HJR 129/SJR 1410 - Blocking Voters’ Will
Increases the share of vote required to pass a state constitutional amendment to 66.67%.
Our Governor and leaders and the supermajority in the legislature have the power to focus on what Floridians really need - affordable housing, livable wage, health care, quality education and employment opportunities.
They could address all of these during this session. They are choosing not to.
Instead they are choosing to push through legislation that harms Floridians, will lead to more suffering, especially those who are already the most vulnerable in our society, that prevents us from learning, that sows mistrust and division, and that punishes and criminalizes people and institutions and businesses and the media who disagree with the Governor’s agenda. All while further consolidating the power in the Governor at the expense of Floridians’ freedoms.
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