MAKE PLANS TO COME TO TALLAHASSEE NEXT THURSDAY 2/16/2012!
Let’s be honest about what this legislation and all this effort is. The banksters, the document mills and the foreclosure firms have made an absolute disaster of their own files and our court system.
Remember that, because the elected people in Tallahassee don’t seem to get that and don’t seem to care what you or I have to say.
Most importantly, this “crisis” (now in its third year) is not about the courts not doing their job correctly or fast enough.
We all need to remind “them” that the reason why “they” cannot complete their cases is not because homeowners or defense attorneys are fighting the cases….the reality is in the vast majority of cases there is no defense filed…no, the reason why the cases are not moving is because the banks have gummed the files with false or misleading evidence or otherwise cannot….or do not want to pursue their own cases.
“They” have made such a disaster of this state’s court and real property system that there really is no easy way to solve this problem. And so what they’ve cobbled together is a messy Frankenstein of a piece of mess that I’m sure its drafters can’t really even figure out.
I’m pretty sure the banksters don’t like this thing. I know the homeowner’s associations don’t like this thing and there is nothing at all for homeowner’s to like. So what the hell is going on here? Well, that will come out in the days to come…this mess will be amended and then the Senate will take their crack at making Frankenstein. Word on the street is Senator Jack Latvala from St. Petersburg is working on his version of the senate bill right now.
The real insanity will come next week when both versions of Frankenstein are completed and they’re ready for presentation for all the members of Florida’s Legislature…then all bets are off.
We really need to celebrate all the good legislators (all of them democrats) who voted against this nonsense. They certainly deserve to be recognized and supported….but there are good representatives on the republican side that deserve to be recognized as well. Top on my list are Representative Peter Nehr of St. Petersburg and Representative Greg Stube of Bradenton….for asking real questions and for standing up for consumers.
The real question is just how ugly this gets between now and next week…
JOIN US IN TALLAHASSEE NEXT THURSDAY 2.16.2012
Here is the contact information (email and Tallahassee office telephone) for the members of the Judiciary Committee that will be voting on HB213:
william.snyder@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 488-8832
charles.mcburney@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 488-4171
ari.porth@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 488-2124
daphne.campbell@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 488-4233
eric.eisnaugle@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 488-9770
matt.gaetz@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 488-1170
tom.goodson@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 488-3006
bill.hager@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 488-2234
gayle.harrell@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 488-8749
shawn.harrison@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 488-3087
john.julien@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 488-7088
larry.metz@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 488-0348
kathleen.passidomo@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 488-4487
ray.pilon@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 488-7754
elaine.schwartz@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 488-0465
darren.soto@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 488-9240
richard.steinberg@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 488-0690
mike.weinstein@myfloridahouse.gov (850) 488-1304
We need to research these Members to find how we can approach each one to influence their votes. I will say most are attorneys; a good prerequisite to be as a member of the judiciary committee. I highly recommend visiting Attorney Matt Weidner’s blog to look at his post from 2/7/12 where he critiques the proposed legislation line by line. You will need the free program Adobe Reader to see his ” sticky notes”. Find his critique at https://mattweidnerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/213.pdf
I have set up a special email at you_cant_steal_our_homes@yahoo.com and I would be happy to receive your suggestions and compile them towards developing an effective strategy to influence this vote next week. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE: we MUST get this work done NOW, for everyone affected by this bad bill. Perhaps I can get the assistance of a blog operator to somehow communicate everyone’s suggestions. However, we cannot ” advertise” our strategies nor can we risk our individual efforts to save our own homes. I am open to suggestions on how we can network with each other to protect ourselves and our strategies.
If you live in a district, you have more power to contact your legislator directly. If you know of lobbyists who back our cause, contact them and ask how we can help their efforts.
We can do this!!
These are previous votes on this bill:
Original Civil Justice Subcommittee vote January 25, 2012-some overlap with upcoming Judiciary Committee
Y Abruzzo Y Gaetz Y Kiar Y Passidomo Y Stargel
Y Bernard Y Hager Y Metz no vote- Plakon Y Steinberg
Y Eisnaugle Y Harrison Y Oliva N Soto Y Weinstein
Today’s on February 8, 2012, Economic Affairs Committee
Y Artiles no vote- Holder Y Nehr Y Renuart N Thompson, G.
Y Boyd Y Horner Y Nelson Y Roberson, K. N Waldman
Y Drake Y Hukill Y Nuñez no vote- Slosberg Y Workman
N Gibbons N Jenne Y Perman