Scott Eckhard Jewett

Farmers, fishermen, and homeowners care for the land they live on. Good stewards, not distant agencies, should make the big decisions about their own property. Protecting water and coast is how you protect homes, jobs, and the next generation’s Florida. Property rights and clean water are not opposites. Storm readiness and insurance costs are the same conversation. Pretending otherwise is how premiums explode after the season ends.

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Welcome technological investment. Do not force residents and small businesses to subsidize it. Data centers should pay their own way for power, water, land, and grid upgrades. Taxpayers should not underwrite some of the world’s largest technology companies. Energy policy should serve Florida families first. That includes cleaner, safer, reliable power, and it includes nuclear as part of a serious energy future. Property rights and local voices come before ribbon cuttings.

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Require data centers and similar projects to cover the power, water, and infrastructure they use instead of shifting costs onto household rates. End taxpayer incentives that socialize the downside and privatize the upside for giant tech firms. Protect property rights and water resources when a project changes a community. Plan energy capacity for Florida homes and shops first, then for industrial demand that pays its own bill. Support cleaner, safer, reliable energy, including nuclear, so the state is not stuck choosing between growth and brownouts.

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Florida should welcome builders and innovators. It should not put their power bill on your kitchen table.

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Don’t Make Families Pay Big Tech’s Bill A potential simple solution: The data center provides its own power, uses an internal heat exchange cooling system similar to a car radiator, and is not built near neighborhoods or cities. This way they don't use existing power grids or existing water supplies. A retiree on a fixed income should not see the power bill jump because a warehouse of computers moved in down the road. A small shop should not subsidize the water and substations of a company that could write a check. Artificial intelligence is bringing real investment. That can mean jobs and better tools. It can also mean massive data centers that gulp electricity, water, and land. When government hands out incentives and then quietly socializes the infrastructure, ordinary Floridians pick up the tab. Neighbors worry about wells, wetlands, and whether the next rate case will treat a tech campus like just another customer. Property owners worry about eminent domain dressed up as “economic development.” Parents wonder why their light bill is part of someone else’s business plan. Florida should not be for sale. Innovation is welcome. A hidden tax on households is not.

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Put parents in the driver’s seat and keep them there. Make money follow the child so families have real options, not just a brochure. Cut the rules that bury teachers in paperwork and pull time away from students. Keep curriculum decisions close to families. No identity politics in the classroom. Teach kids. Don’t recruit them. Demand results from schools and colleges that take public money. If it does not help students, it does not get a blank check. Parents, not bureaucrats, should make the big choices for their kids.

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We support equality under the law and condemn any law that either rewards or punishes any individual based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other group identification. Each person has the same inalienable rights. It is the State’s duty to protect those rights for everyone equally.

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We support transparency and believe that Sunshine laws should apply to all public employees wherever and however they meet. All meetings and minutes must be readily available to the public and recording devices should be welcomed. There should be no laws prohibiting or limiting electronic recording devices and reporting of any public official, including law enforcement, while performing their duties.

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We believe marriage is a private contract between consenting adults. As such, government need not be involved in authentication, documentation, or limitation of the institution. We support abolishing licensing requirements and restrictions, recognizing these as undue burdens upon individuals and their personal lives. We favor written and witnessed prenuptial agreements to determine the dissolution process in the event of death or desired separation.

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7. Gender Equality in Parental Rights We support equal treatment and oppose sexual discrimination in any judicial proceeding adjudicating a parental right, privilege or obligation concerning his or her child.

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11. Pandemics and other Force Majeure Events Government must never overstep its bounds, even in response to force majeure events, which include pandemics, natural disasters, and other crises. We condemn any misuse of authority by government to limit or restrict the rights of private property owners. We oppose all government restrictions on the transfer of information related to the event.

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We support the right of private parties to provide charity and aid to those in need, and applaud court rulings correctly affirming First Amendment protection for that right. We condemn any effort by government to curtail or restrict private charity, and call for replacing government organizations and agencies which currently offer such aid and assistance with voluntary private efforts.

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We oppose random drug tests and locker searches without probable cause, censorship of student publications or speeches, disarming of adults, school promotion of religion, suppression of student religious expressions, and other restrictions of civil liberties in government run schools .

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His agenda centers on a strong economy with more living wage jobs, real educational choice, public safety, lower taxes, and a government that respects the rights of every Floridian, regardless of which party they usually vote for.

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Keep Communities Safe. Protect Your Rights. A store owner should not dread the next smash and grab. A parent should not change the walk to school. A senior living alone should not feel like the easy target. Nurses leaving a night shift should get to the car in peace. "Teen Take Overs" are not an acceptable trend. Florida communities need to be safe. That means going after people who hurt others: violent offenders, traffickers, dealers who poison neighborhoods, and crews that treat theft like a business. It also means the justice system should spend its time on real threats, not on turning everyday life into a dragnet. Warrantless cameras that log every errand do not make a family safer. They treat free people like suspects. Law abiding parents and homeowners have the right to protect their families. Public safety and constitutional rights are not a trade. A free state can do both.

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Keep communities safe. Give law enforcement the tools to go after violent crime, trafficking, drugs, and organized theft. Demand accountability. Focus the justice system on people who pose a real threat. Protect the rights of everyone else. Free people should not have their every move recorded for driving down the road. This campaign opposes ALPR camera networks and mass surveillance of lawful residents. Law abiding Floridians have the right to keep and bear arms to protect their homes and families. That right should not be chipped away by politicians who do not trust the people.

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Support effective policing aimed at violent crime, trafficking, drugs, and organized theft. Push courts and prosecutors to focus resources on people who threaten public safety. Protect constitutional rights, including due process and the right of law abiding people to defend themselves. Reject mass surveillance of everyday travel, including Flock style ALPR systems. Give local law enforcement flexibility to solve problems in their own communities, and hold them accountable when they abuse that power.

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Flock cameras do not just look for criminals. They quietly track everyday Floridians. A parent driving kids to school. A nurse heading to a night shift. A small business owner making deliveries. A retiree going to the store. The camera does not care why you were on that road. It logs you anyway.

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Once that data is collected, it can be searched and shared. Often without a warrant. Often without you ever knowing. A system built to catch a stolen car becomes a system that can reconstruct your week.

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Communities still need real policing aimed at real threats. Tracking every errand is not the same thing. It is cheaper for government to watch everyone than to do the harder work of going after people who actually hurt others.

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Free people should not have their every move recorded by the government just for driving down the road. This campaign is against Flock cameras. It is against ALPR networks. It is against warrantless mass tracking of lawful residents. If police have a suspect and a warrant, they can do their job. That is a far cry from logging parents, nurses, and delivery drivers by default. Your life is your business. Getting to work is not probable cause.

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Oppose Flock cameras and all ALPR systems that scan and store the movements of everyday Floridians. Fight the spread of these networks in cities, counties, and along Florida roads. Demand a warrant before government searches travel data that can rebuild a person’s day. Stop selling “public safety” as a reason to watch people who have done nothing wrong. Keep law enforcement focused on violent crime, trafficking, and real threats, not on building a map of every drive to school and every night shift.

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We believe in the right to privacy for all peaceful individuals and condemn any attempts to subvert this right. Detaining, searching, or seizing persons or their property should always require a warrant from a State or Federal court based on probable cause of a crime being committed.

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The right of trial by jury must be respected in all criminal and civil cases. We support the right of jurors to (a) take notes during trials, (b) submit written questions to witnesses and the judge, (c) be provided with the judge’s instructions in writing, and (d) discuss evidence among themselves at any time.

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We support the right of defendants to a fully informed jury, which requires judges to instruct jurors of their authority to judge not only the facts, but also the justice of the law according to their own consciences. If a jury of peers deems a law unjust, oppressive, or inappropriately applied, it has the right and duty to acquit the defendant.

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1. Law Enforcement Law enforcement cannot guarantee individual safety. As such, we advocate that law enforcement is not the first line of defense for individual safety, but a second line of defense intended to render assistance to those requiring it. Self protection is a personal responsibility. Individuals have the right to defend themselves and to possess the means to do so. Decreasing the self reliance of the citizenry leads to an overemphasis of policing and an increased segregation of law enforcement personnel from the people they are paid to protect. Those in law enforcement are not above the community, but members of it. As such, we call for the removal of qualified immunity from all agents of law enforcement.

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2. Militarization We support the separation of federal military units from law enforcement and disaster relief. Local agencies should not accept weapons, equipment, nor training from the federal military.

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3. K-9 Units We call for ending the use of dogs by law enforcement; this abusive practice violates the right to privacy by performing unwarranted and unaccountable searches, and often serves to escalate conflict.

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4. Prisons State prison facilities must only be used for the incarceration of individuals who have violated the natural rights of other people. Non violent criminals should not be housed at the expense of the public. Instead, non violent criminals should be kept on parole, closely monitored, limited in heir interaction with sensitive populations, and required to pay restitution to those whom they have wronged. The imprisonment of citizens should be undertaken with the strictest of scrutiny, as the incentives of prison operators and the mechanisms by which they are compensated are ripe for abuse.

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5. Red Light Cameras We oppose the use of red light cameras as a photo enforcement tool as well as any third party non law enforcement agency issuing fines of any kind.

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6. Private Security As individuals with rights to govern ourselves and our property, we support the ability to extend those rights to private security firms for the purposes of defending our life, liberty, and property.

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7. Sheriff’s Jurisdiction The power of arrest should be reserved to county sheriffs and their assigns. Outside agencies should be required to obtain permission from the sheriff prior to acting in the sheriff's jurisdiction.

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8. Quotas We oppose law enforcement “quotas” of any kind as a requirement or incentive in any law enforcement agency or activities.

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9. Federal Drug War We oppose acceptance of federal funds by the State of Florida, or agencies thereof, which are earmarked for continuing the War on Drugs.

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10. Probable Cause Police roadblocks, Rights Free Zones, and searches without probable cause should be abolished. This includes U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s 100 Mile Border Zone which covers our State in its entirety.

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Criminal sentencing should be reserved for crimes which have a discernible victim. The punishment should be appropriate to the crime. We oppose all laws and regulations that attempt to protect individuals from the consequences of their own behavior. While not necessarily condoning such activities, we advocate the repeal of all laws criminalizing gambling, possession and sale of drugs, and sexual relations between consenting adults. All those presently incarcerated or ever convicted solely for the commission of these victimless crimes must be pardoned and their records expunged.

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4. Victims’ Rights We support restitution for victims of crimes or civil infractions at the expense of the perpetrators. Victims must also enjoy respect for their right to require the prosecutor to drop charges before a trial, or pardon the perpetrator after a conviction (without necessarily foregoing restitution), provided the victim is not threatened or coerced. 5. No Fault Laws No fault divorce laws are preferable to divorce laws that require assignment of fault. For mandatory personal injury insurance we oppose no fault laws and support requiring the insurance company of the driver at fault in an accident to pay any damages due those affected. 6. Asset Forfeitures We condemn seizure of assets other than for purposes of restitution after conviction of a crime as a violation of private property rights and due process. We urge our legislators to join with other States in abolishing civil asset forfeiture and pre conviction criminal asset forfeiture.

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His agenda centers on a strong economy with more living wage jobs, real educational choice, public safety, lower taxes, and a government that respects the rights of every Floridian, regardless of which party they usually vote for.

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Hardworking people should keep more of what they earn. Government should get out of the way so prices can come down and paychecks can stretch further. Cost of living is not one bill. It is insurance, property taxes, housing, energy, healthcare, and red tape stacked on the same family. Fix those pressures and everyday life gets cheaper. We trust Floridians to run their own budgets. Government should have to live on one too.

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Treat cost of living as the test for every state decision: does this make life cheaper for families, or more expensive? Cut rules and fees that raise the price of food, housing, energy, insurance, and hiring. Stop shifting government costs onto household bills. Force agencies to show how new rules hit parents, retirees, renters, and small shops before those rules take effect. Tie the rest of this agenda together — insurance, taxes, housing, healthcare, energy, and spending — so the kitchen table squeeze actually eases. Florida families should not have to work two jobs to afford one life. Keep what you earn. Live free.

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Get Government Out of the Way of Work Nicole and her husband have made payroll since 2007. They know what a new rule from Tallahassee does to a small carpentry shop. It does not hit the politician first. It hits the owner who cannot pass the cost on and the crew that needs hours next week. Gig workers picking up weekend rides, parents running a side hustle from the kitchen table, and young people trying to start something all run into the same wall: permits, licenses, and delays that have nothing to do with serving a customer. Florida can attract new industries. It can also scare them off with taxes, power bill surprises, and a rulebook that only the big players can afford to read. Workers do not need a slogan about jobs. They need an employer who can afford to hire them. A robust economy with more living wage work is how families stay. Government does not create that by adding another office. It creates that by getting out of the way.

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Trust people who build things. Small shops, the self employed, and gig workers should be free to earn a living without asking permission for every step. Keep taxes competitive. Cut rules that make it expensive to hire. Welcome new industries without handing them a taxpayer subsidy.

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Cut occupational licenses and rules that block people from working. Make it cheaper and simpler to hire, especially for small shops. Keep Florida competitive on taxes without selling the state off through special deals. Support workforce paths that lead to real jobs, trades, skills, and new industries, instead of paperwork theaters. Say no to barriers that protect connected companies and punish the next startup. Let Floridians work, hire, and build. The best jobs plan is less permission and more freedom.

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We recognize private property rights as an extension of self ownership, the most basic human right. One of the functions of government is to protect the rights of all people in its jurisdiction. This includes private entities having the right to voluntarily transfer ownership of their private property free of government price or quantity controls, intervention, or taxation.

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Government should never protect, maintain, nor regulate the legal monopoly status of any corporation whether public or private, or of those corporations' ownership of any company or business. These actions create an unfair playing field and are beyond the scope of small and limited government. We believe all services, especially utilities, should operate in a free and highly competitive market, whereby benefit to the consumer is raised and costs are lowered.

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We support free markets. We oppose all government laws or regulations, including but not limited to controls on prices, wages, rent, amounts sold, employment terms, ownership share terms, or other contractual terms, which interfere with private voluntary transactions. Ownership of property includes the right to transfer that property on any terms acceptable to all parties involved.

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The State shall not impose any regulations or restrictions on alternative currencies to the U.S. Dollar, nor shall it enforce legal tender laws.

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We reject favoritism in any form to any industries, companies or other organizations. We oppose all grants, loans, loan guarantees and investments in business by any State or local government and all regulatory schemes that create privileges or disadvantages to any business or industry.

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We call for abolishing all business and occupational licenses. The right of the people to conduct commerce is inherent, and should not require the permission of the State.

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His agenda centers on a strong economy with more living wage jobs, real educational choice, public safety, lower taxes, and a government that respects the rights of every Floridian, regardless of which party they usually vote for.

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Parents decide. Funding should follow the student, whether that is a traditional public school, a charter, a private school, homeschool, or another option that fits the child. ZIP code and income should not trap a family in a school that is failing their kid. Choice is for every parent, not only the ones who can already buy their way out. Education should help children succeed. It should not exist to protect a government system.

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Put parents in the driver’s seat and keep them there. Make money follow the child so families have real options, not just a brochure. Cut the rules that bury teachers in paperwork and pull time away from students. Keep curriculum decisions close to families. No identity politics in the classroom. Teach kids. Don’t recruit them. Demand results from schools and colleges that take public money. If it does not help students, it does not get a blank check. Parents, not bureaucrats, should make the big choices for their kids.

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Cut occupational licenses and rules that block people from working. Make it cheaper and simpler to hire, especially for small shops. Keep Florida competitive on taxes without selling the state off through special deals. Support workforce paths that lead to real jobs, trades, skills, and new industries, instead of paperwork theaters. Say no to barriers that protect connected companies and punish the next startup. Let Floridians work, hire, and build. The best jobs plan is less permission and more freedom.

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Because parents or guardians are best situated to decide what is in their own children’s best interests, it should be their right to decide their choice of school, type of school organization or homeschooling for them, and the responsibility of no one else to pay for it. Since the ultimate responsibility for the education of children rests with their parents, compulsory schooling and truancy laws must be repealed.

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We oppose random drug tests and locker searches without probable cause, censorship of student publications or speeches, disarming of adults, school promotion of religion, suppression of student religious expressions, and other restrictions of civil liberties in government run schools .

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The only electoral duty of the State government should be providing for fair and efficient conduct of elections. Political parties, like any private voluntary group, should be free from government control and allowed to establish their own rules for nomination procedures and conventions.

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We support Ranked Choice. We oppose Top Two primaries as this disproportionately suppresses minor political party representation in the general election. We also support including the option of None Of The Above (NOTA) on all ballots. In the event that NOTA receives a plurality of votes in any election, a new election should be held for which none of the losing candidates shall be eligible.

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We recognize current campaign finance laws as threats to free speech and association. We support a structure for candidates to voluntarily disclose campaign contributions. We advocate the acceptance of alternative monetary donations such as crypto currencies as campaign contributions. We also call for the repeal of caps on contributions to candidates and parties. We support amending campaign finance laws to require all candidates and political parties to provide for their own expenses with no taxpayer funding.

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We support open ballot access for all parties and individuals who wish to hold public office. There must be no barriers to entry for prospective political parties and candidates, including unattainable signature requirements, exorbitant fees, or other measures which limit ballot access to a political duarchy. In addition, Section 99.103 of Florida laws, which refunds 95% of the 3% candidate filing fees only to parties with a voter registration at or above 5% of the total, should be repealed.

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Welcome technological investment. Do not force residents and small businesses to subsidize it. Data centers should pay their own way for power, water, land, and grid upgrades. Taxpayers should not underwrite some of the world’s largest technology companies. Energy policy should serve Florida families first. That includes cleaner, safer, reliable power, and it includes nuclear as part of a serious energy future. Property rights and local voices come before ribbon cuttings.

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Require data centers and similar projects to cover the power, water, and infrastructure they use instead of shifting costs onto household rates. End taxpayer incentives that socialize the downside and privatize the upside for giant tech firms. Protect property rights and water resources when a project changes a community. Plan energy capacity for Florida homes and shops first, then for industrial demand that pays its own bill. Support cleaner, safer, reliable energy, including nuclear, so the state is not stuck choosing between growth and brownouts.

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Florida should welcome builders and innovators. It should not put their power bill on your kitchen table.

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Government should never protect, maintain, nor regulate the legal monopoly status of any corporation whether public or private, or of those corporations' ownership of any company or business. These actions create an unfair playing field and are beyond the scope of small and limited government. We believe all services, especially utilities, should operate in a free and highly competitive market, whereby benefit to the consumer is raised and costs are lowered.

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3. State Withholding of Clean Energy Technology The withholding or prohibition of clean energy technologies by any government, military, or public entity, is viewed as equal to racketeering, and we oppose such manipulation of markets and such secrecy.

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Don’t Make Families Pay Big Tech’s Bill A potential simple solution: The data center provides its own power, uses an internal heat exchange cooling system similar to a car radiator, and is not built near neighborhoods or cities. This way they don't use existing power grids or existing water supplies. A retiree on a fixed income should not see the power bill jump because a warehouse of computers moved in down the road. A small shop should not subsidize the water and substations of a company that could write a check. Artificial intelligence is bringing real investment. That can mean jobs and better tools. It can also mean massive data centers that gulp electricity, water, and land. When government hands out incentives and then quietly socializes the infrastructure, ordinary Floridians pick up the tab. Neighbors worry about wells, wetlands, and whether the next rate case will treat a tech campus like just another customer. Property owners worry about eminent domain dressed up as “economic development.” Parents wonder why their light bill is part of someone else’s business plan. Florida should not be for sale. Innovation is welcome. A hidden tax on households is not.

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Farmers, fishermen, and homeowners care for the land they live on. Good stewards, not distant agencies, should make the big decisions about their own property. Protecting water and coast is how you protect homes, jobs, and the next generation’s Florida. Property rights and clean water are not opposites. Storm readiness and insurance costs are the same conversation. Pretending otherwise is how premiums explode after the season ends.

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Support preparedness and mitigation that actually protect homes and businesses, not just press releases after landfall. Be honest about flood and surge risk so families are not sold a house the system cannot insure. Protect water quality and the Everglades without burying working people in paperwork that does not clean a single gallon. Respect property rights. Stop treating every owner like the problem. Connect storm policy to insurance reform so recovery does not become a second disaster.

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Don’t Make Families Pay Big Tech’s Bill A potential simple solution: The data center provides its own power, uses an internal heat exchange cooling system similar to a car radiator, and is not built near neighborhoods or cities. This way they don't use existing power grids or existing water supplies. A retiree on a fixed income should not see the power bill jump because a warehouse of computers moved in down the road. A small shop should not subsidize the water and substations of a company that could write a check. Artificial intelligence is bringing real investment. That can mean jobs and better tools. It can also mean massive data centers that gulp electricity, water, and land. When government hands out incentives and then quietly socializes the infrastructure, ordinary Floridians pick up the tab. Neighbors worry about wells, wetlands, and whether the next rate case will treat a tech campus like just another customer. Property owners worry about eminent domain dressed up as “economic development.” Parents wonder why their light bill is part of someone else’s business plan. Florida should not be for sale. Innovation is welcome. A hidden tax on households is not.

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1. Measures to Prevent Environmental Damage Protecting the environment requires a clear definition and enforcement of individual rights and responsibilities regarding resources like land, water, air, and wildlife. Oceans and waterways may not be deeded lands, but are to be protected and conserved similarly. Where damages can be proven and quantified in a court of law, restitution to the injured parties must be required. Immunity shall not be given to any industry, processor, or individual, related to damages occurring through these mediums, such as chemical run off. Other unowned mediums such as air, radio frequency, light, and sound should also be treated similarly when damages occur. Civil remedies are best pursued to make whole any victims. 2. State Land Privatization We look forward to the day when all property not required for police and court functions are returned to private ownership and control. Privatization of all public land not critical to government operations, may deed lock its future use for conservation or commercialization. We oppose the creation of new government parks or wilderness and recreation areas. Such parks and areas that already exist should be transferred to non government ownership. Pending such transfer, their operating costs should be borne by their users rather than by taxpayers.

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We support the right of private parties to provide charity and aid to those in need, and applaud court rulings correctly affirming First Amendment protection for that right. We condemn any effort by government to curtail or restrict private charity, and call for replacing government organizations and agencies which currently offer such aid and assistance with voluntary private efforts.

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He is a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and responsible gun ownership.

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Keep Communities Safe. Protect Your Rights. A store owner should not dread the next smash and grab. A parent should not change the walk to school. A senior living alone should not feel like the easy target. Nurses leaving a night shift should get to the car in peace. "Teen Take Overs" are not an acceptable trend. Florida communities need to be safe. That means going after people who hurt others: violent offenders, traffickers, dealers who poison neighborhoods, and crews that treat theft like a business. It also means the justice system should spend its time on real threats, not on turning everyday life into a dragnet. Warrantless cameras that log every errand do not make a family safer. They treat free people like suspects. Law abiding parents and homeowners have the right to protect their families. Public safety and constitutional rights are not a trade. A free state can do both.

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Keep communities safe. Give law enforcement the tools to go after violent crime, trafficking, drugs, and organized theft. Demand accountability. Focus the justice system on people who pose a real threat. Protect the rights of everyone else. Free people should not have their every move recorded for driving down the road. This campaign opposes ALPR camera networks and mass surveillance of lawful residents. Law abiding Floridians have the right to keep and bear arms to protect their homes and families. That right should not be chipped away by politicians who do not trust the people.

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Support effective policing aimed at violent crime, trafficking, drugs, and organized theft. Push courts and prosecutors to focus resources on people who threaten public safety. Protect constitutional rights, including due process and the right of law abiding people to defend themselves. Reject mass surveillance of everyday travel, including Flock style ALPR systems. Give local law enforcement flexibility to solve problems in their own communities, and hold them accountable when they abuse that power.

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Law abiding parents and homeowners have the right to protect their families. That right should not be chipped away by politicians who do not trust the people. This campaign is pro Second Amendment. No half measures. Support the right to possess, carry, and modify weapons and accessories for self defense and to keep a free people free. We support open carry and constitutional carry in Florida. We oppose restrictions on weapons, ammunition, and accessories, unless a private property owner sets those rules on their own premises. Private property still belongs to the owner. Your rights do not stop at the state line, and they do not disappear because someone in office got nervous.

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Defend the right of law abiding Floridians to keep and bear arms without a new stack of permission slips. Support constitutional carry and open carry in Florida. Oppose new restrictions on weapons, ammunition, and accessories. Respect the right of private property owners to set rules on their own premises, and stop government from setting those rules for everyone else. Reject the idea that trusting free people is dangerous, and that trusting politicians with a monopoly on force is safe. Keep the focus on criminals who use guns to hurt people, not on parents and homeowners who keep one to stay alive.

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We support the unfettered ability to possess, carry, and modify weapons and accessories for purposes including but not limited to self defense and to secure the rights of the free individual. We support open carry and constitutional carry initiatives in Florida. We oppose all restrictions on weapons, ammunition and accessories, unless mandated by private property owners on their premises.

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There shall be no restrictions to the organization and mobilization of the population. This includes unrestricted ability by the whole of the people to obtain weapons, training, or supplies to defend the territory of Florida in order to secure a free and prosperous future for Floridians.

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1. Law Enforcement Law enforcement cannot guarantee individual safety. As such, we advocate that law enforcement is not the first line of defense for individual safety, but a second line of defense intended to render assistance to those requiring it. Self protection is a personal responsibility. Individuals have the right to defend themselves and to possess the means to do so. Decreasing the self reliance of the citizenry leads to an overemphasis of policing and an increased segregation of law enforcement personnel from the people they are paid to protect. Those in law enforcement are not above the community, but members of it. As such, we call for the removal of qualified immunity from all agents of law enforcement.

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Treat cost of living as the test for every state decision: does this make life cheaper for families, or more expensive? Cut rules and fees that raise the price of food, housing, energy, insurance, and hiring. Stop shifting government costs onto household bills. Force agencies to show how new rules hit parents, retirees, renters, and small shops before those rules take effect. Tie the rest of this agenda together — insurance, taxes, housing, healthcare, energy, and spending — so the kitchen table squeeze actually eases. Florida families should not have to work two jobs to afford one life. Keep what you earn. Live free.

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Transparency is not optional. Free people have a right to see how they are being governed — and a right not to be tracked just for using the road.

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Demand that government live on a budget the way families and small shops already do. Cut waste before asking taxpayers for another dollar. Shrink the rulebook that costs time and money without making life safer or better. Open the books. If the public cannot see it, it should not be spent. Oppose warrantless tracking of everyday Floridians, including ALPR and Flock style camera networks that log parents, nurses, and delivery drivers. Stop asking taxpayers for more. Start making government do more with what it already has.

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We support the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which reserves to the States and the people thereof all powers not expressly delegated to the federal government, nor prohibited to the States elsewhere in the Constitution. We urge the Supreme Court to overturn Wickard v. Filburn, as this act is used to nullify the Tenth Amendment by expanding federal regulatory powers over the States.

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We support a systematic review and sunsetting of laws, regulations, and administrative guidance that do not meet the stated intent of the of the elected officials at the time of writing.

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Agents of the State should not be above the law. We advocate ending the immunity of all government officials, employees, and departments, from suits for compensatory damages. We oppose caps on restitution payments. We support the Florida Whistleblower Act and the Florida False Claims Act.

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We support transparency and believe that Sunshine laws should apply to all public employees wherever and however they meet. All meetings and minutes must be readily available to the public and recording devices should be welcomed. There should be no laws prohibiting or limiting electronic recording devices and reporting of any public official, including law enforcement, while performing their duties.

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We support and encourage private adjudication of disputes by mutually acceptable arbitrators or mediators prior to utilizing the public court system. Current law unnecessarily constrains private adjudication as a first resort.

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The right of trial by jury must be respected in all criminal and civil cases. We support the right of jurors to (a) take notes during trials, (b) submit written questions to witnesses and the judge, (c) be provided with the judge’s instructions in writing, and (d) discuss evidence among themselves at any time.

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8. Attorney Licensing The Bar Association must cease to be the official Florida organization to which all attorneys must belong. The legal profession must be opened to competition; its clients and purely private organizations should be the judges of the quality of attorney services.

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Legislative budgeting of government has historically failed to control spending or the size of government. Therefore, we support amending the State Constitution to require a supermajority of the legislative houses to approve a total budget that exceeds that of the previous year and annual auditing of all funds spent made available by request as well as posted on State websites.

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1. The Right to Sovereign Secession We recognize secession as a political right that sovereigns reserve to sever any relationship which they voluntarily enter. The exercise of this right should not eliminate any legal or moral obligations to uphold the rights of others, including any debts owed.

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Patients and healthcare professionals should come first. People need affordable care and more choices, not a thicker rulebook. Government should not make healthcare more expensive or more confusing. More options, clearer prices, and fewer barriers beat another layer of control. A nurse or doctor should be free to care for patients. A family should be free to pick the coverage that fits their life.

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Fight rules that raise premiums and shrink the number of plans families can actually use. Push for clearer prices so a parent can know the cost before the bill arrives. Expand choices for workers, small shops, and people who buy coverage on their own. Keep the focus on patients and the people who treat them, not on protecting a system. Tell the truth when federal subsidy changes hit Florida households, and refuse to pretend Tallahassee can hide the cost.

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11. Pandemics and other Force Majeure Events Government must never overstep its bounds, even in response to force majeure events, which include pandemics, natural disasters, and other crises. We condemn any misuse of authority by government to limit or restrict the rights of private property owners. We oppose all government restrictions on the transfer of information related to the event.

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1. Personal Health Care Rights The most fundamental property right is an individual’s right to own and control his or her own body. All individuals have the right to determine their own healthcare needs and treatment. Government should neither interfere nor impose upon the practitioner patient relationship.

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2. Euthanasia and Advance Directives The right of people to extend or end their lives with dignity should not be infringed. We support the freedom to use living wills and durable medical powers of attorney.

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3. The Choice of Health Care Methods We support free choice for healthcare services, products and procedures, including the right to use experimental treatments.

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4. Free Market Regulation of Healthcare We favor free market regulation for all healthcare related matters, such as medication, providers, hospitals, insurance, testing, and the advocacy of same.

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5. Medical Boards, Standards and Equipment We support voluntary medical boards and the free market establishment of industry standards and practices, and oppose government created barriers to entry. The manufacture of medication and medical equipment should not require approval by government.

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He has drafted concrete proposals to reform Florida's broken homeowners insurance system because he's lived the frustration of paying far more in premiums than is ever paid back in claims. He is the only candidate who has attended the legislative sessions in person, and he's fighting to eliminate property tax for every homestead homeowner in the state.

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He has already drafted insurance reform legislation and a detailed plan, because he refuses to accept that Floridians should keep paying six times more in premiums than they ever receive back in claims.

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Insurance should protect the home, not feed a bloated system. Premiums should be honest. Claims should get paid. Families should not be trapped with one expensive option. Homeowners deserve competition, clear rules, and a market that wants to write coverage in Florida. Citizens should be a safety net, not the default company for half the state. Scott has already drafted insurance reform work because he refuses to accept that this is “just Florida.” People who pay the bill deserve a system that works when they need it.

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Cut the waste that drives premiums up and keeps claim dollars from reaching damaged homes. Increase competition so more companies want to insure Florida families. Protect homeowners from abusive claims practices and endless runaround. Keep Citizens as a backstop, not a growing substitute for a working market. Tell families the truth about flood risk and storm exposure instead of hiding costs until renewal day. Measure reform the only way that matters: are premiums coming down, and do claims get paid?

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Housing gets cheaper when people are free to build, buy, and rent without a maze of permission. Get government out of the way of new homes, especially starter homes. Property rights matter. So does the ability of working people to live near the jobs that keep this state running. We will not pretend a new office in Tallahassee can wish prices down. Cut the barriers. Let builders build. Let families stay.

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Strip the red tape that makes ordinary homes take years and extra dollars to approve. Support local decisions that add starter homes and rentals without turning every project into a political fight. Stop stacking insurance, tax, and fee costs onto the monthly payment until working families are priced out. Respect property rights while rejecting the idea that government should pick winners among developers. Measure success by whether nurses, teachers, tradespeople, and young families can still live in their communities.

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Farmers, fishermen, and homeowners care for the land they live on. Good stewards, not distant agencies, should make the big decisions about their own property. Protecting water and coast is how you protect homes, jobs, and the next generation’s Florida. Property rights and clean water are not opposites. Storm readiness and insurance costs are the same conversation. Pretending otherwise is how premiums explode after the season ends.

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Support preparedness and mitigation that actually protect homes and businesses, not just press releases after landfall. Be honest about flood and surge risk so families are not sold a house the system cannot insure. Protect water quality and the Everglades without burying working people in paperwork that does not clean a single gallon. Respect property rights. Stop treating every owner like the problem. Connect storm policy to insurance reform so recovery does not become a second disaster.

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We support free markets. We oppose all government laws or regulations, including but not limited to controls on prices, wages, rent, amounts sold, employment terms, ownership share terms, or other contractual terms, which interfere with private voluntary transactions. Ownership of property includes the right to transfer that property on any terms acceptable to all parties involved.

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Secure the border. Make legal immigration simpler and faster. Focus enforcement on criminals, traffickers, and real security threats.

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Support secure borders and clear enforcement against criminals, traffickers, and genuine security threats. Push for a simpler, faster legal path so honest people can come, work, and contribute without disappearing into a backlog. Stop using Floridians as props in a national shouting match. Protect the rule of law so legal residents and citizens are not asked to ignore the rules everyone else is told to follow. Judge policy by whether communities are safer and whether peaceful workers have a lawful way in. Welcome people who come to build a life and assimilate. Stop people who come to harm our way of life. Make the lawful path the easier path.

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We oppose all policies or programs that enlist State and local government employees to enforce federal immigration laws or that require local and State authorities to comply with federal immigration law enforcement.

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10. Probable Cause Police roadblocks, Rights Free Zones, and searches without probable cause should be abolished. This includes U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s 100 Mile Border Zone which covers our State in its entirety.

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Communities should grow without being crushed. Infrastructure is not a favor. If you allow the houses, you have to be honest about the roads, water, sewer, and classrooms. Local people and property owners should have a real voice. Distant agencies and sweetheart incentives should not run the map. Florida can welcome people and still protect the places that make this state worth living in.

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Demand that roads, water, sewer, and schools keep up with growth instead of trailing it by a decade. Cut the delays that raise costs, then dump those costs on the next buyer. Stop using taxpayer incentives to force growth the community cannot support. Respect property rights and local voices when a project changes a neighborhood. Be honest about tradeoffs. Growth is not free. Neither is pretending the pipes will appear on their own.

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5. Red Light Cameras We oppose the use of red light cameras as a photo enforcement tool as well as any third party non law enforcement agency issuing fines of any kind.

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Fight to eliminate homestead property taxes so owners are not billed every year for staying in their own home. Force state and local governments to set priorities and cut waste instead of leaning on the next assessment increase. Protect retirees and fixed income owners who did everything right and still fear the tax notice. Be honest that government will have to spend less. That is the point. Families already do.

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Strip the red tape that makes ordinary homes take years and extra dollars to approve. Support local decisions that add starter homes and rentals without turning every project into a political fight. Stop stacking insurance, tax, and fee costs onto the monthly payment until working families are priced out. Respect property rights while rejecting the idea that government should pick winners among developers. Measure success by whether nurses, teachers, tradespeople, and young families can still live in their communities.

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Communities should grow without being crushed. Infrastructure is not a favor. If you allow the houses, you have to be honest about the roads, water, sewer, and classrooms. Local people and property owners should have a real voice. Distant agencies and sweetheart incentives should not run the map. Florida can welcome people and still protect the places that make this state worth living in.

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Demand that roads, water, sewer, and schools keep up with growth instead of trailing it by a decade. Cut the delays that raise costs, then dump those costs on the next buyer. Stop using taxpayer incentives to force growth the community cannot support. Respect property rights and local voices when a project changes a neighborhood. Be honest about tradeoffs. Growth is not free. Neither is pretending the pipes will appear on their own.

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Support effective policing aimed at violent crime, trafficking, drugs, and organized theft. Push courts and prosecutors to focus resources on people who threaten public safety. Protect constitutional rights, including due process and the right of law abiding people to defend themselves. Reject mass surveillance of everyday travel, including Flock style ALPR systems. Give local law enforcement flexibility to solve problems in their own communities, and hold them accountable when they abuse that power.

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In the absence of a declaration of war by the United States Congress, we oppose deployment of federal troops on Florida soil, except to defend our State in the event of foreign attack. We oppose sending Florida National Guard troops overseas. We call for restoring gubernatorial approval for the President to activate a State National Guard.

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We support the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which reserves to the States and the people thereof all powers not expressly delegated to the federal government, nor prohibited to the States elsewhere in the Constitution. We urge the Supreme Court to overturn Wickard v. Filburn, as this act is used to nullify the Tenth Amendment by expanding federal regulatory powers over the States.

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We oppose the participation by the State of Florida in the federal Real ID Act and similar federal identification or database mandates designed to collect or share data on individuals not accused of crime.

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We call for an end to federal spending on grants to States and local governments, coupled with an equal reduction of federal taxes. All public projects should be funded locally. Persons living and working in Florida should not be responsible financially for non federal services to citizens in a different State.

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We oppose all policies or programs that enlist State and local government employees to enforce federal immigration laws or that require local and State authorities to comply with federal immigration law enforcement.

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7. Sheriff’s Jurisdiction The power of arrest should be reserved to county sheriffs and their assigns. Outside agencies should be required to obtain permission from the sheriff prior to acting in the sheriff's jurisdiction.

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In support of Localism, we prefer home rule as it is the most local jurisdiction of government, over ones more removed in State or Federal, as these entities largely consist of legislators from other jurisdictions.

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2. Local Self Government and Secession We recognize and affirm that the sovereign State of Florida is in a voluntary relationship with the Union of States, and the sovereign individual is in a voluntary relationship with the State of Florida. We favor these entities, as they see fit, having regular and deliberative debate discerning the state of their union between them and larger bodies of government.

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In the absence of a declaration of war by the United States Congress, we oppose deployment of federal troops on Florida soil, except to defend our State in the event of foreign attack. We oppose sending Florida National Guard troops overseas. We call for restoring gubernatorial approval for the President to activate a State National Guard.

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He has drafted concrete proposals to reform Florida's broken homeowners insurance system because he's lived the frustration of paying far more in premiums than is ever paid back in claims. He is the only candidate who has attended the legislative sessions in person, and he's fighting to eliminate property tax for every homestead homeowner in the state.

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His agenda centers on a strong economy with more living wage jobs, real educational choice, public safety, lower taxes, and a government that respects the rights of every Floridian, regardless of which party they usually vote for.

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Hardworking people should keep more of what they earn. Government should get out of the way so prices can come down and paychecks can stretch further. Cost of living is not one bill. It is insurance, property taxes, housing, energy, healthcare, and red tape stacked on the same family. Fix those pressures and everyday life gets cheaper. We trust Floridians to run their own budgets. Government should have to live on one too.

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Treat cost of living as the test for every state decision: does this make life cheaper for families, or more expensive? Cut rules and fees that raise the price of food, housing, energy, insurance, and hiring. Stop shifting government costs onto household bills. Force agencies to show how new rules hit parents, retirees, renters, and small shops before those rules take effect. Tie the rest of this agenda together — insurance, taxes, housing, healthcare, energy, and spending — so the kitchen table squeeze actually eases. Florida families should not have to work two jobs to afford one life. Keep what you earn. Live free.

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Eliminate 100% of property taxes on homesteaded homes. Your home, your money, and your freedom belong to you, not them. Florida families should never be taxed out of houses they already paid for. Government should live within its means, just like those families do. Property tax relief is not a gift. It is the state admitting it does not own your house.

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Fight to eliminate homestead property taxes so owners are not billed every year for staying in their own home. Force state and local governments to set priorities and cut waste instead of leaning on the next assessment increase. Protect retirees and fixed income owners who did everything right and still fear the tax notice. Be honest that government will have to spend less. That is the point. Families already do.

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Parents decide. Funding should follow the student, whether that is a traditional public school, a charter, a private school, homeschool, or another option that fits the child. ZIP code and income should not trap a family in a school that is failing their kid. Choice is for every parent, not only the ones who can already buy their way out. Education should help children succeed. It should not exist to protect a government system.

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Put parents in the driver’s seat and keep them there. Make money follow the child so families have real options, not just a brochure. Cut the rules that bury teachers in paperwork and pull time away from students. Keep curriculum decisions close to families. No identity politics in the classroom. Teach kids. Don’t recruit them. Demand results from schools and colleges that take public money. If it does not help students, it does not get a blank check. Parents, not bureaucrats, should make the big choices for their kids.

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It is your money. Government should spend it only when the expense is truly necessary. Lower taxes and tighter budgets force government to set priorities, cut waste, and become accountable. That is how families already live.

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Demand that government live on a budget the way families and small shops already do. Cut waste before asking taxpayers for another dollar. Shrink the rulebook that costs time and money without making life safer or better. Open the books. If the public cannot see it, it should not be spent. Oppose warrantless tracking of everyday Floridians, including ALPR and Flock style camera networks that log parents, nurses, and delivery drivers. Stop asking taxpayers for more. Start making government do more with what it already has.

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Get Government Out of the Way of Work Nicole and her husband have made payroll since 2007. They know what a new rule from Tallahassee does to a small carpentry shop. It does not hit the politician first. It hits the owner who cannot pass the cost on and the crew that needs hours next week. Gig workers picking up weekend rides, parents running a side hustle from the kitchen table, and young people trying to start something all run into the same wall: permits, licenses, and delays that have nothing to do with serving a customer. Florida can attract new industries. It can also scare them off with taxes, power bill surprises, and a rulebook that only the big players can afford to read. Workers do not need a slogan about jobs. They need an employer who can afford to hire them. A robust economy with more living wage work is how families stay. Government does not create that by adding another office. It creates that by getting out of the way.

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Trust people who build things. Small shops, the self employed, and gig workers should be free to earn a living without asking permission for every step. Keep taxes competitive. Cut rules that make it expensive to hire. Welcome new industries without handing them a taxpayer subsidy.

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Cut occupational licenses and rules that block people from working. Make it cheaper and simpler to hire, especially for small shops. Keep Florida competitive on taxes without selling the state off through special deals. Support workforce paths that lead to real jobs, trades, skills, and new industries, instead of paperwork theaters. Say no to barriers that protect connected companies and punish the next startup. Let Floridians work, hire, and build. The best jobs plan is less permission and more freedom.

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Welcome technological investment. Do not force residents and small businesses to subsidize it. Data centers should pay their own way for power, water, land, and grid upgrades. Taxpayers should not underwrite some of the world’s largest technology companies. Energy policy should serve Florida families first. That includes cleaner, safer, reliable power, and it includes nuclear as part of a serious energy future. Property rights and local voices come before ribbon cuttings.

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Require data centers and similar projects to cover the power, water, and infrastructure they use instead of shifting costs onto household rates. End taxpayer incentives that socialize the downside and privatize the upside for giant tech firms. Protect property rights and water resources when a project changes a community. Plan energy capacity for Florida homes and shops first, then for industrial demand that pays its own bill. Support cleaner, safer, reliable energy, including nuclear, so the state is not stuck choosing between growth and brownouts.

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We recognize private property rights as an extension of self ownership, the most basic human right. One of the functions of government is to protect the rights of all people in its jurisdiction. This includes private entities having the right to voluntarily transfer ownership of their private property free of government price or quantity controls, intervention, or taxation.

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We call for an end to federal spending on grants to States and local governments, coupled with an equal reduction of federal taxes. All public projects should be funded locally. Persons living and working in Florida should not be responsible financially for non federal services to citizens in a different State.

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We recognize current campaign finance laws as threats to free speech and association. We support a structure for candidates to voluntarily disclose campaign contributions. We advocate the acceptance of alternative monetary donations such as crypto currencies as campaign contributions. We also call for the repeal of caps on contributions to candidates and parties. We support amending campaign finance laws to require all candidates and political parties to provide for their own expenses with no taxpayer funding.

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9. Federal Drug War We oppose acceptance of federal funds by the State of Florida, or agencies thereof, which are earmarked for continuing the War on Drugs.

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Criminal sentencing should be reserved for crimes which have a discernible victim. The punishment should be appropriate to the crime. We oppose all laws and regulations that attempt to protect individuals from the consequences of their own behavior. While not necessarily condoning such activities, we advocate the repeal of all laws criminalizing gambling, possession and sale of drugs, and sexual relations between consenting adults. All those presently incarcerated or ever convicted solely for the commission of these victimless crimes must be pardoned and their records expunged.

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We advocate voluntary means of raising government revenues, such as user fees and donations, rather than taxation backed by force or threat of force. So long as citizens are coerced into funding government, we believe that government should accept payment in kind, in commodities, or in non fiat currencies.

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The State of Florida has levied enough taxes on its citizens and trade partners, as such, no new taxes ought to be levied for new government projects. New projects must be funded from existing revenues by reducing inefficiencies or cutting current spending.

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As long as we have taxes, equal protection of the law requires that for each type of tax, the rates should be the same and the tax base should be calculated in the same way for every individual or business. There should be no abatements, subsidies, credits, refunds or other preferential treatments as incentives to businesses to invest or create jobs, or as a privilege to individuals or classes of individuals, such as age, race or location. Such tax favoritism should be unconstitutional.

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Legislative budgeting of government has historically failed to control spending or the size of government. Therefore, we support amending the State Constitution to require a supermajority of the legislative houses to approve a total budget that exceeds that of the previous year and annual auditing of all funds spent made available by request as well as posted on State websites.

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Don’t Make Families Pay Big Tech’s Bill A potential simple solution: The data center provides its own power, uses an internal heat exchange cooling system similar to a car radiator, and is not built near neighborhoods or cities. This way they don't use existing power grids or existing water supplies. A retiree on a fixed income should not see the power bill jump because a warehouse of computers moved in down the road. A small shop should not subsidize the water and substations of a company that could write a check. Artificial intelligence is bringing real investment. That can mean jobs and better tools. It can also mean massive data centers that gulp electricity, water, and land. When government hands out incentives and then quietly socializes the infrastructure, ordinary Floridians pick up the tab. Neighbors worry about wells, wetlands, and whether the next rate case will treat a tech campus like just another customer. Property owners worry about eminent domain dressed up as “economic development.” Parents wonder why their light bill is part of someone else’s business plan. Florida should not be for sale. Innovation is welcome. A hidden tax on households is not.

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1. Measures to Prevent Environmental Damage Protecting the environment requires a clear definition and enforcement of individual rights and responsibilities regarding resources like land, water, air, and wildlife. Oceans and waterways may not be deeded lands, but are to be protected and conserved similarly. Where damages can be proven and quantified in a court of law, restitution to the injured parties must be required. Immunity shall not be given to any industry, processor, or individual, related to damages occurring through these mediums, such as chemical run off. Other unowned mediums such as air, radio frequency, light, and sound should also be treated similarly when damages occur. Civil remedies are best pursued to make whole any victims. 2. State Land Privatization We look forward to the day when all property not required for police and court functions are returned to private ownership and control. Privatization of all public land not critical to government operations, may deed lock its future use for conservation or commercialization. We oppose the creation of new government parks or wilderness and recreation areas. Such parks and areas that already exist should be transferred to non government ownership. Pending such transfer, their operating costs should be borne by their users rather than by taxpayers.

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Transparency is not optional. Free people have a right to see how they are being governed — and a right not to be tracked just for using the road.

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Demand that government live on a budget the way families and small shops already do. Cut waste before asking taxpayers for another dollar. Shrink the rulebook that costs time and money without making life safer or better. Open the books. If the public cannot see it, it should not be spent. Oppose warrantless tracking of everyday Floridians, including ALPR and Flock style camera networks that log parents, nurses, and delivery drivers. Stop asking taxpayers for more. Start making government do more with what it already has.

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Keep Communities Safe. Protect Your Rights. A store owner should not dread the next smash and grab. A parent should not change the walk to school. A senior living alone should not feel like the easy target. Nurses leaving a night shift should get to the car in peace. "Teen Take Overs" are not an acceptable trend. Florida communities need to be safe. That means going after people who hurt others: violent offenders, traffickers, dealers who poison neighborhoods, and crews that treat theft like a business. It also means the justice system should spend its time on real threats, not on turning everyday life into a dragnet. Warrantless cameras that log every errand do not make a family safer. They treat free people like suspects. Law abiding parents and homeowners have the right to protect their families. Public safety and constitutional rights are not a trade. A free state can do both.

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Keep communities safe. Give law enforcement the tools to go after violent crime, trafficking, drugs, and organized theft. Demand accountability. Focus the justice system on people who pose a real threat. Protect the rights of everyone else. Free people should not have their every move recorded for driving down the road. This campaign opposes ALPR camera networks and mass surveillance of lawful residents. Law abiding Floridians have the right to keep and bear arms to protect their homes and families. That right should not be chipped away by politicians who do not trust the people.

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Support effective policing aimed at violent crime, trafficking, drugs, and organized theft. Push courts and prosecutors to focus resources on people who threaten public safety. Protect constitutional rights, including due process and the right of law abiding people to defend themselves. Reject mass surveillance of everyday travel, including Flock style ALPR systems. Give local law enforcement flexibility to solve problems in their own communities, and hold them accountable when they abuse that power.

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Welcome technological investment. Do not force residents and small businesses to subsidize it. Data centers should pay their own way for power, water, land, and grid upgrades. Taxpayers should not underwrite some of the world’s largest technology companies. Energy policy should serve Florida families first. That includes cleaner, safer, reliable power, and it includes nuclear as part of a serious energy future. Property rights and local voices come before ribbon cuttings.

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Require data centers and similar projects to cover the power, water, and infrastructure they use instead of shifting costs onto household rates. End taxpayer incentives that socialize the downside and privatize the upside for giant tech firms. Protect property rights and water resources when a project changes a community. Plan energy capacity for Florida homes and shops first, then for industrial demand that pays its own bill. Support cleaner, safer, reliable energy, including nuclear, so the state is not stuck choosing between growth and brownouts.

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Florida should welcome builders and innovators. It should not put their power bill on your kitchen table.

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Flock cameras do not just look for criminals. They quietly track everyday Floridians. A parent driving kids to school. A nurse heading to a night shift. A small business owner making deliveries. A retiree going to the store. The camera does not care why you were on that road. It logs you anyway.

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Once that data is collected, it can be searched and shared. Often without a warrant. Often without you ever knowing. A system built to catch a stolen car becomes a system that can reconstruct your week.

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That is not how free people should live. You should be able to drive home without becoming a line in a government file. Safety does not require treating every law abiding driver like a suspect.

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Communities still need real policing aimed at real threats. Tracking every errand is not the same thing. It is cheaper for government to watch everyone than to do the harder work of going after people who actually hurt others.

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Free people should not have their every move recorded by the government just for driving down the road. This campaign is against Flock cameras. It is against ALPR networks. It is against warrantless mass tracking of lawful residents. If police have a suspect and a warrant, they can do their job. That is a far cry from logging parents, nurses, and delivery drivers by default. Your life is your business. Getting to work is not probable cause.

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Oppose Flock cameras and all ALPR systems that scan and store the movements of everyday Floridians. Fight the spread of these networks in cities, counties, and along Florida roads. Demand a warrant before government searches travel data that can rebuild a person’s day. Stop selling “public safety” as a reason to watch people who have done nothing wrong. Keep law enforcement focused on violent crime, trafficking, and real threats, not on building a map of every drive to school and every night shift.

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You should be able to drive your kids to school without the government keeping the receipt. We are against Flock cameras. Period.

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We oppose the participation by the State of Florida in the federal Real ID Act and similar federal identification or database mandates designed to collect or share data on individuals not accused of crime.

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We believe in the right to privacy for all peaceful individuals and condemn any attempts to subvert this right. Detaining, searching, or seizing persons or their property should always require a warrant from a State or Federal court based on probable cause of a crime being committed.

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3. K-9 Units We call for ending the use of dogs by law enforcement; this abusive practice violates the right to privacy by performing unwarranted and unaccountable searches, and often serves to escalate conflict.

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Don’t Make Families Pay Big Tech’s Bill A potential simple solution: The data center provides its own power, uses an internal heat exchange cooling system similar to a car radiator, and is not built near neighborhoods or cities. This way they don't use existing power grids or existing water supplies. A retiree on a fixed income should not see the power bill jump because a warehouse of computers moved in down the road. A small shop should not subsidize the water and substations of a company that could write a check. Artificial intelligence is bringing real investment. That can mean jobs and better tools. It can also mean massive data centers that gulp electricity, water, and land. When government hands out incentives and then quietly socializes the infrastructure, ordinary Floridians pick up the tab. Neighbors worry about wells, wetlands, and whether the next rate case will treat a tech campus like just another customer. Property owners worry about eminent domain dressed up as “economic development.” Parents wonder why their light bill is part of someone else’s business plan. Florida should not be for sale. Innovation is welcome. A hidden tax on households is not.

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Keep Communities Safe. Protect Your Rights. A store owner should not dread the next smash and grab. A parent should not change the walk to school. A senior living alone should not feel like the easy target. Nurses leaving a night shift should get to the car in peace. "Teen Take Overs" are not an acceptable trend. Florida communities need to be safe. That means going after people who hurt others: violent offenders, traffickers, dealers who poison neighborhoods, and crews that treat theft like a business. It also means the justice system should spend its time on real threats, not on turning everyday life into a dragnet. Warrantless cameras that log every errand do not make a family safer. They treat free people like suspects. Law abiding parents and homeowners have the right to protect their families. Public safety and constitutional rights are not a trade. A free state can do both.

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Keep communities safe. Give law enforcement the tools to go after violent crime, trafficking, drugs, and organized theft. Demand accountability. Focus the justice system on people who pose a real threat. Protect the rights of everyone else. Free people should not have their every move recorded for driving down the road. This campaign opposes ALPR camera networks and mass surveillance of lawful residents. Law abiding Floridians have the right to keep and bear arms to protect their homes and families. That right should not be chipped away by politicians who do not trust the people.

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9. Federal Drug War We oppose acceptance of federal funds by the State of Florida, or agencies thereof, which are earmarked for continuing the War on Drugs.

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Criminal sentencing should be reserved for crimes which have a discernible victim. The punishment should be appropriate to the crime. We oppose all laws and regulations that attempt to protect individuals from the consequences of their own behavior. While not necessarily condoning such activities, we advocate the repeal of all laws criminalizing gambling, possession and sale of drugs, and sexual relations between consenting adults. All those presently incarcerated or ever convicted solely for the commission of these victimless crimes must be pardoned and their records expunged.

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Support preparedness and mitigation that actually protect homes and businesses, not just press releases after landfall. Be honest about flood and surge risk so families are not sold a house the system cannot insure. Protect water quality and the Everglades without burying working people in paperwork that does not clean a single gallon. Respect property rights. Stop treating every owner like the problem. Connect storm policy to insurance reform so recovery does not become a second disaster.

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11. Pandemics and other Force Majeure Events Government must never overstep its bounds, even in response to force majeure events, which include pandemics, natural disasters, and other crises. We condemn any misuse of authority by government to limit or restrict the rights of private property owners. We oppose all government restrictions on the transfer of information related to the event.

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