RECONSIDERATIONS – Second Glances at Florida Legislative Events Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................................... I DEDICATION OF THE 2006 EDITION.........................................................................................................................2 ADMISSIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...........................................................................................................3 INTRODUCTION TO THE 1991 EDITION: .................................................................................................................4 MEMORABLE YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.........................................................................6 THE SPEAKERS................................................................................................................................................................8 USE OF HUMOR BY SPEAKERS ..........................................................................................................................................9 TABLE TURNED ON SPEAKER HABEN ...............................................................................................................................9 ART OF UNDERSTATED HUMOR......................................................................................................................................11 TUCKER AND GOVERNORSHIP.........................................................................................................................................11 DEATH PENALTY AMENDMENT ......................................................................................................................................12 HOW TO KILL AN AMENDMENT ......................................................................................................................................12 SURPRISING THE SPEAKER ..............................................................................................................................................12 SPEAKER ROWELL’S ADVICE..........................................................................................................................................13 THE “SHADOW SPEAKER”...............................................................................................................................................13 SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE ..................................................................................................................................................14 TWO-TERM SPEAKERS AND PRESIDENTS ........................................................................................................................14 AGITATION FOR A REELECTABLE SPEAKER ....................................................................................................................15 BATTLE FATIGUE OF SPEAKER........................................................................................................................................16 FRUSTRATED ASPIRANT FOR SPEAKER ...........................................................................................................................16 HOW ONE SPEAKER DEALT WITH A GOVERNOR ............................................................................................................17 SPEAKER/PRESIDENT ......................................................................................................................................................17 ONE SPEAKER’S PHILOSOPHY.........................................................................................................................................17 SPEAKER’S ROSE ............................................................................................................................................................18 CAMPAIGN FOR COALITION SPEAKER .............................................................................................................................18 WRONG VOTE FOR SPEAKER ...........................................................................................................................................19 WORDS AND STORIES.................................................................................................................................................21 ADOPTION ......................................................................................................................................................................21 AERODYNAMICS OF LAWMAKING ...................................................................................................................................21 APPORTIONMENT SENSITIVITY (1)..................................................................................................................................21 APPORTIONMENT SENSITIVITY (2)..................................................................................................................................21 ATTACHÉ........................................................................................................................................................................21 BABES IN THE WOODS .....................................................................................................................................................23 BAR OF THE HOUSE ........................................................................................................................................................24 BARBER BOARD..............................................................................................................................................................25 BARRON’S SECRET..........................................................................................................................................................25 BASEBALL ON SUNDAY, SEE GOLF ON SUNDAYS ...........................................................................................................26 BEHIND THE RAIL............................................................................................................................................................26 BELLS AND WHISTLES .....................................................................................................................................................26 BILL NUMBERS, ODD AND EVEN ....................................................................................................................................26 i RECONSIDERATIONS – Second Glances at Florida Legislative Events BIRD DOGGING ...............................................................................................................................................................27 BIRDS, THAT’S FOR THE..................................................................................................................................................27 BLACKS IN LEGISLATURE ................................................................................................................................................27 BLACKS IN LEGISLATURE DURING RECONSTRUCTION......................................................................................................28 BLOOD OATH ..................................................................................................................................................................29 BLOODY NOSE.................................................................................................................................................................29 BLOOMER GIRL, THE.......................................................................................................................................................29 BLUE BUTTER .................................................................................................................................................................30 BLUE CHICKEN................................................................................................................................................................30 BOUNDARY DISPUTE .......................................................................................................................................................30 BOUNDARY “THEFT”.......................................................................................................................................................31 “BR’ER FOX” TURLINGTON ............................................................................................................................................31 BROADCASTING, RADIO, AND TELEVISION .....................................................................................................................32 BUBBLE ..........................................................................................................................................................................32 CANDOR .........................................................................................................................................................................32 CAPITOLS, TWO FLORIDA ...............................................................................................................................................32 CAT, MORE THAN ONE WAY TO SKIN A ...........................................................................................................................33 CAUCUS FOR SPEAKER....................................................................................................................................................33