Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis claimed victory Tuesday night over the defeat of two amendments that would have created a constitutional right to abortion and legalized recreational marijuana, respectively.
“Voting has closed in Florida, so the 3rd Amendment has failed. The 4th Amendment has failed,” DeSantis posted on X shortly after voting ended in Florida.
The two amendments are expected to fail after falling short of support from 60% of Florida voters after voting ends in the state at 7 p.m.
The Third Amendment legalizes recreational marijuana, which is being legalized in states across the country. On the issue of abortion, Mr. DeSantis signed the Heartbeat Protection Act last year, which bans most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
This year, Floridians voted for the Fourth Amendment Abortion Rights Initiative to repeal this ban.
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Governor Ron DeSantis (Florida) speaks on the second day of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA on July 16, 2024. (Reuters/Mike Seeger)
The voting data on the amendment was released after Fox News Decision Desk predicted earlier Tuesday that former President Donald Trump would win Florida in the general election.
Conservative and pro-life social media users praised DeSantis' victory over the reported failure of the amendment, calling the expected failure of Amendment 4 a “huge victory for life.”
“Repealing the pro-abortion Fourth Amendment is a significant victory for lives in Florida and for our entire country,” SBA Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser said in a statement to FOX Digital on Tuesday. mentioned in. “Thanks to Governor Ron DeSantis, we will wake up tomorrow and still have babies with beating hearts in our care in the Free State of Florida.
“A law that protects more than 50,000 lives a year will remain. Florida is a beacon to parts of the country that allow abortions even after the baby can feel pain, and the pro-life movement A model for how to win at the polls in the future.'' In a world where the abortion lobby is in control of our nation's major institutions, every Republican should expose the Great Abortion Agenda and pass life-ending amendments. “We should take note of the leadership and courage Ron DeSantis has shown in defeating the United States,” she added.
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The Fourth Amendment was a hot topic early in the campaign, with Trump, a Florida resident, being heavily criticized by reporters for how he would vote on the issue.
Abortion is on the “vote” in 10 states this election, but that may not matter.
President Trump said in August that Florida's six-week abortion ban was “too short,” sparking condemnation from some pro-life conservatives. He then said he would vote against the Florida amendment, emphasizing that abortion laws and issues should be left to each state to decide.
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump speak to reporters during voting at the Mandel Recreation Center on Election Day on November 5, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida, United States. (Reuters/Brian Snyder)
“We need more than six weeks. I've been against that since early in the primaries. When I heard about it, I didn't buy into it. At the same time, Democrats are radical because nine months Because it's a ridiculous situation,'' President Trump said in August.
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“Then you can have an abortion at nine months of age. And, you know, in some states, like Minnesota, you can actually execute babies at birth, and all of that is unacceptable. So I.” I would vote against it for that reason,” he added.
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