The Editor of the Sarasota Observer is complementary of Sen. Steube’s stand for individual rights and a rational argument. However, he points out that the 1968 constitutional amendment gives clear authority to local government for home rule and that if Tallahassee were to preempt more authority, the local “firestorms” created may be way more than the state is equipped to handle.
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