rejected their efforts. Faced with the distinct possibility of the amendment passing, DeSantis is now calling fraud. He’s sticking the Sunshine State’s newly created election police on the case, ordering them to investigate the petition process.
Stay woke with our briefing while staying informed on all things LGBTQ+ entertainment, life, and more!Over the last week, multiple Floridians who signed the petition backing Amendment 4 have reported that agents from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement visited their homes. One voter, Isaac Menasche, said a detective questioned him about his signature and presented him with 10 pages of his personal information. “The experience left me shaken,” he posted on Facebook.
“Troubling that so much resources were devoted to this.”DeSantis signed the state’s restrictive and unpopular six-week abortion plan into law last year, in the midst of his failed presidential campaign. Florida is one of eight states where reproductive rights are on the ballot this November. Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe in June 2022, abortion rights have won in every election… even in conservative states such as Ohio and Kansas.
Polls show the same results are expected in Florida: 76% of voters support enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution. When asked to defend his draconian investigation, DeSantis cited unnamed complaints about the petition-gathering group. Since being formed in 2022, the elections crime unit has fielded thousands of complaints, but only reported a few dozen arrests.
The conspiracy-chasing agency has a budget of over $1 million. What a horrible use of tax dollars!Ron “Don’t Say Gay” DeSantis’ efforts to destroy higher education in Florida are engulfed in very expensive controversy. My colleagues and I are calling on the DOJ to investigate Florida's state healthcare agency for abusing official resources to intimidate voters against Amendment 4, which would codify abortion rights.
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