If you’re one of Joseph S. Geller’s constituents who isn’t happy that he voted FOR the right to openly carry firearms on college campuses you’ll be even more upset with his 2015 voting record.
In addition to his February 3, 2016 “yea” vote on House Bill 4001, which he claims was an accident, he made two intentional, and highly questionable, decisions during last year’s regular legislative session.
On April 24, 2015, Representative Joe Geller voted AGAINST Senate Bill 604, which requires the owners of websites to “clearly disclose” their contact information to consumers.
Apparently, Joe believes protecting the privacy of internet scammers is more important than protecting the public from fraud.
But that’s not the worst of it!
On March 11, 2015, Joe Geller voted AGAINST House Bill 7013, which repeals an existing law banning homosexuals from adopting children.
Yes, you read that correctly.
Joseph S. Geller, a self-professed progressive liberal Democrat, is all for firearms and fraudsters … and against gay parenting.
With Democrats like him, who needs Republicans?
Just saying.
Meanwhile, Joe Geller is scheduled to give his “legislative update” at the North Miami Beach Council Meeting this Tuesday night. That should be good for a few laughs.
(As an FYI, my State Representative, Democrat Katie Edwards, not only voted against open-carry, but she also voted for online transparency and gay adoption.)
The citizens of Joe Geller’s District 100 deserve better representation.
I will support ANYONE interested in running against Joseph S. Geller. Considering Geller’s dismal voting record, it should be a no-brainer to get him voted out of office.
For election information, please click here. The deadline to register is noon on June 24, 2016.
In the meantime, however, the Tallahassee #HouseClown is back in town and ready to wreak even more havoc in his native habitat.
As I’ve already mentioned, his self-imposed “hiatus” from the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court didn’t apply to all of Joe’s local cases. Just the one he wanted to delay as long as possible.
Fresh out of excuses, however, Geller has no choice but to get to work defending his client, North Miami Beach “Councilwoman” Phyllis Smith, against charges of absentee ballot fraud, as alleged in the lawsuit filed by Michael Joseph on June 2, 2015.
Sources tell me he’s still dragging his feet on approving the text of the judge’s Order denying his desperate Hail Mary pass, a/k/a his Motion to Dismiss the lawsuit on a bogus technicality. He can only push this envelope so long before the court compels him to comply, which should be no later than this week.
Once the order is signed, though, this case will finally move forward. Joe’s client will then be forced to comply with the First Request for Production, something which Phyllis has be trying to avoid since last June.
We’re all just dying to see what she’s been hiding!
While we patiently wait for that drama to unfold, let me remind y’all that Joseph S. Geller is solely responsible for the eviction of “several hundred low-income” families from El Portal.
Joseph S. Geller is the lawyer who lied to the court to delay his client’s case.
Joseph S. Geller is the state representative whose legislative voting record is in direct opposition to the wishes of his constituency.
And, somehow, he is still in office and is still licensed to practice law in the State of Florida.
If anyone is the poster child for impeachment and disbarment, it’s Joseph S. Geller.
And, yeah. I’m working on that.
Stephanie Kienzle
“Spreading the Wealth”
Joe Must go! I am happy that he voted for the right to openly carry firearms on college campuses but to claim it was an accident is insulting. He received money from a gun lobby to do it. I’m going to find out who it is unless you do first.He voted against no on Senate Bill 604 and voted against Homosexuals House Bill 7013. Yeah he is a self-professed progressive liberal Democrat unless you give him money. He is helping screw over another democrat Michael Joseph who I like and he is helping unless Phyllis Smith. That’s sad many people say you get what you vote for but in the case of Michael Joseph and Phyllis Smith. Michael won that election and both Geller and Smith know it, but We The People Are Not Going To forget it. Go Blow Joe $$$ Hungry dirty politician and Phylliss count your days because you are going to pay.
As a conservative, I support the second amendment, so that vote doesn’t bother me personally. But I also support gay rights. The fact that he voted against the homosexuals who want to adopt children is just plain wrong. Did he “accidentally” vote the wrong way on that bill, too?
Joe Geller is a joke! If he took money from the gun lobby, I’m sure his constituents would love to know about it. Thanks for the tip!
I am a libertarian and I agree and I am also for gay rights. I am more of a Constitutional-ist who believes that the government should not be involved in our daily lives. I much rather see children adopted by a loving couple and given a home instead of being raised by the government.I have a gay couple that are my friends and they have a couple of adopted children. One of them has been my friend since I was 15 years old. How is this going to affect them if they decide to move back to Florida. They have done a great job my raising their kids. I’m also pro 2nd amendment but my point is that Geller is a liar people need to vote for the person instead of the party. I do not understand why people vote for the party instead of the person, especially in local politics. If I ran on a platform that I was going to do something you could bet your a## I’m going to do it but to lie to those who vote for you is appalling and the sad thing is if he runs for office they will vote for him again. If he does not go to jail first.
I’m not a fan of Geller. I’m a moderate, left leaner with various views on issues that sometimes swing the other way.
I’m confused on SB604. So if I publish a website or blog, I’m required to give up my contact info?
If I read the bill correctly, owners of websites have to publish their contact information. Individual bloggers may remain anonymous. (Personally, I think bloggers should have the cojones to use their real names and identities, and stand behind their opinions if they want to be credible, but that’s just me.)
I am for this law in order to protect consumers and users of websites. A PERFECT example is the case of #DirtyPolitician Mark Weithorn, who set up an anonymous bogus website for the purpose of steering the last North Miami Beach election. (https://www.votersopinion.com/2015/05/08/dirtypolitician-mark-weithorn-should-have-minded-his-own-business/)
Unfortunately, the Mayor and I became collateral damage. It took a lot of digging, but I eventually uncovered who was behind that smear campaign. Once I discovered it was Mark Weithorn, I helped ruin his campaign for Miami Beach Commissioner.
Fortunately, I have the resources and the determination to investigate these kinds of things. If Weithorn had indiscriminately attacked someone who didn’t know where to look, he could have very well destroyed that person’s reputation and who knows what else!
This law should help prevent people like Weithorn from doing exactly that.
We can all agree upon the fact that Joe Geller is a POS.
But even a broken clock can get it right sometimes. Yes, we know that he got it right for the wrong reasons, but still.
Most pro-2nd amendment people will likely agree with SB4001.
Most reasonable people will agree with most of HB7013, but the bill IS NOT ONLY about adoption by gay couples. It also makes a large number of additions. For example, it authorizes homeschooling for foster children. It also creates an $$incentive$$ program for State Agency employees that adopt kids out of the system.
Now, SB604 is a different kind of animal. But I don’t want to make this comment long and boring.
Now about that SB604 thing.
First, the law does NOT protect consumers. It protects copyright holders. Period.
This law creates a requirement for owners of websites that disseminate audiovisual content (movies, video-clips, music) to identify themselves.
This law would not stop “Laura Smith” or Phyllis Smith or Mark Weithorn from playing their dirty tricks. It will not stop internet fraud, scams or ripoffs.
What this law accomplishes is to potentially impose a serious burden on an individual’s right to anonymous speech. And according to the SCOTUS, “Anonymity is a shield from the tyranny of the majority.”
Another accomplishment would be to ridicule our state via a display of ignorance. The law applies to “persons” who “own or operates a website or online service dealing in substantial part in the electronic dissemination of third party commercial recordings or audiovisual works” and “who electronically disseminate such works to consumers in this state.”
How do they plan to enforce this?
Do they have a clue about what the Internet is and how it works?
These “persons” can easily host their websites OUTSIDE of Florida, anywhere in Big Wide World where they will be out of reach for Florida laws. And most people who download pirated music or movies, they do it knowingly.
Thanks for clearing that up.