Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Florida Red & Blue ask for investigation

Amendment 2 opponents ask for investigation | floridatoday.com | FLORIDA TODAY

I wonder if there is any merit to this. I don't know about the financial issues (but they should be fully enforced).

However, the SayNo2 (or similar group) ads have been down write untruthful - saying the amendment would stop unmarried couples of any gender from getting existing benefits. This is demonstrably false. So SayNo2 can hardly take the high ground on this one even if their claims are true.

I just went to their website and their ad is so close to an outright lie that it's no different from one. They hid behind the word "could". What they say "could" happen would require an existing and recent Florida supreme court ruling or over-ruled. Possible - but hardly likely. Yes that "could" happen, but I also "could" win the lottery or start a successful "write-in" campaign for President... but give me a break.. none of those are really going to happen and they know it.

It's a shame they can't argue for the REAL issue.

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