After Easy House Passage, 'Anti-Sharia' Bill Dies in Senate

After Easy House Passage, 'Anti-Sharia' Bill Dies in Senate

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Assailed by Muslim groups and quashed by Senate President Mike Haridopolos, an "anti-Sharia" law bill died in the Florida Legislature on Friday…

… A delegation of Muslim and other religious leaders met with Haridopolos' chief of staff earlier in the week to demand that Hays' measure be postponed pending an investigation of the fliers.

Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, made no public statement about the controversy, but refused to call the bill for a vote in the waning hours of the 2012 session Friday.

So who is Mike Haridopolos? Well, he was born in New York, and according to an article in Wikipedia, there have been a few blemishes in reference to some of his activities.

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Ethics violation charges

In 2008, Haridopolos accepted $75,000 for a nine-month lecturer appointment at the University of Florida department of political science,[13] during which time he taught one class and spent half the appointment period in session.[14] He was criticized for accepting this salary, the highest salary paid to a lecturer in the political science department, and because department faculty were not consulted.[15] He was criticized for claiming that he was working on his PhD at the University of Arkansas, though public records show that he had not been enrolled in a doctoral program since 2000.[16]

From 2004 to 2008, Haridopolos accepted $150,000 from Brevard Community College to write a book. Critics complained that the book was never published. The archived 175 page manuscript was available at the Brevard Community College.[17] The book was published online in 2011 for $9.99 each.[18][19]

In 2009 he was employed as a lecturer by the Bob Graham Center at the University of Florida, but left that position the following year.[20][citation needed] In 2010 he was employed as a general education lecturer by the University of Florida.

In 2010, Haridopolos pleaded guilty/no contest to ethics violation charges. He admitted to not disclosing a $400,000 investment home and did not disclose the names of consulting firms from which he received a combined $100,000.[21][22]

Here is another one of the politicians, who aided in the bills demise.