Please vote on Jan. 29

It seems this will be officially announced later today: the Florida Democratic Party has decided to stick with the Jan. 29 primary date. It may cost the state its delegates at the presidential nominating convention next summer, but the chances are that the nominating process will get strong input from Florida's voters, and the delegates will be seated -- at one stage of the convention or another.

Here's a link to the AP story on the issue, and it's also here in the Miami Herald.

I'd be happier if the Florida Democratic Party made it clear that the more important issue on Jan. 29 is the constitutional amendment on property taxes, and that people should vote no.

Along those lines, wise words came from State Rep. Luis Garcia, who was quoted in the Herald as saying, "We are not going to disenfranchise our people and take away take away their incentive to go to the polls."