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teach1st

(5,969 posts) Sat Jul 16, 2022, 06:14 PM Jul 2022

Poll: Floridians in favor of abortion protection, gun control

Poll: Floridians in favor of abortion protection, gun control
WESH, 7/15/2022

The new survey shows 59% of voters support the new [gun reform] law. 22% oppose it and 19% are unsure.

The results also show strong support among Republican voters for more red flag laws, universal background checks, and mandatory waiting periods for all firearms.

“Our results on gun reform were pretty universal across the board in support of the legislation that was just passed and in support of even more extensive gun reforms in the future… And that applied to both Democrats and Republicans,” said Bethany Bowra, a researcher with Florida International University.

On abortion rights, voter responses were more nuanced. 31% approve of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, while 57% disapprove and 12% have no opinion.

https://www.wesh.com/article/florida-poll-abortion-gun-control/40627717

Unfortunately, according to the poll, only one-third of Floridians support a new law guaranteeing abortion rights. And DeSantis out-polls Biden on jobs and economy, 50% to 34%.

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Poll: Floridians in favor of abortion protection, gun control (Original Post) teach1st Jul 2022 OP

Aggggg. Nobody polled me so..we're out here Deuxcents Jul 2022 #1

Florida's constitution strongly protects abortion so the question is stupid. lark Jul 2022 #2

Florida's constitution strongly protects abortion... for now... kinda... In It to Win It Jul 2022 #3

FL Supreme Court has totally blocked Death Sentence's 6 week total ban. lark Jul 2022 #4

When? I don't recall a 6-week ban ever passing through the legislature In It to Win It Jul 2022 #5

It was recently, right after SCOTUS viciously shredded RvW lark Jul 2022 #6

I could be wrong but I'm not finding any case where the current make-up of the state Supreme Court In It to Win It Jul 2022 #7

I couldn't find an article about it in the local rag, but it's pretty horrible. lark Jul 2022 #8

Deuxcents

(19,945 posts)

1. Aggggg. Nobody polled me so..we're out here

Reply to teach1st (Original post)

Sat Jul 16, 2022, 06:21 PM

Jul 2022

lark

(24,280 posts)

2. Florida's constitution strongly protects abortion so the question is stupid.

Reply to teach1st (Original post)

Sun Jul 17, 2022, 10:42 AM

Jul 2022

No new laws are needed, except freedom of transportation.

OK, there is one bad thing about FL law - parental notification - but you can get around that.

In It to Win It

(9,702 posts)

3. Florida's constitution strongly protects abortion... for now... kinda...

Reply to lark (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 18, 2022, 12:28 PM

Jul 2022

Our wonderful elected officials seem to disagree with that interpretation of the state constitution so their abortion law still stands... for now.

The state Supreme Court originally blocked the parental notification also, but was overturned by a ballot initiative.

lark

(24,280 posts)

4. FL Supreme Court has totally blocked Death Sentence's 6 week total ban.

Reply to In It to Win It (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 18, 2022, 06:33 PM

Jul 2022

A total ban on abortion would not pass here - not at all!!!

In It to Win It

(9,702 posts)

5. When? I don't recall a 6-week ban ever passing through the legislature

Reply to lark (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 18, 2022, 06:58 PM

Jul 2022

lark

(24,280 posts)

6. It was recently, right after SCOTUS viciously shredded RvW

Reply to In It to Win It (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 19, 2022, 07:15 AM

Jul 2022

In It to Win It

(9,702 posts)

7. I could be wrong but I'm not finding any case where the current make-up of the state Supreme Court

Reply to lark (Reply #6)

Tue Jul 19, 2022, 07:46 AM

Jul 2022

made a decision on abortion.

When Roe was overturned, the current 15 week ban was still being litigated in the trial court.

The Court currently has 3 DeSantis appointees. The state is trying to fast track the 15 week ban because they seems to really think the Florida Supreme Court will side with them. From all the filings and briefs I’ve read, the state doesn’t even seem to be trying that hard to win at the trial and appellate level. That would be not only a major misread of the Court, but it would be pure incompetence, if the Court recently struck down a 6 week ban post-Dobbs. They seem to think those 3 DeSantis appointees will make all the difference.

lark

(24,280 posts)

8. I couldn't find an article about it in the local rag, but it's pretty horrible.

Reply to In It to Win It (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 19, 2022, 08:35 AM

Jul 2022

I did find a letter from a local physician dated 7/17 about how thankful she was for the right of abortion here due to state constitutions' absolute right of a woman's privacy with her medical doctor.

I think it was an Executive Order that Death Sentence signed and was overturned?

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