John Rutherford
09/23/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/23/2024 15:11
Rutherford Opposes Florida’s Amendments 3 and 4
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Friday, U.S. Congressman John H. Rutherford (FL-05) stood in strong opposition to Florida's Constitutional referendum process, as well as Amendments 3 and 4, during a Special Order Hour on the U.S. House Floor.
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"This November, Floridians are being asked to vote on state Constitutional amendments," said Rutherford. "Not only am I opposed to both Amendments 3 and 4, but I am vehemently against using the referendum process to legislate.
"We have a legislature. We have a process to pass laws that does not involve radically changing our Constitution. The referendum process seeks to circumvent Florida's legislative process by offering quick, 'easy,' and often worse fixes to complicated problems.
"Referendums are shortcuts to hard answers. In order to govern well, we must leave the legislating to our legislature, not special interest groups."