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Ask them to place an amendment on the November ballot to ban offshore oil drilling in Florida Governor Charlie Crist recently called for a special session of the Florida Legislature to place an amendment on the November ballot that would include a ban on offshore oil drilling in the Florida Constitution. While Florida has a drilling ban in statute, that law has narrowly escaped being overturned in the last two legislative sessions at the behest of the oil industry. This amendment would have allowed the people to decide on a permanent oil drilling ban. But rather than consider the measure, both the Florida House and Senate decided they would rather not let the people vote. The majority voted to adjourn without taking up the constitutional amendment resolution. Click here to see how your representative voted (pdf) Click here to see how your senator voted (pdf) (A "yes" vote was a vote to adjourn the session without considering the drilling ban amendment. "No" votes wanted the issue to be heard.) What You Can Do: Please call your state senator and representative. Tell them to let the people vote on placing an offshore oil drilling ban in the Florida Constitution. To find phone numbers for your senator and representative, go to www.congress.org. Enter your zip code at the right side of the page under "Get Involved" and click "Go."
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Special thanks to Audubon of Florida for its assistance on this issue. |
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