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The Florida Legislature has declared war on direct democracy
The Legislature resents both the intrusion on its authority and the policies advanced by the people of Florida.The Legislature has had it with intrusion on its power by the people of Florida.
This past session, lawmakers adopted Senate Bill 1890, sponsored by southwest Florida state Sen. Ray Rodrigues. It is a severe measure designed to shut down citizen petition gathering for constitutional amendments by limiting the financial contributions that are the oxygen of political movements.
This latest restriction imposes a cap of $3,000 on contributions to committees working to place a constitutional amendment before the voters or opposing a proposed amendment, is being challenged in federal court.
Not surprisingly, on July 1, the day the law was scheduled to take effect, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction.
https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/2021/07/25/the-florida-legislature-has-declared-war-on-direct-democracy-column/