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Originally Posted by mtdjed
I am guessing that half of the Voters in Florida go to the Booth having little knowledge of the Amendment process.
1 The amendments are for a change in the Florida State Constitution.
2 It takes a 60 % affirmative to make the change effective.
3 Who proposed the submittal of the Amendment for vote
The change to the constitution can negate the existing laws by superseding them.
New laws cannot override the constitution.
Given the above, are you ready to vote yes.
As an example, there are current laws against drugs. Amendment 3 wants to legalize Marijuana for more than medical uses.
Comments say that can provide an opportunity for new tax revenue, elimination of bad Marijuana etc.
My question is how I do as an elector get any benefit. Do I want a contractor coming to the house with a Marijuana high? What rights do I have if I suspect he is under the influence, but it is legal. Is my auto mechanic high? Can I get money back if they are not performing correctly. Is there a legal limit or test that would apply to users and responsibility. I know that some would say that the same applies to alcoholics. Well two wrongs don't make a right.
There is no current reason to pass this amendment without knowing how the above will be protected.
Quite frankly, all of the amendments have this flaw. They are special interest solutions to problems not well thought out. Why should we enshrine them in our constitution?
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There are already existing laws about driving while "under the influence." If you have a valid, legal prescription for a prescribed pain medicine, to treat pain following surgery - and you take it AS PRESCRIBED - and then start driving, and cause an accident, you will be charged with "driving under the influence."
The legality of the substance is irrelevant. What matters is that the substance affected your ability to drive.
Companies are allowed to impose restrictions on their employees with regards to working under the influence. They can drug test employees at any time after they're hired. They can say "what you do on your own time is your own business but don't be drinking/smoking/edibling/shooting up/swallowing mind-altering substances on the clock. Full stop. Grounds for termination."
Those restrictions are ALREADY in place, there are no proposals to change them.
Drinking alcohol is legal if you're 21 years old or older. But you still can't be drinking on the job in MOST places of employment. The fact that alcohol is legal doesn't change that fact.
And it won't change that fact if cannabis becomes legal.