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Wed Nov 1, 2023, 01:51 PM Nov 2023

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody says proposed abortion amendment would 'hoodwink' voters

Orlando Weekly


Attorney General Ashley Moody late Tuesday urged the Florida Supreme Court to reject a proposed constitutional amendment that seeks to ensure abortion rights, describing the measure as an effort to “hoodwink” voters.

Moody filed a 39-page brief contending that the proposal should be kept off the 2024 ballot because the wording of the ballot summary would be misleading to voters.

The brief said the ballot summary is part of an “overall design to lay ticking time bombs that will enable abortion proponents later to argue that the amendment has a much broader meaning than voters would ever have thought.”

Moody signaled last month that she would ask the Supreme Court to block the proposed amendment, which the Floridians Protecting Freedom political committee is trying to pass after Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature approved controversial abortion restrictions. But Moody did not fully detail her arguments until filing the brief Tuesday evening.

The Supreme Court plays a critical role, as it reviews proposed ballot measures to determine if wording is clear and is limited to single subjects. It can reject initiatives that don’t meet legal standards.
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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody says proposed abortion amendment would 'hoodwink' voters (Original Post) In It to Win It Nov 2023 OP
How do they keep these deflections fresh? Baitball Blogger Nov 2023 #1
Most sane voters don't think like your base. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2023 #2

Baitball Blogger

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1. How do they keep these deflections fresh?
Wed Nov 1, 2023, 01:54 PM
Nov 2023

It's not even close to the way Republicans fools the public.

Right to work.

Leave no child behind.

Just in the title, right-wingers try to scam the public.

OAITW r.2.0

(28,361 posts)
2. Most sane voters don't think like your base.
Wed Nov 1, 2023, 02:08 PM
Nov 2023

We know what the issues are and the implications of Republican led abortion bans. We aren't stupid.

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