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Hey all I got this in email just now, and if you live in FL please vote! If you dont, then maybe repost and see if more FL people will see it. This is from the humane society but it affects every initiative-whether environmental, human rights, or just getting better transportation solutions-democracy is supposed to be about citizens, not about power brokers.
https://community.hsus.org/ct/mpLENrs1_Xuu/
Protect Florida's Animals, Vote NO on Amendment 3!
Dear Dorian,
Politicians in Tallahassee are trying to take away your rights.
Amendment 3 -- which would gut the citizen initiative process by creating a supermajority passage requirement for ballot measures -- is their vehicle. We are urging you to Vote No on Amendment 3.
Currently, Florida citizens have had the right to bring proposed laws -- like the 1992 "Save our Sea Life" amendment and the 2002 measure to halt the inhumane confinement of pigs on factory farms -- directly to the people after special interests in Tallahassee block consideration of these popular reforms. If Amendment 3 passes, you can still propose initiatives, but they'd have to get 60 percent of the vote to pass -- even though a politician needs just a simple majority of 50 percent to be elected! That's not fair.
Almost every major newspaper in the state has denounced Amendment 3 as a power grab by developers and big agriculture and an attempt to consolidate all power in the hands of lawmakers in Tallahassee.
If Amendment 3 had been in place in past years, citizens would have never launched animal protection ballot measures like the 1992 "Save Our Sea Life" measure to stop commercial fishing nets that killed sea birds, turtles, and other marine animals. And the 2002 ballot measure backed by HSUS to halt factory farms from moving into Florida would not have passed. Just think, anti-factory farming measure -- which stopped the use of tiny crates that do not allow pregnant sows to turn around -- would have been "defeated" even though it received 55 percent of the vote!
Trust the Voters is a coalition of citizen, environmental, and other groups, including The Humane Society of the United States. We are working to oppose the supermajority ballot initiative and preserve the rights of Florida citizens. We need your help to spread the word. Share this link with your friends and family and ensure that Floridians' right to practice direct democracy is upheld.
I hope you will join our forces and help defeat Amendment 3. Remember, animals can't speak for themselves. They need your voice. Don't let Tallahassee politicians and the developers and agribusiness interests that fund their campaigns take away your rights!
Sincerely,
Wayne Pacelle
President & CEO
The Humane Society of the United States
https://community.hsus.org/ct/mpLENrs1_Xuu/
Protect Florida's Animals, Vote NO on Amendment 3!
Dear Dorian,
Politicians in Tallahassee are trying to take away your rights.
Amendment 3 -- which would gut the citizen initiative process by creating a supermajority passage requirement for ballot measures -- is their vehicle. We are urging you to Vote No on Amendment 3.
Currently, Florida citizens have had the right to bring proposed laws -- like the 1992 "Save our Sea Life" amendment and the 2002 measure to halt the inhumane confinement of pigs on factory farms -- directly to the people after special interests in Tallahassee block consideration of these popular reforms. If Amendment 3 passes, you can still propose initiatives, but they'd have to get 60 percent of the vote to pass -- even though a politician needs just a simple majority of 50 percent to be elected! That's not fair.
Almost every major newspaper in the state has denounced Amendment 3 as a power grab by developers and big agriculture and an attempt to consolidate all power in the hands of lawmakers in Tallahassee.
If Amendment 3 had been in place in past years, citizens would have never launched animal protection ballot measures like the 1992 "Save Our Sea Life" measure to stop commercial fishing nets that killed sea birds, turtles, and other marine animals. And the 2002 ballot measure backed by HSUS to halt factory farms from moving into Florida would not have passed. Just think, anti-factory farming measure -- which stopped the use of tiny crates that do not allow pregnant sows to turn around -- would have been "defeated" even though it received 55 percent of the vote!
Trust the Voters is a coalition of citizen, environmental, and other groups, including The Humane Society of the United States. We are working to oppose the supermajority ballot initiative and preserve the rights of Florida citizens. We need your help to spread the word. Share this link with your friends and family and ensure that Floridians' right to practice direct democracy is upheld.
I hope you will join our forces and help defeat Amendment 3. Remember, animals can't speak for themselves. They need your voice. Don't let Tallahassee politicians and the developers and agribusiness interests that fund their campaigns take away your rights!
Sincerely,
Wayne Pacelle
President & CEO
The Humane Society of the United States