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Demovictory9

(33,542 posts) Fri Sep 6, 2024, 03:59 PM Sep 6

DeSantis' election police questioned people, at their homes, who signed abortion petitions..leaves them shaken

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/elections/2024/09/06/florida-abortion-amendment-petition-signature-fraud-voters/

DeSantis’ election police questioned people who signed abortion petitions
Two residents of Lee County said they were questioned at their homes about the validity of petition signatures.

Isaac Menasche remembers being at the Cape Coral farmer’s market last year when someone asked him if he’d sign a petition to get Florida’s abortion amendment on the ballot.

He said yes — and he told a law enforcement officer as much when one showed up at the door of his Lee County home earlier this week.

Menasche said he was surprised when the plainclothes officer twice asked if it was really Menasche who had signed the petition. The officer said he was looking into potential petition fraud.

Though the officer was professional and courteous, Menasche, who has had little interaction with police in his life, said the encounter left him shaken.

“I’m not a person who is going out there protesting for abortion,” Menasche said. “I just felt strongly and I took the opportunity when the person asked me, to say yeah, I’ll sign that petition.”

The officer’s visit appears to be part of a broad — and unusual — effort by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to inspect thousands of already verified and validated petitions for Amendment 4 in the final two months before Election Day. The amendment would overturn Florida’s six-week abortion ban by proposing to protect abortion access in Florida until viability.

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DeSantis' election police questioned people, at their homes, who signed abortion petitions..leaves them shaken (Original Post) Demovictory9 Sep 6 OP

I am so dang sick of Republican bullies Coexist Sep 6 #1

Ron DeSatan's latest attempt to create a police state. Ocelot II Sep 6 #2

Can't believe I live in FL maptap22 Sep 6 #3

DeSantis--please, please, send the election police to my house to confront me, please. Timeflyer Sep 6 #4

It's the same kind of jackbooted B.See Sep 6 #5

This is the best use of a cop's time? Bayard Sep 6 #6

This is typical Desantis style. 2 more miserable years of this ass wipe. FloridaBlues Sep 6 #7

put on some plate armor, a helm and gauntlets Tetrachloride Sep 6 #8

An article was posted yestsrday usedtobedemgurl Sep 6 #9

yup Skittles Sep 6 #11

If they come to my house, I promise to send video. Baitball Blogger Sep 6 #10

A Mussolini wanna be. surfered Sep 6 #12

Phew. Lee County is in my area. I would have signed the petition if I would have been there. kerry-is-my-prez Sep 6 #13

this is fucking next level barbtries Sep 6 #14

Agreed. Demovictory9 Sep 6 #20

Oh, please come visit me at my house. Ligyron Sep 6 #15

DeShitStain with that clown Dept of Health anti-vaxxer Lepado wolfie001 Sep 6 #16

Sue him malaise Sep 6 #17

I myself would've said yes that's me, now get the fuck off my property MarineCombatEngineer Sep 6 #18

I reported to all four tv news stations in the area. kerry-is-my-prez Sep 6 #19

Gestapo tactics from wannabe nazis JT45242 Sep 6 #21

This is SO inappropriate Warpy Sep 6 #22

Put signs up. bluestarone Sep 6 #23

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