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FOX polling shows support for Florida abortion, marijuana amendments this November
Fox13 News ^ | 07 June 2024 | Evyn Moon

Posted on 06/09/2024 2:49:10 PM PDT by Drew68

A FOX News poll shows enough support from Florida voters to pass a constitutional amendment that would enshrine the right to get an abortion.

TAMPA - There will be two big amendments on the November ballot, which are expected to bring a lot of voters to the polls in Florida.

The Florida Supreme Court ruled in April to let voters decide on whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use and whether to give access to abortion up to 24 weeks. The current laws for marijuana are only for medicinal use. The current abortion laws just tightened in the state to a six-week ban.

A new FOX News poll released Friday shows both amendments could pass, with 69 percent of people in favor of the amendment for abortion (Amendment 4) and 66 percent of people in favor of legalizing marijuana (Amendment 3).

FOX 13 spoke with voters both for and against each ballot amendment.

For expanding abortion access: "When we hear about these polls that show that the vast majority of Floridians support access to abortion, it's not surprising that it's consistent with over a decade of research on this subject. And it is consistent with what we see nationally. The only people who believe that abortion access is a purely Partizan issue are politicians who shouldn't be involved with the process of trying to dictate what's best for medical care. There are only two choices this November. You can vote yes on amendment four and end Florida's extreme abortion ban. Or we can keep this incredibly restrictive and harmful law in place and allow politicians to continue to interfere with our private medical decisions," said Lauren Brenzel, Floridians Protecting Freedom.

Opposes expanding abortion access: "I think once the word gets out, that what this amendment actually does, that it's not just making abortion legal or illegal, that it's really stripping away these protections that Floridians have voted for, for decades. I think once that word gets out, we'll be successful. We're months left from the actual election. There's a lot of work to be done on the pro-life side, on the vote no side, to get the messaging out about what this amendment actually does," said Scott Mahurin, Pro-life Volunteer, Do No Harm Florida.

For legalizing marijuana: "It's promising to see cannabis reform finally becoming a bipartisan issue. And when I say bipartisan, I mean having Democrats and Republicans as voters, and come together and support this (12) // 03:17: "cannabis is a safe drug and that when it's properly regulated and patients have saved in quality and affordable access, it works. It increases property values, it helps the economy. And this is going to be a great thing for Florida," said Chris Cano, Suncoast NORML.

Against legalizing marijuana: "People who want to vote for it, go to California, go to DC, go to New York, go to Colorado and see what it's done to their cities. And I think the tourism is going to plummet. Do we really want people riding rides and attending Disney World that are stoned? … I don't really pay attention to polls. I think if people pay too much attention to the polls, the 2016 election may have been very different than it was," said Teresa Miller.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: abortion; desantis; desantisfault; fauxnews; fixnews; florida; foxnewsarelefties; hemp; marijuana; marijuanao; poll; polls; pot; potheads; prolife; trump
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A new FOX News poll released Friday shows both amendments could pass, with 69 percent of people in favor of the amendment for abortion (Amendment 4) and 66 percent of people in favor of legalizing marijuana (Amendment 3).

These are pretty significant numbers.

1 posted on 06/09/2024 2:49:10 PM PDT by Drew68
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Kansas 2022


2 posted on 06/09/2024 2:49:53 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist! )
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To: Drew68

I’m definitely saying no to abortion expansion. But the Marajuana I’m not sure yet. It’s an issue I could care less one way or the other.


3 posted on 06/09/2024 2:51:35 PM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: Gene Eric

And every election with abortion on the ballot. I can’t wait until all 50 states have their say and it’s over.


4 posted on 06/09/2024 2:52:41 PM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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Americans can’t survive without being allowed to murder babies and getting high.


5 posted on 06/09/2024 2:54:17 PM PDT by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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To: Drew68

Michigan brought out millions of abortion lovers to vote and while they were there they wiped out the GOP, making the first Governor, House and Senate all Dem control come true.
🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️

Earlier did the same stunt for legalizing marijuana which passed and brought out every half asleep slacker to leave the video game chair in mom’s basement and vote Dem all the way.
🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪


6 posted on 06/09/2024 2:54:47 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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To: Drew68

We get these marijuana commercials all day long. Nice lady talking about how it will reduce crime.


7 posted on 06/09/2024 2:55:03 PM PDT by TexasGator
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But the Marajuana I’m not sure yet. It’s an issue I could care less one way or the other.

Here's what you can expect with legalized weed. First, the shameless public use of it, primarily by blacks, who smoke it everywhere without a care in the world. You'll see people smoking pot all around you. The cops will look the other way.

Second, the proliferation of "vape and smoke" shops will manifest in every seedy strip mall in town, bringing with them associated loitering and crime.

8 posted on 06/09/2024 3:01:05 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: Drew68

Sadly it’s hard to stop the spread of faggotry from within. It usually takes the society to collapse and then be wiped out by a stronger society.


9 posted on 06/09/2024 3:01:06 PM PDT by Right Wing Vegan (The one most called "dangerous" by minions of the pot normalization conspiracy)
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To: napscoordinator

My one-time personal exposure to the effects of marijuana taught me quite clearly that it greatly lowers inhibitions. I can imagine it’s use greatly contributing to the violent crime we are experiencing.


10 posted on 06/09/2024 3:03:32 PM PDT by The Duke (Not without incident.)
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To: escapefromboston

RE: Americans can’t survive without being allowed to murder babies and getting high.

So true of about 50% now.🥴😵
Replaced mom, the American flag and apple pie.👵🥧


11 posted on 06/09/2024 3:03:46 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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To: Drew68

Some bastion of conservatism.


12 posted on 06/09/2024 3:04:00 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: napscoordinator

Far out, man. C’mon, weed is just like alcohol.


13 posted on 06/09/2024 3:06:08 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: Drew68

No on both for this household
Poll that


14 posted on 06/09/2024 3:13:35 PM PDT by italianquaker
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No on both for this household
Poll that

Fox did. 31% and 34% respectively.

15 posted on 06/09/2024 3:15:26 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: Drew68

A right that compelled another person to perform a specific service is called slavery. There can never be a so called right created, enshrined. Rights come from God. And he doesn’t kill babies.


16 posted on 06/09/2024 3:17:06 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2
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To: crusty old prospector
Some bastion of conservatism.

I think it says two things. For one, abortion has always been more popular among Republican voters than the pro-life lobby would care to admit and two, many people still equate legal weed with the freedom to do what you want in the privacy of your own home as long as you're not hurting anyone.

This second group will be surprised at what a public nuisance legal weed will turn out to be.

This being said, the drive to legalize weed is also a reflection of the heavy-handedness that the war on drugs had been.

17 posted on 06/09/2024 3:23:50 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: Drew68

I wonder if abortion would be on the ballot in 2024 in Florida if DeSantis had not signed the 6 week ban for abortions?

I suppose that ruffled feathers leading to it now being not he ballot and maybe negating the 6 week stunt.

Or it was part of master plan of Rinos (and Dems), to make it appear to do some thing against it knowing it would get one the ballot?

when are people gonna learn if you lessen access they will not stop fighting for it?

teach and show teens, all women there are options.

Let each person make their own personal choice and answer to God.


18 posted on 06/09/2024 3:24:14 PM PDT by b4me
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To: Drew68
Please Lefty 13 in Tampa .

That been a Dem propaganda site for decades .

That Pot law is a nightmare .

It has destroyed NY Colorado and everywhere it passed .

John Dem Bonehead and Morgan Law firm spear headed this .

This pot nightmare was voted down once already .

Now you see the impact of all the evil NY and Cali invaders to Fl .

19 posted on 06/09/2024 3:30:42 PM PDT by ncalburt ( Gop DC Globalists are the evil)
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To: Drew68

Agree.

There are many conservatives who do not want to ban abortion. Many conservatives want exceptions built into laws and regulations on abortion. Many conservatives wanted abortion access per Roe vs. Wade overturned, but did not want to just see abortion banned entirely.

Indeed , so many have made the states rights argument on abortion over the years, and if intellectually honest on that aspect of the abortion debate, must understand that some states will have liberal abortion laws.


20 posted on 06/09/2024 3:32:31 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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