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Remember to vote YES on Amendment 2. It's all about the plants.

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DH and I I voted absentee on the first day and I brought the ballots to the election office and put them in the box. I did it so early because I was worried that something would happen to me and my vote would be lost! It's a scandal that people are out there spreading rumors about texting one's vote. I haven't slept well in a month thinking about the consequences of this election.

Just vote! That is all that matters. Florida is a VERY IMPORTANT state. I won't say who I voted for, but I will say that racism is my very worst pet peeve, and I will not tolerate it in any way, shape or form.

Well, Dirty G, we tried our best. Now the whole world must live with the outcome, as chosen by a majority of Americans.

I just hope my presentiments of this 'people's movement' as being neo-fascist in nature, akin to 1930s Germany, are way, way off the mark. Perhaps Mr Trump will make a fine, and wise, leader. He certainly knows how to stir up the disaffected masses and make them believe in him, so let's hope it turns out that he uses that power for good, not evil.

I doubt he'll be able to deliver on all those vague, feel-good promises, though. The rich will simply get richer and the poor will get poorer, leading to further social unrest, if he puts his previously stated policy ideas in place. He may well be skilled in the arts of salesmanship and demagoguery, but I don't get the impression he's studied economics - or anything else that will actually enable him to improve the situation for ordinary/less well-off Americans.

Anyway, I'm sure this discussion will continue for a long time over on the Hot Topics forum. Some interesting comments on the Antique Roses forum too..

Thanks to everyone who voted YES on Amendment 2. It will be 6 months before the state gets their act together, but there's relief on the horizon.

You're welcome. I can't understand why people don't want to allow people with debilitating or painful disease access to it when nothing else helps, especially terminal cancer. If a person is dying and in terrible misery, either physically or emotionally, who cares if they get relief from a socially labeled "illegal" substance? I guess they would rather they take some prescription opiate and be a complete zombie for their last days. So stupid.

I think a lot of the No votes were not because people are opposed to medical marijuana but because they don't think it belongs in the state constitution, believing that a law is a more appropriate way to do this. So I think the real opposition to the idea was even lower than it seems.

ETA While I'm fairly neutral on that, I'm very glad that the evil solar amendment failed.