.
that reminds me (open records)... You can look up people's registered political parties in FL if you have their name and birthdate. I don't much care for that, although I found an old registration for me from when I used my Uncle's old house for my residence while in the USAF. I'll have to fix that soon. When I moved out of FL in 2020 (back to TX) I canceled my registration so I went in and looked to make sure. The newer one was gone (and for my wife too) but that's when I found my old one (30ish years old). I still can't believe that never went away.
Point is - that open records thing sure makes it easy to cheat if someone has a list of names and birth dates.
I have family and friends in Florida that register as non-affiliated for that reason. You give up the ability to vote in the primaries but your actually affiliation cannot be discerned and get you put on a list.
Florida should be the standard for all 50 states. Period.
Whoa - slow down a little. On some stuff - yeah, absolutely. But... "Florida Man" is a thing. So are the vast numbers of seniors driving in the fast lane with their blinkers on while doing 40 mph.
Florida Man is only a thing because Florida has some of the most accessible open records laws in the country. Every state would have their "state" man if they had the same laws. California Man and New York Man are way worse than Florida Man, you just don't get to see the reports.
The seniors are definitely an issue though..lol
that reminds me (open records)... You can look up people's registered political parties in FL if you have their name and birthdate. I don't much care for that, although I found an old registration for me from when I used my Uncle's old house for my residence while in the USAF. I'll have to fix that soon. When I moved out of FL in 2020 (back to TX) I canceled my registration so I went in and looked to make sure. The newer one was gone (and for my wife too) but that's when I found my old one (30ish years old). I still can't believe that never went away.
Point is - that open records thing sure makes it easy to cheat if someone has a list of names and birth dates.
I have family and friends in Florida that register as non-affiliated for that reason. You give up the ability to vote in the primaries but your actually affiliation cannot be discerned and get you put on a list.