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RDavis Representative R. Davis Florida Democrat [|Allen Boyd] Five interesting facts about florida Five facts bout Florida that relate to the issues I'm interested in
 * 1) We've got the Miami Dolphins
 * 2) We've got Disney World in Orlando.
 * 3) The capital of Florida is Tallahase.
 * 4) The state reptile in Florida is the American Alligator
 * 5) Crystal River is the only place in North America where it is legal to have a supervised swim with gentle Manatees
 * 1) The approximate number of death ow inmates in Florida between 2007 and 2008 was about 375.
 * 2) Florida is one of the the states with the largst number of ath Row Inmates. The only two states that have more are California, with 655, and Texas, with 390.
 * 3) There is no required registration to own a gun in the state of Florida.
 * 4) There is a 1 day waiting period when purchasing a gun in Florida.
 * 5) About 25% of adults in the United States personally own a gun.

Issue Number 1: Americans should have a right to affordable health care. I agree with this statement. I say this because they're doing it in other countries, why shouldn't we? Also, if we all had one health care provider, people wouln't have to worry so much about who to choose. Another reason is because with health care reform we could make it so that there is one set price for everything around the country, well, prescription medicine wise anyway. There could ne no more different prices on the same thing just because of the doctor you go to or see. This would also help poor people get health care.

Issue Number 2: The death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment I say that this statement is true. The death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment in my opinion. I say this becausesometimes people who are supposed to recieve the death penalty may have to wait for over 10 or 20 years, sometimes even longer, until they are actually executed. This could be considered cruel and unusual because the person who is sentenced may always have that on their mind. This could be considered cruel and unusual because of the psychological abuse taht person my feel. Technically, you are not only recieving the death penalty, but also an attack on your mind.

Issue Number 3: Limiting the sale and possession of firearms does not violate the second amendment right to bear arms I agree with this statement. We don't want some guy with a mental problem running around on the streets willy-nilly with a 12 gauge, shotgun. What if we sold a gun to a convicted felon who just got his prole the other day, what if he was convicted for attemted suicide or something, do we really want that person to have the ability to own a gun. Also, if you don't agree with this statement, does that mean that you think guns should be sold to minors or something like that? I'm not saying that you do, but does it mean that?

10 Resources and Links That I Used To Look Up Stuff For My Bill 1. Spring, Tom. "10,000 Innocent People Convicted Each Year, Study Estimates." //Researchnews.org//. Web. 15 May 2010. . 2. Dieter, Richard C. "What Politicians Don't Say About The High Costs of the Death Penalty." //Fnsa.org//. Web. 15 May 2010. . 3. "Wrongful Execution." //Wikipedia.org//. Web. 15 May 2010. . 4. "Construction Worker Salary." //Indeed.com//. Web. 15 May 2010. . 5. "Using DNA To Solve Crimes." //Justice.gov//. Web. 15 May 2010. . 6. "Using DNA To Protect The Innocent." //Justice.gov//. Web. 15 May 2010. . 7. "Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act." //Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society//. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 15 May 2010. . 8. Banks, Cyndi. "Capital Punishment: Outlook." //Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society//. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 15 May 2010. .  9. Banks, Cyndi. "National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty." //Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society//. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 15 May 2010. . 10. "Capital Punishment: Timeline." //Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society//. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 15 May 2010. .

HB84 Our bill is on the death penalty. We are trying to develop new technology to do more research into the people we are going to execute before we execute them. This way, we can try to stop people who are actually innocent from being executed. We are also going to try and use this technology to keep innocent peopole from being convicted. We are also going to try and use this technology to decrease the time that some prisoners have to wait on death row before they are actually executed. We are going to try and use the new technology we develop to help find evidence faster so that we can either get them off death row by proving they're innocent or, if we find more evidence that they're not innocent, we are going to try and get them executed faster. We are going to do this because sometimes, people think that the death penalty is unconstitutional because of its long wait time on death row for some people who are supposed to be executed. People think this because if a person has to wait for a long time, they may not even try to do other things to change or something like that, because all they're thinking about is how they may or may not be executed. Finally, we are going to try and solve the problem of is the method of the penalty. We think that there should only be one method. The two most common methods right now are lethal injection and electric chair. Some people think that the lethal injection method is cruel and unusual punishment because sometimes it requires multiple injections and causes a slow death. We are going to compare the costs of the two, see which is cheaper, and try to develop a faster acting and stronger chemical for the lethal injection method of the death penalty.