Statement On Cannon's Crusade Against Fair Districts

Statement of Progress Florida executive director Mark Ferrulo on Florida Speaker Dean Cannon's decision to appeal of U.S. District Court Judge Ungaro's dismissal of the lawsuit seeking invalidation of the Florida voter adopted FairDistricts Amendment 6.

"Speaker Cannon's self-serving, tax-payer funded crusade to defy the will of Florida voters is a case study in why Floridians are cynical about politics.  Florida taxpayer money is being used to defeat a taxpayer approved constitutional amendment in a lawsuit defended with taxpayer money, you can't make this stuff up.

It was probably a lot easier for Speaker Cannon to decide to move forward with this appeal knowing that it's not his checkbook paying the attorney fees.

The voters have spoken and so have the courts, Floridians want Fair Districts, an end to political shenanigans in the drawing of election districts, and a robust democracy."

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