The Florida Chamber of Commerce is a Person

The Florida Chamber of Commerce is a person. The Supreme Court ruled so in Citizens United v. FEC. The person known as the Florida Chamber of Commerce has created the Florida Jobs CCE. The CCE has been used by other people such as AutoNation, Florida Power & Light, and Publix Supermarkets.

Here is how much these corporations people have donated to Florida Jobs CCE.

AutoNation
$100,000

Florida Power & Light
$250,000

Publix Supermarkets
$400,000

The Florida Chamber of Commerce gave $175,000 to incoming Florida Senate President Andy Gardiner. What does the Chamber of Commerce want Gardner and other Republicans to do? Chamber President Mark Wilson has fought to cut unemployment compensation, increase homeowner insurance and bust unions. These are hardly populist positions in a time of economic woe.

If the Florida Chamber of Commerce is a person would you want to hang out with him?

Quote of the Day

"Well my friends, let me tell you that I have an issue with believing what Republicans say. They also said they weren’t going to raise our taxes. And yet we walked out of session a couple years ago with $2 billion in new taxes. So I have trouble believing them."

"To me, the pledges that the Republicans have taken are written on toilet paper. And we all know what you can do with toilet paper."

Franklin Sands, Florida House Democratic Leader

Sands was referring to incoming House Speaker Dean Cannon's promise that he will abandon his attempt to lift the offshore drilling ban. As I noted before, Cannon's campaigns have mostly been paid for by lobbyist money. Follow the Money shows Cannon is a lobbyist's best friend. Cannon raised $68,900 from individuals and $198,779 from institutions. Progress Energy and Florida Power & Light are major contributors. I have a hard time believing that Cannon will forget the energy industry that helped put him in office.