Letters to the editor for Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Amendment 4 is ambiguous
Amendment 4 is an affront to the people of Florida. Because it is poorly crafted it does not lend itself to an informed voting response. If passed it would allow for unimagined consequences politically, medically, economically and morally for years to come. Recall, three of the seven justices on the Florida Supreme Court found the amendment to be ambiguous and confusing. If these legally trained minds had this opinion, how much more so would the average voter?What does the amendment call for? How many weeks would be allowed to terminate a pregnancy? Who would make the determination? Who would perform the procedure? And what would be its financial impact on government revenue and the state budget? As to the last question, a Leon County judge said the amendment needs revision. She said, “It is inaccurate, ambiguous, misleading, unclear and confusing.” In fact, this applies to the whole text! The people of Florida, on either side of the abortion issue, deserve better than this. How sad when people are asked to vote for an amendment that potentially has extreme implications which they cannot fully comprehend and would not approve of if they did.
Reverend Michael P. Orsi, Naples
