Talk:Government of Florida

message: Everything on this page could just be put in the "Law and Government" section of the main Florida article.  No other states seem to have a separate article on their governments, and the government of FL is not radically different from the other states.  So, I don't think this page is really necessary. --JW1805 04:11, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Why does this page exist?

message: This page will describe in great detail the aspects of the Florida Government, including subdivisions therein, in greater length and detail than it would be acceptable to place under the law and government subsection of the Florida page. Other states do have a government page, particularly the Government of Maryland. That page is being used as a model for this one. More information will be added to this page so it will become quite a bit more in depth than it is now.
User:Millueradfa
*OK, carry on. --JW1805 14:57, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: This page should stay

message: The language in this article which described the nature of the relationship between the state and federal governments is quite true. The state governments are indeed independant and soveriegn of the federal government and derive their power from the will of the people. The US is a federation of independant states that have agreed to establish a federal government to protect their common interests. The US constitution is an agreement between states to cede some of their power to the federal government. The US constitution reserves a finite set of powers for the use of the federal government and all other powers are reserved for the states and the people. Read it in the 10th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. I believe that this language is crucial to describing state government and its foundations. The state governments are operated indepedantly of the U.S. federal government. This is typical in a federalist type arrangement. 
User:Millueradfa
*Well, I thought that the passage in question was sort of unnecessary, since it applies to all the states, and isn't specific to Florida.  Maybe you could just put a link to U.S. state, which explains what a state is. --JW1805 14:56, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Federal language true

message: Supreme executive power lies with the governor
:I don't think this is correct.  The Florida Cabinet has executive power independent of the governor.--JW1805 19:12, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: It depends on how "supreme" is defined!  The Constitution does say that, but the governor can, in fact, be outvoted by the other cabinet members for certain executive functions.  So, the FL governor is not "supreme" in the sense that he can control all aspects of the administration. --JW1805 20:09, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Supreme executive power

message: I question this entire section.  I don't think State law or government has anything to do with Indian Reservations (which are governed by federal law).  I'm not sure what bills are being referred to (please provide sources). I don't think a State can pass laws affecting the internal policy of an Indian reservation.  --JW1805 19:58, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I guess you're right.  The article does say "Florida now has concurrent jurisdiction with federal authorities for crimes that occur on Indian land."  I guess it is a complicated issue, I'm not sure how much detail you would want to put here about that.  I do agree with putting the history of various governments of FL.  --JW1805 20:29, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Native American governments 

message: I propose that the FDLE article be merged into the Executive Branch section, or wherever it would best fit. A new user created the FDLE article and basically copied/pasted in text from the FDLE website. It should be merged or rewritten in original prose. BaseballBaby 05:36, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  merging [[Florida Department of Law Enforcement]]  

message: I came here looking for the Commissioner of Education. Didn't seem to find the commissioner. Evidently (I'm guessing) that s/he bosses the Florida Department of Education for which there appears to be no article. Student7 02:47, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Commissioner of Education

message: "Florida was added to the (United States) between 1763 and 1784, later returning to nowhere. " 
Huh?--Filll 21:01, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  what does this sentence mean? 

message: An editor has improved this to a list instead of a blank outline. I suggest that these departments be placed under cabinet officers as appropriate. Also, the repetitive "Florida Department of" may not be that useful. Maybe prefix the list somehow? Student7 (talk) 12:20, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Structure of executive

message: This is a bit weak (vague) on local government. I would like to see county government sketched out so that it can be referred to by county articles - when elections occur, number of commissioners, type of charter, when they take office. bonding, relationship to local (municipal) government, etc. I assume because there are more foms of municipal government, that this would be a lot harder. Only differences with other state's municipalities need be given - perhaps there is a general article(s) someplace for them. Student7 (talk) 14:06, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you. You don't have a link (pointer) to that article, do you? The link I am seeing in this article is merely a list of governments, okay as far as it goes but not really an in-depth article(s).Student7 (talk) 23:00, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That is the problem. Each of the 67 (or whatever) counties has to first describe each constitutional job (state constitution BTW) such as sheriff, clerk of the court, and treasurer, before talking about it. Unfortunately the need for a Florida wide description has gone wanting despite these jobs being described in the Florida Constitution, then pretending here that they aren't. These jobs are not county jobs! Student7 (talk) 17:19, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

text: Exactly. That is why there should be a single article describing all of them, with a pointer from here and a link from 67 county articles. Individual differences, if any, can be described in the local articles. Student7 (talk) 23:12, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Weak on local government

message: This is a well-written, measured article. We really need a "companion" article "Politics of Florida" that would more properly link to (or maybe include) the "Political party strength in Florida" article. Student7 (talk) 15:47, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Need Politics of Florida article

message: Came across a minor factoid: Less than 9% of Florida dentists are significant Medicaid providers. They limit the people they see under the program. Pays $15 for basic exam. Anyway, no place to put it. I'm working on a tiny state up north. We are (somewhat) better covered than florida. Florida has several of very high level articles, lots of place articles, and not much in between. I don't even know where this would go. Budget of Florida? Department of Health? Medicaid in Florida with higher level article being Department of Health? I have no idea. We do have a suggested structure in the article. A place to start I suppose. Student7 (talk) 00:35, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Need more than one article

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