DeSantis Furious As Legal Weed, Abortion Rights Move Toward November Ballot, Calls Amendments ‘Radical,’ ‘Confusing’ For Voters
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been in a snit since Monday’s Supreme Court decision that two state constitutional amendments — legal cannabis and abortion access — can be placed on the ballot for all to decide upon.
“Once voters figure out how radical both of those are, they’re going to fail,” DeSantis said at a press event on Thursday. “They are very, very extreme.” DeSantis predicted that when they come up for a vote in the November 2024 election, they will not garner the 60% voter threshold required to become law.
Besides, Amendments Are ‘Confusing’
Calling into question Floridians ability to read, DeSantis said voters have developed a skepticism for “these amendments generally because they’re always written in ways that are confusing,” he said. “You don’t necessarily know what the intent’s going to be. So I think there’s a …