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Today on Context Florida: Kim Davis, Vern Buchanan & Iran, hate mail & freak outs

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Bob Sparks talks about Kim Davis, the county clerk of Rowan County, Ky., who decided to flout the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling providing same-sex couples with the right to marry. Her refusal to follow that oath by denying marriage licenses led U.S. District Judge David L. Bunning to lock her up for contempt. Sparks is among the law-and-order conservatives who do not wish to see Davis in jail. It is solely within her power to avoid that — follow the law or resign.

U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan explains why he will vote against Iran deal. Iran is the leading state sponsor of terrorism and has a clear history of cheating on international arms inspections. This agreement includes secret side deals, makes no allowance for on-the-spot inspections and contains a massive economic boost to Iran that will be used to further spread terrorism and destabilize the Middle East. The American people oppose this deal by a 2-1 margin because they do not trust Iran – nor should they.

Catherine Durkin Robinson lists 20 things people can do to express disappointment with her columns, articles, political views and blog posts, besides send hate mail, death threats, and freak out in Publix. Before becoming dangerous, and not in a smoldering hot way, but in a rape-y and murder-y way, do these instead.

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Phil Ammann is a St. Petersburg-based journalist and blogger. With more than three decades of writing, editing and management experience, Phil produced material for both print and online, in addition to founding HRNewsDaily.com. His broad range includes covering news, local government and culture reviews for Patch.com, technical articles and profiles for BetterRVing Magazine and advice columns for a metaphysical website, among others. Phil has served as a contributor and production manager for SaintPetersBlog since 2013. He lives in St. Pete with his wife, visual artist Margaret Juul and can be reached at [email protected] and on Twitter @PhilAmmann.

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