Dear Friends,
It is a privilege and blessing to have the opportunity to continue writing these monthly columns. Our country’s founders understood that the power of the pen (or in this case, the keyboard) was one of the best ways to reach the hearts and minds of individuals like you. Individuals who do care what happens in their communities, their state, and their country. Thank you for reading, listening, and being engaged in our fight to preserve faith, family, freedom, opportunity and life itself.
Our next challenge in preserving those values and principles is coming in November. You are already aware of how important November’s Presidential Election will be, but what you may not be aware of yet is the continued attack on our state constitution. The latest move by the socialist wing (which, let us be honest, is probably their biggest wing) of the Democratic Party is two amendment proposals that will be on your November ballot. The first of which, Amendment 2, is heavily funded by the man who almost sent Andrew Gillum to the governor’s mansion. That is right, John Morgan is back after his defeat in 2018 and this time he is looking to amend Florida’s constitution to raise Florida’s minimum wage to $15.00 per hour. This amendment, if passed would make Florida the only state in the nation with such a mandate and would destroy jobs and businesses that have already been hit hard during the COVID-19 situation. Inflation and cost of living would skyrocket and force working families and seniors to pay more for basic necessities. Entry-level and part-time wage jobs would be eliminated as this mandate would force business to shift their workforce to more experienced workers or make them rely further on job automation technology. Amendment 2, like Andrew Gillum, is just another one of John Morgan’s bad ideas.
Speaking of bad ideas, look out for Amendment 3. This proposal would allow Democrats to vote in Republican primaries for statewide office holders. After Florida voters in 2018 soundly rejected Democrat policies and candidates, the liberal party realized that they could not win on their ideas so they are trying to trick Florida’s citizens and change the rules to favor them. Under the guise of “all votes matter”, this amendment would effectively allow Democrats to swing primaries in favor of more moderate or liberal candidates. Party Preference Primaries should remain just that, a chance for each party to pick the nominee that best represents their platform for the general election. Everyone should get a vote in the election, no one is saying that they should not but a primary is not an election. So, this is definitely not a constitutional issue and it should be rejected by Florida’s citizens. Let us vote this down in November.
Thank you for the honor of allowing me to sit in your seat in the Florida Senate and letting me work to protect our state for future generations.
Onward & Upward,
Senator Dennis Baxley
