It seemed to me that if Amendment 4 passed, the aftermath would spark urgent demand for better reporting and debate tools at the local level. That motivated the project that I have dedicated to you.
Detailed coverage of Amendment 4 by St. Petersburg Times here.
This panel debate featured Lesley Blackner, Alan Farago arguing in favor of Amendment4, with Cliff Schulman and Jack McCabe arguing against. .
The video and sound quality leave a lot to be desired, but the questions and answers were substantive.
Ballotpedia provides a comprehensive overview of Florida Amendment 4 here.
Yes on 4 supporter Dan Lobeck debates St. Pete City Council member Karl Nurse on Bay News 9.
Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers Editorial Board meeting on Amendment 4, with advocate Lesley Blackner, president of Hometown Democracy; and opponent Toby Overdorf, representing No on 4. Moderator: Rich Campbell
Blackner and Houck Debate on YouTube
Joseph Cooper hosted a full hour debate between Lesley Blackner and Carter McDowell on the WLRN show called Tropical Currents. Cooper’s page gets you to an archive link that runs a Flash sound player which seems to auto-load the most recent program. So you’ll need to hunt around for the August 24, 2010 program as […]