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Ron DeSantis: “There are these initiatives which is really just what…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Addresses the Pennsylvania Family Institute

Published | Video Starts at 14:21

And then what was mentioned that we had to deal with these amendments. So there's actually two amendments that we had to do. So in Florida. I don't know how it is in Pennsylvania, but There are these initiatives which is really just what special interests do. They get on the ballot and then they put things on and then the voters just kind of see a synopsis of it that's kind of poll tested. All this stuff. You know, it's basically a sham the way it operates. But you had an amendment that would mandate abortion till birth, eliminate parental consent, and even allow non physicians to perform abortions, which, I mean, give me a break. (14:21–14:34)

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Asserts that ballot initiatives are driven by special interests and presented in a misleading way.

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