Two proposed constitutional amendments that would allow for the state to include marijuana and abortion in the state’s law are expected to lose to Florida citizens.
As of this article’s release, primary election results show both efforts below the 60 percentage threshold required for passing. According to the Florida Constitution, proposed constitutional amendments must be approved by at least 60 % of eligible voters before they can become effective.
Amendment 4 sought to “effectively incorporate abortion through beginning in the Sunshine State’s law and reduce safeguards designed to protect women and children,” according to Jordan Boyd of The Federalist.
The article itself contains language that removes parental consent, as well as obscure terminology like “viability,” which can be easily abused to prevent abortion at any point during gestation, according to Boyd. ” It also includes provisions for skilled professionals to find pregnancy at any stage of pregnancy required for a person’s” health, “physical, psychological, or mental”.
In addition, the program was hampered by fears about fraud and signature scams in the months leading up to Election Day.
According to Ballotpedia, the pro-abortion sponsor of the measure dumped more than$ 118 million into the campaign backing the constitution’s section. However, organizations opposing the plan raised approximately$ 12 million.
Gov. Throughout the 2024 pattern Ron DeSantis fought against Amendment 4. The Florida Republican noted in an interview with liberal pundit Ben Shapiro last week that the “very opaque” program finally” no restrictions on when an abortion can be performed,” thus allowing the death of an unborn baby” for no reason at all.”
” If this passes in Florida, we will be the epicenter of abortion nationwide, and we would have one of the most radical pro-abortion regimes, not just in the United States, but in the world”, he said.
The governor also fought Amendment 3, which sought to make marijuana use legal throughout the Sunshine State. DeSantis wrote in a recent tweet that” Amendment 3 is bankrolled by one Big Weed company that has buried special privileges for itself in the text of the amendment.” It’s not about freedom, it’s about corporate greed”.
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The Federalist staff writer Shawn Fleetwood graduated from the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClear Health, and Conservative Review. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood
