The Florida Legislature’s unwillingness to implement the constitutional amendment Florida voters approved in 2014 to restart the Florida Forever program is becoming a local election issue.
The Ledger reports that retired judge Bob Doyel has announced he will run against incumbent Kelli Stargel for the Florida Senate.
Doyel specifically criticized Stargel and her fellow legislators for ignoring the will of the voters on Amendment 1 and other citizen mandates.
The election is not until next year when some legislators promise to move forward with Amendment 1—four years after the original referendum—but making this and other shortcomings of our so-called representatives a campaign issue cannot hurt the effort.