Alcee Hastings
Alcee Hastings
Alcee Lamar Hastingsis the U.S. Representative for Florida's 20th congressional district, serving in Congress since 1993. The district, numbered as the 23rd District from 1993 to 2013, includes most of the majority-black precincts in and around Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He served as a judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida from 1979, until his impeachment and removal from that post in 1989...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth5 September 1936
CityAltamonte Springs, FL
CountryUnited States of America
While voting was generally calm, the election day process deteriorated progressively during the counting and, in particular, the tabulation votes, ... It pains me to report that progress noted in the pre-election period was undermined by significant deficiencies in the count.
The war in Iraq has not prevented the growth of terrorism. We are learning now that it has actually enhanced the growth of terrorism.
Beyond the court-sanctioned injustices that we experienced in Florida, let's face it: Vice President Al Gore won this election, ... The American people are looking to us not only for public outrage, but also for leadership. In this case, leadership calls for courage.
Continuing to do nothing in the face of continued threats to our people and our way of life is hardly what the American people elected us to do.
As a matter of fact, religious differences are actually exploited to convince people to participate in primarily political conflicts.
Al Gore needs to understand that what happened in Florida is not necessarily about him, ... suffered serious infractions and irregularities and disparities. And the fact is that -- if nothing more -- the residual from this should be election reform.
These elections can only be described as free and fair.
I am convinced that religious and spiritual understanding plays a positive role in facilitating trust and overcoming political differences.
because of the overwhelming evidence of official misconduct, deliberate fraud, and an attempt to suppress voter turnout by unlawful means. I felt the necessity, as do my colleagues from the Congressional Black Caucus and other members of the House of Representatives, to object to the kinds of errors against democracy ... that were permitted in the state of Florida.
Nothing in our intelligence suggests that Iraq is ready to attack Washington or Fort Lauderdale,
Maybe he'll go back to Washington where he's supposed to be.
Anybody toting guns and stripping moose don't care too much about what they do with Jews and blacks.
Given the fact that most religions share basic values, it is most unfortunate that religious people can be played off against each other so easily. One possible reason for this may be that people do not know enough about other people's beliefs.
I am pleased to see that many of the world's leaders have publicly recognized that the crisis in the Middle East was deliberately incited by terrorist organizations.