Politico: “Florida’s Supreme Court justices on Wednesday were critical of state officials’ challenge to a ballot initiative that would enshrine abortion protections in the state Constitution.
Florida GOP Attorney General Ashley Moody asked the state Supreme Court to intervene to block the proposed amendment, arguing that the language of the initiative is too complicated for voters to take in at the ballot box. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who appointed five of the seven justices on the bench, also opposes the ballot initiative.
…After just less than an hour of oral arguments, Chief Justice Carlos G. Muñiz said that he believes Florida voters would be able to understand the ballot question and its implications.
“The people of Florida aren’t stupid — they can figure things out,” Muñiz said. “People can see for themselves whether it’s too broad or vague.”
If the justices green-light the measure, it would be a striking development for reproductive rights in Florida that would affect thousands of women across the South who travel to the Sunshine State for the procedure. It would also mark a major loss for DeSantis and state Republicans, who passed two restrictive abortion measures in recent years that that ballot initiative threatens to undo.”