The courtroom is becoming one of the most important battlefields in any election.
A victory there can tip the scales in November.
And a Florida judge handed Democrats a crushing defeat in this big 2024 fight.
The biggest political fight in Florida this election is over the future of abortion in the state.
The battle over the wording of pro-abortion constitutional amendment
Pro-abortion forces got Amendment 4 placed on the state’s November ballot to decide whether abortion on demand is enshrined in the Florida Constitution.
Globalist billionaire George Soros and out-of-state left-wing special interests are pouring tens of millions of dollars into the effort to pass it.
Amendment 4 relies on deceptive, poll-tested language to try to conceal the fact it is an extreme California-style abortion law.
If it passes it would eliminate any restrictions on abortion in the state including parental notification.
One of the biggest factors in whether a constitutional amendment, or a ballot measure passes is the language voters see describing it on their ballots.
The Financial Impact Estimating Conference was charged with writing the legally required financial impact statement about what passing the constitutional amendment would cost the state.
Members of the panel wrote an accurate assessment of what Amendment 4 would cost Florida which contradicted the deceptive advertising campaign of its supporters.
“The proposed amendment would result in significantly more abortions and fewer live births per year in Florida. The increase in abortions could be even greater if the amendment invalidates laws requiring parental consent before minors undergo abortions and those ensuring only licensed physicians perform abortions. There is also uncertainty about whether the amendment will require the state to subsidize abortions with public funds. Litigation to resolve those and other uncertainties will result in additional costs to the state government,” the Amendment 4 financial impact statement reads.
Florida Supreme Court deals a major setback to the pro-abortion side
Pro-abortion groups led by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued to have the financial impact statement thrown out alleging that it was misleading.
The Florida Supreme Court in a 6-1 decision upheld the financial impact statement warning about the consequences of passing Amendment 4.
Taryn Fenske, a spokeswoman for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, called the court’s decision “excellent news.”
“The Supreme Court made a decisive move by ruling the financial impact statement will appear on the ballot for Amendment 4,” Fenske said in a statement. “This ensures voters know the truth about the dangerous and deceptive Amendment 4 — including opening the door for taxpayer-funded abortions, when the baby can feel pain and reinforcing the truth and facts the ACLU authors don’t want voters to know.”
Constitutional amendments need 60% of the vote in Florida to pass.
Recent polling found it is extremely close whether it passes.
DeSantis and pro-life groups fighting Amendment 4 have some good news as they try to stop abortion on demand from becoming the law of the land in the Sunshine State.
DeSantis Daily will keep you up-to-date on any new developments in this ongoing story.
