Heard around the Criminal Defense Bar:
"WE NEED A STRONGER PRESENCE IN TALLAHASSEE."
"WE SHOULD GIVE SOME MONEY TO THAT CANDIDATE, WE NEED TO GET INVOLVED IN THAT RACE."
"WE NEED TO FUND A CAMPAIGN AGAINST THAT TERRIBLE BILL."
The Answer:
Brown Bag It, Once A Week
Currently, FACDL members who contribute to FAIRLAWS, our political action committee, volunteer $10 a year.
If every FACDL member voluntarily contributed $5 a week, or the equivalent to skipping a cheap lunch and "brown bagging it", our contributions would increase to over $500,000 year.
This money is used to support political candidates and participate in other politcal efforts that benefit the Criminal Defense Bar.
$5 a week is $260 a year.
Need a brown bag?
All participants of the Brown Bag Campaign will receive a FAIRLAWS lapel pin.
Contributions to FAIRLAWS are voluntary and not tax deductible.
Please make checks payable to FAIRLAWS and mail to:
FACDL
P.O. Box 1528
Tallahassee, FL 32302
or
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FACDL established FAIRLAWS (Floridians Associated to Insure Responsible Laws), a Committee of Continuing Existence, (CCE), to help further our legislative agenda in Tallahassee. This committee enables FACDL to continue to expand its lobbying efforts to ensure that Florida’s criminal statutes do not become more unjust.
Our Legislative Affairs Committee has worked hard over the years to fight for positive changes in the criminal justice system and to defeat unjust laws. Your continued ability to take depositions in criminal cases is just one example of the success of our legislative efforts. FAIRLAWS gives us a powerful tool to continue that fight.
In the upcoming legislative session we intend to address a range of issues that will affect the way every one of our members practices. We will be advocating for mandatory recording of interrogations, open discovery in DUI cases, unanimous verdicts to support imposition of death sentences, and, of course, adequate compensation for conflict counsel representation, to name a few.
In addition to our current, exhaustive lobbying efforts, we believe we can make a greater impact in advancing our legislative agenda and have a greater voice in the Legislature by actively participating in the political process through member contributions. To help finance this important endeavor, $10 from the annual dues of each non-public defender member of the Association will be earmarked for FAIRLAWS. This is a voluntary contribution and members may choose not to participate. Membership dues will remain the same, either way.
You can also make an additional contribution to FAIRLAWS by participating in the Brown Bag Campaign. We look forward to you becoming an integral part of this effort to strengthen our legislative efforts.
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