The Counties Need to be Represented

[Keith Broaders]

The Counties Need to be Represented

Accorinng to the idiots in the Supreme Court the Justices ruled that they had the Constitutinalauthoruty to amend the Cnstitutions of he states and cthe states to discontinue allowing the counties to be representefdin their state legislatures.

Article I, Section 4, Clause 1: The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing

This clause clearly does not give the court the authority to meddle in the affairs of the states. The Supreme Court decisions are not laws, they are opinions and exceeding their Constitutional authority is a a violation of their oath to preserve, protect and defnd the Constitution.

If it is unconstitutional for the counties to be represented in the state  legislatures, why is it not unconstitutional for the states to be represented in the Senate of the United States? The power of the Federal government to meddle in the affairs of the states was not a power delegated to them.

The people and the counties were both originally represented in the legislatures of the states, but today thanks to the Supreme Court the counties are no longer represented. As a result, the people living in the large urban counties completely dominate the small rural counties. This what is known as the tyranny of a majority or mob rule.

The first Florida State Constitution was written in 1838 the people and the counties both were represented in the state legislature for the next 130 years.

The bicameral legislature was created in the state of Florida gave the small counties the power to block the tyranny of the majority of the people living in the largest counties.

In 1968 the Supreme Court compelled Florida to write a new Constitution and to turn our bicameral legislature into a unicameral legislature with two houses representing the people living in the metropolitan areas.

This change made it possible for the largest counties to completely dominate the smaller rural counties. When the people and the counties are both represented adequately in the state legislature, neither the large and small counties can dominate the political landscape. 

The State of Florida voluntarily disenfranchised the counties due to a series of Supreme Court rulings in the mid 1960's. In essence the Supreme Court indirectly forced the state of amend their state Constitution without the consent of the people.

Supreme Court rulings are not laws, they are nothing more than the opinions of a panel of unelected and unaccountable lawyers. The State legislature has a right to reject the opinions of the Supreme Court and end the tyranny of the large counties. The States were supposed to be represented in the senate to prevent the large states from dominating the small states and the counties were originally represented in the state senates to prevent the domination of the large counties.

The Florida House of Representatives is,controlled by the majority of people living in the urban centers, while the state Senate should represent the interests of the people living in the rural counties. In this way neither the urban, or rural counties would have an unfair political advantage,

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[Keith Broaders]

The Florida House of Representatives is,controlled by the majority of people living in the urban centers, while the state Senate should represent yhe interests of the people living in the rural counties. In this way neither the large or small counties will be able to dominate the political landscape.