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David Caton has launched his followers into action against question 14.

The Florida Family Association has often fought pornography and city or county ordinances extending civil rights protections to gays. After a Tallahassee Democrat news report last weekend about several changes in the Senate questionnaire, the association this week flashed an alert to its members -- urging them to bombard Pruitt with protests.

"Did the Republicans learn anything from this past election about the consequences of turning their backs on the conservative base?" David Caton, the association's executive director, asked in the message. "Based on this new pro-homosexual proposal, they have not."

The group's message included a sample e-mail that members could send to Pruitt, stating, "Creating criteria that allows candidates for employment to be excluded from working in the governor's administration because homosexual extremists filed a complaint against them is insulting to social conservatives."

Caton is using form emails to scare the Florida Senate. What you can do is email or call Senators and tell them you support question 14. This page has a list of contact information. Send the message that discrimination will not be tolerated.

Update: The Florida Senate is already feeling the heat from Caton. Florida Senate spokeswoman Kathy Mears says her office has been getting many phone calls and emails from the Florida Family Association.

Kathy Mears from the Florida Senate’s office says there’s literally a void in leadership right now, as Tom Lee is no longer Senate President but the incoming leader, Ken Pruitt , has not officially Senate President yet. She says any decision on how to deal with the issue won’t happen until January.

That could mean the question maybe taken out by Pruitt. The reason the Christian Right wins is because they are able to push a full grassroots assault on politicians. This is why the left loses. Contact the Florida Senate and say you support question 14.