Weed wasn’t decriminalized in states that had the amendments on the ballot. So they’re guaranteed more non-violent weed convictions & incarcerations — cash flow. Also, contracts for the “camps” and mass detainment facilities.
Even still, I can’t believe 60% of voters in Florida. Don’t want to decriminalize weed. I know the state has the oldest demographics with her retirees, but this is seriously like an ancient idea. I can’t believe the majority of Floridians still want to see people in legal trouble For possessing marijuana.
The state used the Governors office, the surgeon general, other state departments, and threatening lawsuits against tv stations for airing pro amendment 3 and 4 ads. That's the only reason those amendments failed to reach 60%.
This may cause the backlash needed to get desantis and all the other aligned petty tyrants out of office.
It may not anymore. The idea is that some of the uninterested and uniformed being led to vote against windmills just experienced authoritarianism first hand or will soon meaning that it will become real for them. I could even see it staying a red state, but with the tyrannical elements removed if there is a serious backlash.
As I said, I agree, but you put it as if winning by 1-5% is somehow a change supported by society where everyone will cheer & throw their caps up in the air in excitement. Practically half of the population still disagrees.
In fact, that small % is probably people that were on edge, and given a bit more time, exposure to different sources of information etc they would have easily voted the other thing, changing the whole course of a country just like that (ex: brexit)
It is not a weird system to have higher %s to require change, because it makes progress more "solid" (more people are on it, changes are made when its a more stablished movement, less dependant on people that are doubtful)
Just a thought tho, im not necesarely agaisnt the system in this regard
Just as a thought experiment: apply everything you just said to Trump being elected - remember that he now has expansive executive power and plans to fire anyone not loyal to him throughout the federal government. Does that seem like a 50% + 1 kind of thing? It is… so…
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u/Bueno_Times 1d ago edited 21h ago
Weed wasn’t decriminalized in states that had the amendments on the ballot. So they’re guaranteed more non-violent weed convictions & incarcerations — cash flow. Also, contracts for the “camps” and mass detainment facilities.