| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution expressing censure of the Governor for |
| 3 | convening the Legislature in an unnecessary and |
| 4 | unwarranted special session. |
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| 6 | WHEREAS, the Honorable Governor Charlie Crist issued a |
| 7 | proclamation convening the Legislature in special session |
| 8 | commencing at 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 20, 2010, and extending |
| 9 | through 5:00 p.m., Friday, July 23, 2010, and |
| 10 | WHEREAS, the stated purpose of the special session is to |
| 11 | consider the passage of a joint resolution to revise the State |
| 12 | Constitution to prohibit the exploration and drilling for, and |
| 13 | the extraction and production of, oil beneath Florida waters |
| 14 | located between the mean high water line along the state's |
| 15 | coastline and the seaward limit of the state's boundaries, and |
| 16 | WHEREAS, the convening of this special session is |
| 17 | unnecessary because current Florida law already protects its |
| 18 | coastline by prohibiting off-shore drilling in Florida waters, |
| 19 | and |
| 20 | WHEREAS, the calling of this special session at an |
| 21 | estimated cost of approximately $50,000 per day to enact a |
| 22 | constitutional amendment that is a reiteration of current state |
| 23 | law is not an emergency but is instead an unnecessary and |
| 24 | unwarranted use of taxpayer dollars, and |
| 25 | WHEREAS, the Governor's convening of this special session |
| 26 | for the purpose of banning an activity that is already |
| 27 | prohibited under Florida law is a thinly veiled political |
| 28 | opportunity to benefit his campaign for the United States Senate |
| 29 | at the expense of the taxpayers of this state and therefore |
| 30 | constitutes an inappropriate use of the authority of the office |
| 31 | to which he has been elected, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 33 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 34 | Florida: |
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| 36 | That the Honorable Governor Charlie Crist is hereby |
| 37 | censured for convening the Legislature in a special session that |
| 38 | is unnecessary and unwarranted for the reasons expressed herein. |
| 39 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be |
| 40 | presented to Governor Charlie Crist as a tangible token of the |
| 41 | sentiments expressed herein. |