Florida Consumer Action Network - Weather Could Provide The Drama At Gop Convention - Protests

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August 27, 2012

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - At smallest some of the Republican National Convention features been canceled with the storm, dubbed "Isaac," threatening this Florida coast. Several groups that had been interested in protest the particular norm state they're considering their options.

The Florida Consumer Action Network (FCAN), having allies in West Virginia, thought out your protest exterior this kickoff party Sunday night. FCAN marketing and sales communications coordinator Michael Long says the particular approach was for you to highlight the nation's economic challenges - outdoor the actual "world's premier cocktail party."

"It's a new symbol with almost everything that may be wrong. People schmoozing them up as well as working with a awesome older time even though all people that's stuck outside your function from the local community is very struggling."

Republicans possess defended his or her economical policies, which in turn they will express love position creators.

The Florida Consumer Action Network is usually one of several gives of an "Rally and March Against Voter Suppression" planned for Tuesday. Long states this measures will be created for restrictive voting legislation recently handed down inside several states.

"They've became voter purges and fresh restrictions upon when people can vote and exactly how they'll sign up to vote. Tie those into the coordinated system with the Republican Party around reports including Wisconsin and Pennsylvania to produce it tougher if anyone else is to be able to vote."

Republican supporters belonging to the different legal guidelines declare they may be designed to prevent vote fraud.

Weather permitting, a coalition such as toil and serenity organizations strategies in order to march as well as rally today. Jared Hamil will be with the Coalition to help March for the RNC.

"We're a new broad-based coalition for the reason, for the reason that Republican in addition to 'one percent' agenda is not simply regarding a unitary thing. It's an end goal it does not characterize the people. Instead, the idea assaults the actual people."

Occupy Movement protestors have established camp near the Tampa Bay Times Forum. One protestor claims that they usually are seeing both equally Isaac along with the criminal court which includes a lot of care.

Dan Heyman, Public News Service - WV